GRAPEVINE -- Albert Aipperspach, 73, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, following an accidental fall. Albert, the son of Albert and Eva Hyde Aipperspach, was born March 14, 1939, in Wishek, N.D. He spent his career in the automotive manufacturing industry, which took him to California, the Midwest, the Northwest and other areas of the country. As an active member of Colleyville Presbyterian Church, he participated in the building of the church and establishing Covenant Christian Academy. He served on the first school board. Survivors: His wife, Patricia; daughter, Julie Nell Anderson and husband, John; and grandchildren, Kyle Joseph, Seth Albert and Joel Michael.