Alvin Gamble

When Alvin Gamble was five years old, his parents moved to the Cook Park area of Colonie, NY. Alvin enjoyed playing baseball at Babe Ruth Park, bowling at Red Wood Bowling Lanes, and playing his favorite sport, basketball, at Colonie Village Community Center. There was no better enjoyment than having a fish fry at L-Kens Fish Fry after a game. Even though some of these establishments have left, his memories will last a lifetime.

Alvin’s first job as a teenager was working for the Parks and Recreation Department of Colonie where he learned many life skills that carried on into his adult life. His hard work and dedication paid off because he retained that job every summer until he graduated from Colonie Central High School in the Class of 1979.

Alvin went to SUNY Brockport where he had a dual-major in Criminal Justice and Sociology. After graduation in 1983, Alvin pursued a career at the National Grid energy company, known as Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation when Alvin joined the team. Alvin has enjoyed a very fulfilling and long career in the national gas division where he has worked for 39 years helping to develop and replace the infrastructure of the gas pipelines in the Capital District.

Alvin is a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Engineers Local 97. Alvin feels that his knowledge and expertise, as it relates to infrastructure, can be utilized as the Town of Colonie undergoes similar challenges in the upcoming years.

Alvin has been blessed with a loving wife, Abbey, who also works in the public service field, as a Registered Nurse (RN). They have two beautiful children: his daughter Dominique, who received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, and most recently an Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy; and Jordan, who is presently a high school senior who loves soccer and playing the piano.

Lastly, one of Alvin’s most passionate callings is being an Ordained Deacon at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. He believes that ‘loving your neighbor as thyself’ is the core root of a good community. Alvin would find no greater pleasure than to serve the community that he loves so dearly. He looks forward to the opportunity to serve on the Colonie Town Board.