Michael Dean "Mike" Alexander
March 10, 1954 — October 23, 2006
Michael Dean "Mike? Alexander, Sr., 52, of Center Point, died Monday, October 23, 2006, at his home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Jonna Jensen with military honors. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife of thirty-one years, Suzanne; daughter, Nicole Alexander, a student at Allen School of Nursing in Waterloo; son, Michael Alexander Jr., a student at Iowa State University in Ames; parents, Ralph and Joyce Alexander of Galesburg; sister, Diane Anderson of Galesburg; brother, Duane Alexander of Nevada; mother-in-law, Marguerite Beliveau of Massachusetts; sisters-in-law, Claudette (Tom) O?Donnell of Florida, Francine (Alan) Arnold of Florida, and Lucie Beliveau of Massachusetts; brother-in-law, Simon (Doreen) Beliveau of Massachusetts; and his dog, Zach.
He was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Reine Flahive.
Mike was born March 10, 1954, the son of Ralph and Joyce (Hamilton) Alexander in Galesburg, Illinois. He graduated from Galesburg High School in 1972. On March 14, 1975, he married Suzanne J. Beliveau in Springfield, Massachusetts. Mike served with the U.S. Air Force from 1972-1977 during the Vietnam War. He then graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1983. Mike worked at Rockwell Collins as a principal software engineer for seventeen years. He was a member of the Amateur Radio Club at Rockwell, IEEE, and had volunteered for Habitat For Humanity for several years.
Mike enjoyed reading, golfing, and fishing. He was a loving husband, father, and son, and will be dearly missed.
Military honors will be provided by Dye-Benion American Legion Post # 297 of Center Point.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation or the American Cancer Society in Mike?s memory.
Survivors include his wife of thirty-one years, Suzanne; daughter, Nicole Alexander, a student at Allen School of Nursing in Waterloo; son, Michael Alexander Jr., a student at Iowa State University in Ames; parents, Ralph and Joyce Alexander of Galesburg; sister, Diane Anderson of Galesburg; brother, Duane Alexander of Nevada; mother-in-law, Marguerite Beliveau of Massachusetts; sisters-in-law, Claudette (Tom) O?Donnell of Florida, Francine (Alan) Arnold of Florida, and Lucie Beliveau of Massachusetts; brother-in-law, Simon (Doreen) Beliveau of Massachusetts; and his dog, Zach.
He was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Reine Flahive.
Mike was born March 10, 1954, the son of Ralph and Joyce (Hamilton) Alexander in Galesburg, Illinois. He graduated from Galesburg High School in 1972. On March 14, 1975, he married Suzanne J. Beliveau in Springfield, Massachusetts. Mike served with the U.S. Air Force from 1972-1977 during the Vietnam War. He then graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1983. Mike worked at Rockwell Collins as a principal software engineer for seventeen years. He was a member of the Amateur Radio Club at Rockwell, IEEE, and had volunteered for Habitat For Humanity for several years.
Mike enjoyed reading, golfing, and fishing. He was a loving husband, father, and son, and will be dearly missed.
Military honors will be provided by Dye-Benion American Legion Post # 297 of Center Point.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation or the American Cancer Society in Mike?s memory.
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