Jack W. Alexander, 88, of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 9, 1924, he was the son of Joseph B. Sr. and Charlotte Weir Alexander.
He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942.
Having a passion for flying and service to country, Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corps in May 1943. With his enlistment, his parents had all four of their sons serving in the U.S. military at the same time. He was a member of Cadet Class 1944-I at Eagle Pass, Texas, and was assigned the rank of flight officer. Leaving active duty in November 1945, he continued his service in the Air Force Reserves and was honorably discharged with the rank of 2nd lieutenant in July 1955.
On Feb. 23, 1951, Jack married Charmaine Crago of New Salem, Pa. After nearly 62 years of marriage, Mrs. Alexander passed away Nov. 7, 2012.
Jack continued his flying career when the family moved to Mercersburg in 1960, where he was the pilot for Fry Coal and Stone Co. He subsequently held positions as a corporate pilot for Martin Marietta Corp., Grove Manufacturing, Fairchild Industries and H B Mellott Estates. Jack flew such luminaries as Werner Von Braun, Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford and Elvis Presley. He retired from active flying in 1989, but maintained his passion for airplanes throughout his life.
Jack was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, Mercersburg. He was also a member of Quiet Birdmen-Hagerstown Hangar; was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Mount Pisgah Lodge No. 443, F&AM, Greencastle; and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both of Mercersburg.
Jack always had a joke or "true" story to share with his many friends.
Jack is survived by his children, Mark W. (Linda) Alexander of Salisbury, N.C., Gary W. Alexander of Chambersburg and Kimberly A. (Allen) Dixon of Hickory, N.C.; his grandchildren, Michael C. Alexander of Salisbury, Madalyn R. Alexander, Seattle, Wash., Sean M. Bolick, Hickory, Lauren F. Alexander, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Julie Odom-Dixon, Guyton, Ga. He also is survived by a brother, Waitman E. (Pearl) Alexander Sr., Melbourne, Fla.; and sisters, Marian Stroud, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Shirley Sharpe, Phoenix, Ariz.
In addition to his wife and parents, Jack was predeceased by brothers, Joseph B. Alexander Jr. and Richard S. Alexander.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Mercersburg Presbyterian Church, 34 W. Seminary St.
Visitation will be held at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home, 47 N. Park Ave., Mercersburg, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, 34 W. Seminary St., Mercersburg, PA 17236
Source: The Herald Mail,
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 9, 1924, he was the son of Joseph B. Sr. and Charlotte Weir Alexander.
He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942.
Having a passion for flying and service to country, Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corps in May 1943. With his enlistment, his parents had all four of their sons serving in the U.S. military at the same time. He was a member of Cadet Class 1944-I at Eagle Pass, Texas, and was assigned the rank of flight officer. Leaving active duty in November 1945, he continued his service in the Air Force Reserves and was honorably discharged with the rank of 2nd lieutenant in July 1955.
On Feb. 23, 1951, Jack married Charmaine Crago of New Salem, Pa. After nearly 62 years of marriage, Mrs. Alexander passed away Nov. 7, 2012.
Jack continued his flying career when the family moved to Mercersburg in 1960, where he was the pilot for Fry Coal and Stone Co. He subsequently held positions as a corporate pilot for Martin Marietta Corp., Grove Manufacturing, Fairchild Industries and H B Mellott Estates. Jack flew such luminaries as Werner Von Braun, Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford and Elvis Presley. He retired from active flying in 1989, but maintained his passion for airplanes throughout his life.
Jack was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, Mercersburg. He was also a member of Quiet Birdmen-Hagerstown Hangar; was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Mount Pisgah Lodge No. 443, F&AM, Greencastle; and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both of Mercersburg.
Jack always had a joke or "true" story to share with his many friends.
Jack is survived by his children, Mark W. (Linda) Alexander of Salisbury, N.C., Gary W. Alexander of Chambersburg and Kimberly A. (Allen) Dixon of Hickory, N.C.; his grandchildren, Michael C. Alexander of Salisbury, Madalyn R. Alexander, Seattle, Wash., Sean M. Bolick, Hickory, Lauren F. Alexander, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Julie Odom-Dixon, Guyton, Ga. He also is survived by a brother, Waitman E. (Pearl) Alexander Sr., Melbourne, Fla.; and sisters, Marian Stroud, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Shirley Sharpe, Phoenix, Ariz.
In addition to his wife and parents, Jack was predeceased by brothers, Joseph B. Alexander Jr. and Richard S. Alexander.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Mercersburg Presbyterian Church, 34 W. Seminary St.
Visitation will be held at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home, 47 N. Park Ave., Mercersburg, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, 34 W. Seminary St., Mercersburg, PA 17236
Source: The Herald Mail,
Jack W. Alexander, 88, of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 9, 1924, he was the son of Joseph B. Sr. and Charlotte Weir Alexander.
He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942.
Having a passion for flying and service to country, Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corps in May 1943. With his enlistment, his parents had all four of their sons serving in the U.S. military at the same time. He was a member of Cadet Class 1944-I at Eagle Pass, Texas, and was assigned the rank of flight officer. Leaving active duty in November 1945, he continued his service in the Air Force Reserves and was honorably discharged with the rank of 2nd lieutenant in July 1955.
On Feb. 23, 1951, Jack married Charmaine Crago of New Salem, Pa. After nearly 62 years of marriage, Mrs. Alexander passed away Nov. 7, 2012.
Jack continued his flying career when the family moved to Mercersburg in 1960, where he was the pilot for Fry Coal and Stone Co. He subsequently held positions as a corporate pilot for Martin Marietta Corp., Grove Manufacturing, Fairchild Industries and H B Mellott Estates. Jack flew such luminaries as Werner Von Braun, Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford and Elvis Presley. He retired from active flying in 1989, but maintained his passion for airplanes throughout his life.
Jack was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, Mercersburg. He was also a member of Quiet Birdmen-Hagerstown Hangar; was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Mount Pisgah Lodge No. 443, F&AM, Greencastle; and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both of Mercersburg.
Jack always had a joke or "true" story to share with his many friends.
Jack is survived by his children, Mark W. (Linda) Alexander of Salisbury, N.C., Gary W. Alexander of Chambersburg and Kimberly A. (Allen) Dixon of Hickory, N.C.; his grandchildren, Michael C. Alexander of Salisbury, Madalyn R. Alexander, Seattle, Wash., Sean M. Bolick, Hickory, Lauren F. Alexander, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Julie Odom-Dixon, Guyton, Ga. He also is survived by a brother, Waitman E. (Pearl) Alexander Sr., Melbourne, Fla.; and sisters, Marian Stroud, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Shirley Sharpe, Phoenix, Ariz.
In addition to his wife and parents, Jack was predeceased by brothers, Joseph B. Alexander Jr. and Richard S. Alexander.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Mercersburg Presbyterian Church, 34 W. Seminary St.
Visitation will be held at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home, 47 N. Park Ave., Mercersburg, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, 34 W. Seminary St., Mercersburg, PA 17236
Source: The Herald Mail,
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 9, 1924, he was the son of Joseph B. Sr. and Charlotte Weir Alexander.
He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942.
Having a passion for flying and service to country, Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corps in May 1943. With his enlistment, his parents had all four of their sons serving in the U.S. military at the same time. He was a member of Cadet Class 1944-I at Eagle Pass, Texas, and was assigned the rank of flight officer. Leaving active duty in November 1945, he continued his service in the Air Force Reserves and was honorably discharged with the rank of 2nd lieutenant in July 1955.
On Feb. 23, 1951, Jack married Charmaine Crago of New Salem, Pa. After nearly 62 years of marriage, Mrs. Alexander passed away Nov. 7, 2012.
Jack continued his flying career when the family moved to Mercersburg in 1960, where he was the pilot for Fry Coal and Stone Co. He subsequently held positions as a corporate pilot for Martin Marietta Corp., Grove Manufacturing, Fairchild Industries and H B Mellott Estates. Jack flew such luminaries as Werner Von Braun, Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford and Elvis Presley. He retired from active flying in 1989, but maintained his passion for airplanes throughout his life.
Jack was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, Mercersburg. He was also a member of Quiet Birdmen-Hagerstown Hangar; was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Mount Pisgah Lodge No. 443, F&AM, Greencastle; and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both of Mercersburg.
Jack always had a joke or "true" story to share with his many friends.
Jack is survived by his children, Mark W. (Linda) Alexander of Salisbury, N.C., Gary W. Alexander of Chambersburg and Kimberly A. (Allen) Dixon of Hickory, N.C.; his grandchildren, Michael C. Alexander of Salisbury, Madalyn R. Alexander, Seattle, Wash., Sean M. Bolick, Hickory, Lauren F. Alexander, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Julie Odom-Dixon, Guyton, Ga. He also is survived by a brother, Waitman E. (Pearl) Alexander Sr., Melbourne, Fla.; and sisters, Marian Stroud, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Shirley Sharpe, Phoenix, Ariz.
In addition to his wife and parents, Jack was predeceased by brothers, Joseph B. Alexander Jr. and Richard S. Alexander.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Mercersburg Presbyterian Church, 34 W. Seminary St.
Visitation will be held at Lininger-Fries Funeral Home, 47 N. Park Ave., Mercersburg, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church of the Upper West Conococheague, 34 W. Seminary St., Mercersburg, PA 17236
Source: The Herald Mail,
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