Charles Robert "Chuck" Alexander, 78, of Leeper, died early Monday morning, November 29, 2010, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center after suffering a substantial hematoma at his home.
He was admitted to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 24, where he was kept comfortable until his death.
A father, husband, friend, attorney, judge, citizen and a sportsman, he served his family, friends and community in countless capacities. He was known as Judge, Chuck, Dad, Grandad or, and perhaps most appropriately, Chick E. Ball, and every encounter made an impression.
He was the son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander.
He married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander. She survives.
Judge Alexander was originally married to Jean Taylor Alexander, now deceased, and later to Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander, also deceased.
He attended elementary schools in Clarion and Forest counties and in Texas during World War II. One of his fondest memories of his early schooling was a one-room school taught by Lucille Cook.
He graduated in 1950 from Clarion Area High School.
Judge Alexander attended Denison College in Ohio for two years where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
In 1952 he transferred to Clarion State College where he graduated in 1954 with degrees in English and social studies education. In the fall of that year he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1957 with a juris doctorate cum laude fourth in his class and was nominated to the Order of Coif.
Judge Alexander was admitted to the Bar in 1957 and began his legal practice with H. Ray Pope in Clarion.
For the next 31 years he practiced law, seemingly specializing in most every niche in the legal field. Fittingly, in 1988, he was appointed President Judge of Clarion County by Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and was elected to this position for a 10-year term in 1989.
He retired as county judge in 1998, and began his career as Pennsylvania senior judge, which he held until July 2007. He then formed his second law partnership with his son James B. Alexander, and Jack Troese and Sara Seidle.
In spring of 2009, just months after the untimely death of his son, Jim, Judge Alexander was given the rare opportunity to return to the bench. He took it, and there he remained as a senior judge until his death.
At home, on the trout stream or in the woods, on Main Street and in the courtroom, he was known for his love of a good story and its telling. He would often entertain a table of friends and family with stories about people he'd met, about his love of fishing and hunting across the globe, but especially in Western Pennsylvania, about the boyhood he shared with his brother Heap, and the pleasure he took in fatherhood and his three marriages. But with equal enthusiasm, Judge Alexander would tell you about a wonderful coincidence he had experienced last week, or of a comical mistake he had made just yesterday. For Judge Alexander, every human interaction and every event was a story. He lived a life of brilliant episodes, each with its own importance, its own significance. To recount over dinner and a glass of wine, and occasionally even as many as two glasses, those moments, and to hear the same from others, was for Judge Alexander a singular reflective pleasure, and it was one he enjoyed in both public and private life.
Those who were fortunate enough to have enjoyed such occasions knew Judge Alexander for a loving father and husband, a committed and honest citizen and a Great Man. Though he played many roles, all who had met Chuck Alexander knew the same person. From his personal life to his public he brought compassion, and from his public to his personal he brought fairness. He drew humor equally from both.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Alexdander of Falconer, N. Y. and Stephen Alexander and his wife, Nancy, of Oxford, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Trudy Alexander of Helen Furnace; a niece, Anne Alexander Gordon and her husband, John, of Harrisburg; a step-son, Timothy Lampe and his wife, Wendy, of Champagne, Ill.; a step-son, Brad Lampe and his wife, Rhonda, of Zeeand, Mich.; a step-daughter, Sandi Kifer of Clarion; a step-son, Larry Kifer and his wife, Rhonda, of St. Augustine, Fla.; two aunts, Irene Moore Gibson and Joan Moore of Hilton Head, S. C.; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous cousins, including Korki "Jack" Hurd Stroud, Candy Hurd Cotton, Mimi Hurd Schaper and Alan Hurd, as well as Tony and Irene Lencer.
In addition to his parents and two wives, he was preceded in death by a son, James B. Alexander; a brother, George "Heap" Alexander; and his uncle and aunt, Rex and Maxine Moore Hurd.
Memorial contributions can be made in Judge Alexander's honor to one of two groups: Considering his commitment to education, the Clarion University Foundation is worthy of donations in the Judge's memory. These memorial donations can be sent to the Clarion University Foundation, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214.
And in keeping with his devotion to justice in governance, contributions can also be given to Families Against Mandatory Minimums (F.A.M.M.). This small organization, 14 staff members, has for 20 years fought to oppose Mandatrory Minimum Sentences on federal, state and local levels. Donations can be sent to F.A.M.M. at 1612 K Street, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 and from noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion.
The Leader-Vindicator
December 1, 2010
*******
Died at UMPC following substantial hematoma
Son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander
First married Jean Taylor Alexander Sayer-- deceased
Second married Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander-- deceased
Third married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander.
Children:
James
Charles
Stephen
Timothy Lampe-- step-son
Brad Lampe-- step-son
Sandi Kifer-- step-daughter
Larry Kifer-- step-son
Sibling:
George "Heap" Alexander
Lawyer, Clarion County Judge, PA Senior Judge
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May 28, 2011 Derrick
A memorial court service honoring the late Charles R. Alexander, a former Clarion County judge, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,June 17, in courtroom one of the Clarion County Courthouse.
The public is invited to attend the service.
He was admitted to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 24, where he was kept comfortable until his death.
A father, husband, friend, attorney, judge, citizen and a sportsman, he served his family, friends and community in countless capacities. He was known as Judge, Chuck, Dad, Grandad or, and perhaps most appropriately, Chick E. Ball, and every encounter made an impression.
He was the son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander.
He married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander. She survives.
Judge Alexander was originally married to Jean Taylor Alexander, now deceased, and later to Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander, also deceased.
He attended elementary schools in Clarion and Forest counties and in Texas during World War II. One of his fondest memories of his early schooling was a one-room school taught by Lucille Cook.
He graduated in 1950 from Clarion Area High School.
Judge Alexander attended Denison College in Ohio for two years where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
In 1952 he transferred to Clarion State College where he graduated in 1954 with degrees in English and social studies education. In the fall of that year he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1957 with a juris doctorate cum laude fourth in his class and was nominated to the Order of Coif.
Judge Alexander was admitted to the Bar in 1957 and began his legal practice with H. Ray Pope in Clarion.
For the next 31 years he practiced law, seemingly specializing in most every niche in the legal field. Fittingly, in 1988, he was appointed President Judge of Clarion County by Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and was elected to this position for a 10-year term in 1989.
He retired as county judge in 1998, and began his career as Pennsylvania senior judge, which he held until July 2007. He then formed his second law partnership with his son James B. Alexander, and Jack Troese and Sara Seidle.
In spring of 2009, just months after the untimely death of his son, Jim, Judge Alexander was given the rare opportunity to return to the bench. He took it, and there he remained as a senior judge until his death.
At home, on the trout stream or in the woods, on Main Street and in the courtroom, he was known for his love of a good story and its telling. He would often entertain a table of friends and family with stories about people he'd met, about his love of fishing and hunting across the globe, but especially in Western Pennsylvania, about the boyhood he shared with his brother Heap, and the pleasure he took in fatherhood and his three marriages. But with equal enthusiasm, Judge Alexander would tell you about a wonderful coincidence he had experienced last week, or of a comical mistake he had made just yesterday. For Judge Alexander, every human interaction and every event was a story. He lived a life of brilliant episodes, each with its own importance, its own significance. To recount over dinner and a glass of wine, and occasionally even as many as two glasses, those moments, and to hear the same from others, was for Judge Alexander a singular reflective pleasure, and it was one he enjoyed in both public and private life.
Those who were fortunate enough to have enjoyed such occasions knew Judge Alexander for a loving father and husband, a committed and honest citizen and a Great Man. Though he played many roles, all who had met Chuck Alexander knew the same person. From his personal life to his public he brought compassion, and from his public to his personal he brought fairness. He drew humor equally from both.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Alexdander of Falconer, N. Y. and Stephen Alexander and his wife, Nancy, of Oxford, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Trudy Alexander of Helen Furnace; a niece, Anne Alexander Gordon and her husband, John, of Harrisburg; a step-son, Timothy Lampe and his wife, Wendy, of Champagne, Ill.; a step-son, Brad Lampe and his wife, Rhonda, of Zeeand, Mich.; a step-daughter, Sandi Kifer of Clarion; a step-son, Larry Kifer and his wife, Rhonda, of St. Augustine, Fla.; two aunts, Irene Moore Gibson and Joan Moore of Hilton Head, S. C.; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous cousins, including Korki "Jack" Hurd Stroud, Candy Hurd Cotton, Mimi Hurd Schaper and Alan Hurd, as well as Tony and Irene Lencer.
In addition to his parents and two wives, he was preceded in death by a son, James B. Alexander; a brother, George "Heap" Alexander; and his uncle and aunt, Rex and Maxine Moore Hurd.
Memorial contributions can be made in Judge Alexander's honor to one of two groups: Considering his commitment to education, the Clarion University Foundation is worthy of donations in the Judge's memory. These memorial donations can be sent to the Clarion University Foundation, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214.
And in keeping with his devotion to justice in governance, contributions can also be given to Families Against Mandatory Minimums (F.A.M.M.). This small organization, 14 staff members, has for 20 years fought to oppose Mandatrory Minimum Sentences on federal, state and local levels. Donations can be sent to F.A.M.M. at 1612 K Street, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 and from noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion.
The Leader-Vindicator
December 1, 2010
*******
Died at UMPC following substantial hematoma
Son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander
First married Jean Taylor Alexander Sayer-- deceased
Second married Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander-- deceased
Third married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander.
Children:
James
Charles
Stephen
Timothy Lampe-- step-son
Brad Lampe-- step-son
Sandi Kifer-- step-daughter
Larry Kifer-- step-son
Sibling:
George "Heap" Alexander
Lawyer, Clarion County Judge, PA Senior Judge
##################################
May 28, 2011 Derrick
A memorial court service honoring the late Charles R. Alexander, a former Clarion County judge, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,June 17, in courtroom one of the Clarion County Courthouse.
The public is invited to attend the service.
Charles Robert "Chuck" Alexander, 78, of Leeper, died early Monday morning, November 29, 2010, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center after suffering a substantial hematoma at his home.
He was admitted to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 24, where he was kept comfortable until his death.
A father, husband, friend, attorney, judge, citizen and a sportsman, he served his family, friends and community in countless capacities. He was known as Judge, Chuck, Dad, Grandad or, and perhaps most appropriately, Chick E. Ball, and every encounter made an impression.
He was the son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander.
He married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander. She survives.
Judge Alexander was originally married to Jean Taylor Alexander, now deceased, and later to Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander, also deceased.
He attended elementary schools in Clarion and Forest counties and in Texas during World War II. One of his fondest memories of his early schooling was a one-room school taught by Lucille Cook.
He graduated in 1950 from Clarion Area High School.
Judge Alexander attended Denison College in Ohio for two years where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
In 1952 he transferred to Clarion State College where he graduated in 1954 with degrees in English and social studies education. In the fall of that year he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1957 with a juris doctorate cum laude fourth in his class and was nominated to the Order of Coif.
Judge Alexander was admitted to the Bar in 1957 and began his legal practice with H. Ray Pope in Clarion.
For the next 31 years he practiced law, seemingly specializing in most every niche in the legal field. Fittingly, in 1988, he was appointed President Judge of Clarion County by Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and was elected to this position for a 10-year term in 1989.
He retired as county judge in 1998, and began his career as Pennsylvania senior judge, which he held until July 2007. He then formed his second law partnership with his son James B. Alexander, and Jack Troese and Sara Seidle.
In spring of 2009, just months after the untimely death of his son, Jim, Judge Alexander was given the rare opportunity to return to the bench. He took it, and there he remained as a senior judge until his death.
At home, on the trout stream or in the woods, on Main Street and in the courtroom, he was known for his love of a good story and its telling. He would often entertain a table of friends and family with stories about people he'd met, about his love of fishing and hunting across the globe, but especially in Western Pennsylvania, about the boyhood he shared with his brother Heap, and the pleasure he took in fatherhood and his three marriages. But with equal enthusiasm, Judge Alexander would tell you about a wonderful coincidence he had experienced last week, or of a comical mistake he had made just yesterday. For Judge Alexander, every human interaction and every event was a story. He lived a life of brilliant episodes, each with its own importance, its own significance. To recount over dinner and a glass of wine, and occasionally even as many as two glasses, those moments, and to hear the same from others, was for Judge Alexander a singular reflective pleasure, and it was one he enjoyed in both public and private life.
Those who were fortunate enough to have enjoyed such occasions knew Judge Alexander for a loving father and husband, a committed and honest citizen and a Great Man. Though he played many roles, all who had met Chuck Alexander knew the same person. From his personal life to his public he brought compassion, and from his public to his personal he brought fairness. He drew humor equally from both.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Alexdander of Falconer, N. Y. and Stephen Alexander and his wife, Nancy, of Oxford, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Trudy Alexander of Helen Furnace; a niece, Anne Alexander Gordon and her husband, John, of Harrisburg; a step-son, Timothy Lampe and his wife, Wendy, of Champagne, Ill.; a step-son, Brad Lampe and his wife, Rhonda, of Zeeand, Mich.; a step-daughter, Sandi Kifer of Clarion; a step-son, Larry Kifer and his wife, Rhonda, of St. Augustine, Fla.; two aunts, Irene Moore Gibson and Joan Moore of Hilton Head, S. C.; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous cousins, including Korki "Jack" Hurd Stroud, Candy Hurd Cotton, Mimi Hurd Schaper and Alan Hurd, as well as Tony and Irene Lencer.
In addition to his parents and two wives, he was preceded in death by a son, James B. Alexander; a brother, George "Heap" Alexander; and his uncle and aunt, Rex and Maxine Moore Hurd.
Memorial contributions can be made in Judge Alexander's honor to one of two groups: Considering his commitment to education, the Clarion University Foundation is worthy of donations in the Judge's memory. These memorial donations can be sent to the Clarion University Foundation, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214.
And in keeping with his devotion to justice in governance, contributions can also be given to Families Against Mandatory Minimums (F.A.M.M.). This small organization, 14 staff members, has for 20 years fought to oppose Mandatrory Minimum Sentences on federal, state and local levels. Donations can be sent to F.A.M.M. at 1612 K Street, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 and from noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion.
The Leader-Vindicator
December 1, 2010
*******
Died at UMPC following substantial hematoma
Son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander
First married Jean Taylor Alexander Sayer-- deceased
Second married Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander-- deceased
Third married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander.
Children:
James
Charles
Stephen
Timothy Lampe-- step-son
Brad Lampe-- step-son
Sandi Kifer-- step-daughter
Larry Kifer-- step-son
Sibling:
George "Heap" Alexander
Lawyer, Clarion County Judge, PA Senior Judge
##################################
May 28, 2011 Derrick
A memorial court service honoring the late Charles R. Alexander, a former Clarion County judge, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,June 17, in courtroom one of the Clarion County Courthouse.
The public is invited to attend the service.
He was admitted to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 24, where he was kept comfortable until his death.
A father, husband, friend, attorney, judge, citizen and a sportsman, he served his family, friends and community in countless capacities. He was known as Judge, Chuck, Dad, Grandad or, and perhaps most appropriately, Chick E. Ball, and every encounter made an impression.
He was the son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander.
He married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander. She survives.
Judge Alexander was originally married to Jean Taylor Alexander, now deceased, and later to Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander, also deceased.
He attended elementary schools in Clarion and Forest counties and in Texas during World War II. One of his fondest memories of his early schooling was a one-room school taught by Lucille Cook.
He graduated in 1950 from Clarion Area High School.
Judge Alexander attended Denison College in Ohio for two years where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
In 1952 he transferred to Clarion State College where he graduated in 1954 with degrees in English and social studies education. In the fall of that year he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1957 with a juris doctorate cum laude fourth in his class and was nominated to the Order of Coif.
Judge Alexander was admitted to the Bar in 1957 and began his legal practice with H. Ray Pope in Clarion.
For the next 31 years he practiced law, seemingly specializing in most every niche in the legal field. Fittingly, in 1988, he was appointed President Judge of Clarion County by Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and was elected to this position for a 10-year term in 1989.
He retired as county judge in 1998, and began his career as Pennsylvania senior judge, which he held until July 2007. He then formed his second law partnership with his son James B. Alexander, and Jack Troese and Sara Seidle.
In spring of 2009, just months after the untimely death of his son, Jim, Judge Alexander was given the rare opportunity to return to the bench. He took it, and there he remained as a senior judge until his death.
At home, on the trout stream or in the woods, on Main Street and in the courtroom, he was known for his love of a good story and its telling. He would often entertain a table of friends and family with stories about people he'd met, about his love of fishing and hunting across the globe, but especially in Western Pennsylvania, about the boyhood he shared with his brother Heap, and the pleasure he took in fatherhood and his three marriages. But with equal enthusiasm, Judge Alexander would tell you about a wonderful coincidence he had experienced last week, or of a comical mistake he had made just yesterday. For Judge Alexander, every human interaction and every event was a story. He lived a life of brilliant episodes, each with its own importance, its own significance. To recount over dinner and a glass of wine, and occasionally even as many as two glasses, those moments, and to hear the same from others, was for Judge Alexander a singular reflective pleasure, and it was one he enjoyed in both public and private life.
Those who were fortunate enough to have enjoyed such occasions knew Judge Alexander for a loving father and husband, a committed and honest citizen and a Great Man. Though he played many roles, all who had met Chuck Alexander knew the same person. From his personal life to his public he brought compassion, and from his public to his personal he brought fairness. He drew humor equally from both.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Alexdander of Falconer, N. Y. and Stephen Alexander and his wife, Nancy, of Oxford, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Trudy Alexander of Helen Furnace; a niece, Anne Alexander Gordon and her husband, John, of Harrisburg; a step-son, Timothy Lampe and his wife, Wendy, of Champagne, Ill.; a step-son, Brad Lampe and his wife, Rhonda, of Zeeand, Mich.; a step-daughter, Sandi Kifer of Clarion; a step-son, Larry Kifer and his wife, Rhonda, of St. Augustine, Fla.; two aunts, Irene Moore Gibson and Joan Moore of Hilton Head, S. C.; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous cousins, including Korki "Jack" Hurd Stroud, Candy Hurd Cotton, Mimi Hurd Schaper and Alan Hurd, as well as Tony and Irene Lencer.
In addition to his parents and two wives, he was preceded in death by a son, James B. Alexander; a brother, George "Heap" Alexander; and his uncle and aunt, Rex and Maxine Moore Hurd.
Memorial contributions can be made in Judge Alexander's honor to one of two groups: Considering his commitment to education, the Clarion University Foundation is worthy of donations in the Judge's memory. These memorial donations can be sent to the Clarion University Foundation, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214.
And in keeping with his devotion to justice in governance, contributions can also be given to Families Against Mandatory Minimums (F.A.M.M.). This small organization, 14 staff members, has for 20 years fought to oppose Mandatrory Minimum Sentences on federal, state and local levels. Donations can be sent to F.A.M.M. at 1612 K Street, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 and from noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion.
The Leader-Vindicator
December 1, 2010
*******
Died at UMPC following substantial hematoma
Son of George W. "Heap" and Miriam Moore Alexander
First married Jean Taylor Alexander Sayer-- deceased
Second married Maxine McKinsey Kifer Alexander-- deceased
Third married Peggy Penrod Lampe Alexander.
Children:
James
Charles
Stephen
Timothy Lampe-- step-son
Brad Lampe-- step-son
Sandi Kifer-- step-daughter
Larry Kifer-- step-son
Sibling:
George "Heap" Alexander
Lawyer, Clarion County Judge, PA Senior Judge
##################################
May 28, 2011 Derrick
A memorial court service honoring the late Charles R. Alexander, a former Clarion County judge, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,June 17, in courtroom one of the Clarion County Courthouse.
The public is invited to attend the service.
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