Our father left specific instructions that, in writing his obituary, we not make him out to be more than he was, an almost impossible task when talking about a man who lived a full and rich 92 years. He was one of those larger-than-life figures to his family, and we feel safe in saying that he and a profound impact on nearly every person he ever knew.
Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. was born in the Central Texas farm community of Iredell, Texas, Aug. 31, 1919, to Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. and his wife, Nan Alexander. He departed this life on Nov. 30, 2011, as the result of complications from elective knee replacement surgery. He was proceeded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Louise Heyroth Alexander. Warren enlisted in the United States Army, Company L, 9th Infantry, Sept. 17, 1938. He transferred to the Army Air Corp at Randolph Field in 1939, completed Aviation Mechanics School (Chanute Field, Ill.) in 1940, and returned to Randolph Field as S. Sgt./Aviation Mechanic. In 1942, Warren completed pilot training at Stamford Field outside Abilene, Texas, and became one of the 3007 Army Air Corps pilots who proudly called themselves the Flying Sergeants. In his career as an Air Force pilot, Warren had many interesting and challenging assignments. flying transport missions throughout Burma and India (1942) during World War II. Both the people and the poverty had a profound effect on his view of the world. Warren spent six months in Frankfurt, Germany (1948) flying and maintaining planes during the Berlin Airlift, an experience that made him especially proud to be an American. Warren Flew with the 1500th Air Transport Group, Hawaii (1952), evacuating wounded from the Korean conflict, and was later assigned to the 380th Air Refueling Squadron (1955) and flew giant tankers refueling B-47 bombers crossing the North Atlantic.
Warren graduated from the Command and Staff School, Air War College in Montgomery, Ala. in 1958, and thereafter spent tours with the USAF Inspector General's Office at Norton Air Force Base, Calif.; Headquarters TUSLOG, Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Maintenance; and the Air National Guard Office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as Chief of Maintenance. Warren logged more than 8,000 hours of flying time before he retired in 1967 as a Lt. Col., Regular Air Force with 29 years of service. He flew C-47's, C-54's, C-124's, C-97's, B-26's and T-33's. He could keep them running, as he was a talented maintenance officer, but he loved flying more than anything. The highest decoration he received was the Legion of Merit. After his retirement from the military, Warren worked for LTV-Electro-systems, but soon found that corporate life was not for him. He changed career paths once again and bought a ranch in Hamilton County, Texas, which he owned and operated for nearly 20 years, raising Black Angus cows, palomino quarter horses, and happily entertaining his first grandchildren, Kristopher and Kathryn, during long summer adventures at the ranch. While Warren lived in Hamilton, he served as a Country Commissioner, elected on the Democrat ticket. He would want it known that he was a loyal member and supporter of the Democratic party his whole life, describing himself as one of the original LBJ "yellow-dog" Democrats. Warren had a keen sense of right and wrong, and a commitment to social justice issues. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for Central Counties Mental Healthy and Mental Retardation Services. While in Hamilton, Warren commuted to Stephenville, Texas for over two years and finished his Bachelor's Degree in Business at Tarleton State University. He was 55 years old when he graduated, completing what he started at age 16 before enlisting in the military. He wanted his grandchildren to know that Alexanders finish what they start. Warren loved his stretch of bluebonnets on Sycamore Creek, but moved to Midland so he and Louise could be nearer his next set of grandchildren, Sarah and Robert Warren, and regular Saturday suppers with their many new friends during his time in Midland, counting himself as a member of the "Old Duffers Club" at Ranchland Hill's Country Club, and later playing happily at Hogan Park, where he shot his last hole-in-one when he was 80 something. While in Midland, he volunteered weekly at the AMOS food bank. He took incredible care of our mother in her final years, and was especially comforted by the fact that she was able to live at him until she died, a tribute his tireless efforts and the dedicated Hospice of Midland organization. After Louise's death, Warren moved once again, to make his home in San Angelo with his two youngest grandchildren, Kort and Abby. He loved to watch them practice basketball and taught them about the most important product of Shiner, Texas. Typical of Warren, after moving to San Angelo, he made many new friends and re-ignited his passion for the game of bridge. He was a member of the Sue Barber Bridge Center where in the words of one his bridge partners, he played duplicate bridge "brilliantly" and won "consistently". He also played regularly at the San Angel Senior Center and with Ramona Ballard's bridge bunch. His new friends gave him incredible pleasure during his last four years. Ernest Warren Alexander is survived by his sister, Betty Jo Alexander, of Midland; children Patricia Alexander Maurer and husband Bill of Midland and Scott Alexander and wife Darla of San Angelo. The light of his life were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Major Kristopher Alexander, USA and his wife Julie and their children, Zane and Vivian; Kathryn (Alexander) Cano and her husband Brian; Sarah (Maurer) Myrick and her husband David and their son, Caleb, Robert Warren Maurer, Kort Alexander and Abby Alexander. Warren was a life-long Methodist, most recently a member of the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. He requested a graveside service and will be buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio on Dec. 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. Accompanying his to his final resting place will be his beloved wife Louise whose ashes will be placed beside the man she once called "a million dollar husband". Their gravestone will read, "May they soar on wings of eagles." WE salute you Dad. You were a man who valued faith, family and service to our country, and your life will forever stand as an example to everyone who loved you.
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Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. was born in the Central Texas farm community of Iredell, Texas, Aug. 31, 1919, to Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. and his wife, Nan Alexander. He departed this life on Nov. 30, 2011, as the result of complications from elective knee replacement surgery. He was proceeded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Louise Heyroth Alexander. Warren enlisted in the United States Army, Company L, 9th Infantry, Sept. 17, 1938. He transferred to the Army Air Corp at Randolph Field in 1939, completed Aviation Mechanics School (Chanute Field, Ill.) in 1940, and returned to Randolph Field as S. Sgt./Aviation Mechanic. In 1942, Warren completed pilot training at Stamford Field outside Abilene, Texas, and became one of the 3007 Army Air Corps pilots who proudly called themselves the Flying Sergeants. In his career as an Air Force pilot, Warren had many interesting and challenging assignments. flying transport missions throughout Burma and India (1942) during World War II. Both the people and the poverty had a profound effect on his view of the world. Warren spent six months in Frankfurt, Germany (1948) flying and maintaining planes during the Berlin Airlift, an experience that made him especially proud to be an American. Warren Flew with the 1500th Air Transport Group, Hawaii (1952), evacuating wounded from the Korean conflict, and was later assigned to the 380th Air Refueling Squadron (1955) and flew giant tankers refueling B-47 bombers crossing the North Atlantic.
Warren graduated from the Command and Staff School, Air War College in Montgomery, Ala. in 1958, and thereafter spent tours with the USAF Inspector General's Office at Norton Air Force Base, Calif.; Headquarters TUSLOG, Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Maintenance; and the Air National Guard Office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as Chief of Maintenance. Warren logged more than 8,000 hours of flying time before he retired in 1967 as a Lt. Col., Regular Air Force with 29 years of service. He flew C-47's, C-54's, C-124's, C-97's, B-26's and T-33's. He could keep them running, as he was a talented maintenance officer, but he loved flying more than anything. The highest decoration he received was the Legion of Merit. After his retirement from the military, Warren worked for LTV-Electro-systems, but soon found that corporate life was not for him. He changed career paths once again and bought a ranch in Hamilton County, Texas, which he owned and operated for nearly 20 years, raising Black Angus cows, palomino quarter horses, and happily entertaining his first grandchildren, Kristopher and Kathryn, during long summer adventures at the ranch. While Warren lived in Hamilton, he served as a Country Commissioner, elected on the Democrat ticket. He would want it known that he was a loyal member and supporter of the Democratic party his whole life, describing himself as one of the original LBJ "yellow-dog" Democrats. Warren had a keen sense of right and wrong, and a commitment to social justice issues. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for Central Counties Mental Healthy and Mental Retardation Services. While in Hamilton, Warren commuted to Stephenville, Texas for over two years and finished his Bachelor's Degree in Business at Tarleton State University. He was 55 years old when he graduated, completing what he started at age 16 before enlisting in the military. He wanted his grandchildren to know that Alexanders finish what they start. Warren loved his stretch of bluebonnets on Sycamore Creek, but moved to Midland so he and Louise could be nearer his next set of grandchildren, Sarah and Robert Warren, and regular Saturday suppers with their many new friends during his time in Midland, counting himself as a member of the "Old Duffers Club" at Ranchland Hill's Country Club, and later playing happily at Hogan Park, where he shot his last hole-in-one when he was 80 something. While in Midland, he volunteered weekly at the AMOS food bank. He took incredible care of our mother in her final years, and was especially comforted by the fact that she was able to live at him until she died, a tribute his tireless efforts and the dedicated Hospice of Midland organization. After Louise's death, Warren moved once again, to make his home in San Angelo with his two youngest grandchildren, Kort and Abby. He loved to watch them practice basketball and taught them about the most important product of Shiner, Texas. Typical of Warren, after moving to San Angelo, he made many new friends and re-ignited his passion for the game of bridge. He was a member of the Sue Barber Bridge Center where in the words of one his bridge partners, he played duplicate bridge "brilliantly" and won "consistently". He also played regularly at the San Angel Senior Center and with Ramona Ballard's bridge bunch. His new friends gave him incredible pleasure during his last four years. Ernest Warren Alexander is survived by his sister, Betty Jo Alexander, of Midland; children Patricia Alexander Maurer and husband Bill of Midland and Scott Alexander and wife Darla of San Angelo. The light of his life were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Major Kristopher Alexander, USA and his wife Julie and their children, Zane and Vivian; Kathryn (Alexander) Cano and her husband Brian; Sarah (Maurer) Myrick and her husband David and their son, Caleb, Robert Warren Maurer, Kort Alexander and Abby Alexander. Warren was a life-long Methodist, most recently a member of the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. He requested a graveside service and will be buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio on Dec. 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. Accompanying his to his final resting place will be his beloved wife Louise whose ashes will be placed beside the man she once called "a million dollar husband". Their gravestone will read, "May they soar on wings of eagles." WE salute you Dad. You were a man who valued faith, family and service to our country, and your life will forever stand as an example to everyone who loved you.
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Our father left specific instructions that, in writing his obituary, we not make him out to be more than he was, an almost impossible task when talking about a man who lived a full and rich 92 years. He was one of those larger-than-life figures to his family, and we feel safe in saying that he and a profound impact on nearly every person he ever knew.
Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. was born in the Central Texas farm community of Iredell, Texas, Aug. 31, 1919, to Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. and his wife, Nan Alexander. He departed this life on Nov. 30, 2011, as the result of complications from elective knee replacement surgery. He was proceeded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Louise Heyroth Alexander. Warren enlisted in the United States Army, Company L, 9th Infantry, Sept. 17, 1938. He transferred to the Army Air Corp at Randolph Field in 1939, completed Aviation Mechanics School (Chanute Field, Ill.) in 1940, and returned to Randolph Field as S. Sgt./Aviation Mechanic. In 1942, Warren completed pilot training at Stamford Field outside Abilene, Texas, and became one of the 3007 Army Air Corps pilots who proudly called themselves the Flying Sergeants. In his career as an Air Force pilot, Warren had many interesting and challenging assignments. flying transport missions throughout Burma and India (1942) during World War II. Both the people and the poverty had a profound effect on his view of the world. Warren spent six months in Frankfurt, Germany (1948) flying and maintaining planes during the Berlin Airlift, an experience that made him especially proud to be an American. Warren Flew with the 1500th Air Transport Group, Hawaii (1952), evacuating wounded from the Korean conflict, and was later assigned to the 380th Air Refueling Squadron (1955) and flew giant tankers refueling B-47 bombers crossing the North Atlantic.
Warren graduated from the Command and Staff School, Air War College in Montgomery, Ala. in 1958, and thereafter spent tours with the USAF Inspector General's Office at Norton Air Force Base, Calif.; Headquarters TUSLOG, Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Maintenance; and the Air National Guard Office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as Chief of Maintenance. Warren logged more than 8,000 hours of flying time before he retired in 1967 as a Lt. Col., Regular Air Force with 29 years of service. He flew C-47's, C-54's, C-124's, C-97's, B-26's and T-33's. He could keep them running, as he was a talented maintenance officer, but he loved flying more than anything. The highest decoration he received was the Legion of Merit. After his retirement from the military, Warren worked for LTV-Electro-systems, but soon found that corporate life was not for him. He changed career paths once again and bought a ranch in Hamilton County, Texas, which he owned and operated for nearly 20 years, raising Black Angus cows, palomino quarter horses, and happily entertaining his first grandchildren, Kristopher and Kathryn, during long summer adventures at the ranch. While Warren lived in Hamilton, he served as a Country Commissioner, elected on the Democrat ticket. He would want it known that he was a loyal member and supporter of the Democratic party his whole life, describing himself as one of the original LBJ "yellow-dog" Democrats. Warren had a keen sense of right and wrong, and a commitment to social justice issues. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for Central Counties Mental Healthy and Mental Retardation Services. While in Hamilton, Warren commuted to Stephenville, Texas for over two years and finished his Bachelor's Degree in Business at Tarleton State University. He was 55 years old when he graduated, completing what he started at age 16 before enlisting in the military. He wanted his grandchildren to know that Alexanders finish what they start. Warren loved his stretch of bluebonnets on Sycamore Creek, but moved to Midland so he and Louise could be nearer his next set of grandchildren, Sarah and Robert Warren, and regular Saturday suppers with their many new friends during his time in Midland, counting himself as a member of the "Old Duffers Club" at Ranchland Hill's Country Club, and later playing happily at Hogan Park, where he shot his last hole-in-one when he was 80 something. While in Midland, he volunteered weekly at the AMOS food bank. He took incredible care of our mother in her final years, and was especially comforted by the fact that she was able to live at him until she died, a tribute his tireless efforts and the dedicated Hospice of Midland organization. After Louise's death, Warren moved once again, to make his home in San Angelo with his two youngest grandchildren, Kort and Abby. He loved to watch them practice basketball and taught them about the most important product of Shiner, Texas. Typical of Warren, after moving to San Angelo, he made many new friends and re-ignited his passion for the game of bridge. He was a member of the Sue Barber Bridge Center where in the words of one his bridge partners, he played duplicate bridge "brilliantly" and won "consistently". He also played regularly at the San Angel Senior Center and with Ramona Ballard's bridge bunch. His new friends gave him incredible pleasure during his last four years. Ernest Warren Alexander is survived by his sister, Betty Jo Alexander, of Midland; children Patricia Alexander Maurer and husband Bill of Midland and Scott Alexander and wife Darla of San Angelo. The light of his life were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Major Kristopher Alexander, USA and his wife Julie and their children, Zane and Vivian; Kathryn (Alexander) Cano and her husband Brian; Sarah (Maurer) Myrick and her husband David and their son, Caleb, Robert Warren Maurer, Kort Alexander and Abby Alexander. Warren was a life-long Methodist, most recently a member of the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. He requested a graveside service and will be buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio on Dec. 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. Accompanying his to his final resting place will be his beloved wife Louise whose ashes will be placed beside the man she once called "a million dollar husband". Their gravestone will read, "May they soar on wings of eagles." WE salute you Dad. You were a man who valued faith, family and service to our country, and your life will forever stand as an example to everyone who loved you.
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Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. was born in the Central Texas farm community of Iredell, Texas, Aug. 31, 1919, to Ernest Warren Alexander Jr. and his wife, Nan Alexander. He departed this life on Nov. 30, 2011, as the result of complications from elective knee replacement surgery. He was proceeded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Louise Heyroth Alexander. Warren enlisted in the United States Army, Company L, 9th Infantry, Sept. 17, 1938. He transferred to the Army Air Corp at Randolph Field in 1939, completed Aviation Mechanics School (Chanute Field, Ill.) in 1940, and returned to Randolph Field as S. Sgt./Aviation Mechanic. In 1942, Warren completed pilot training at Stamford Field outside Abilene, Texas, and became one of the 3007 Army Air Corps pilots who proudly called themselves the Flying Sergeants. In his career as an Air Force pilot, Warren had many interesting and challenging assignments. flying transport missions throughout Burma and India (1942) during World War II. Both the people and the poverty had a profound effect on his view of the world. Warren spent six months in Frankfurt, Germany (1948) flying and maintaining planes during the Berlin Airlift, an experience that made him especially proud to be an American. Warren Flew with the 1500th Air Transport Group, Hawaii (1952), evacuating wounded from the Korean conflict, and was later assigned to the 380th Air Refueling Squadron (1955) and flew giant tankers refueling B-47 bombers crossing the North Atlantic.
Warren graduated from the Command and Staff School, Air War College in Montgomery, Ala. in 1958, and thereafter spent tours with the USAF Inspector General's Office at Norton Air Force Base, Calif.; Headquarters TUSLOG, Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Maintenance; and the Air National Guard Office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as Chief of Maintenance. Warren logged more than 8,000 hours of flying time before he retired in 1967 as a Lt. Col., Regular Air Force with 29 years of service. He flew C-47's, C-54's, C-124's, C-97's, B-26's and T-33's. He could keep them running, as he was a talented maintenance officer, but he loved flying more than anything. The highest decoration he received was the Legion of Merit. After his retirement from the military, Warren worked for LTV-Electro-systems, but soon found that corporate life was not for him. He changed career paths once again and bought a ranch in Hamilton County, Texas, which he owned and operated for nearly 20 years, raising Black Angus cows, palomino quarter horses, and happily entertaining his first grandchildren, Kristopher and Kathryn, during long summer adventures at the ranch. While Warren lived in Hamilton, he served as a Country Commissioner, elected on the Democrat ticket. He would want it known that he was a loyal member and supporter of the Democratic party his whole life, describing himself as one of the original LBJ "yellow-dog" Democrats. Warren had a keen sense of right and wrong, and a commitment to social justice issues. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for Central Counties Mental Healthy and Mental Retardation Services. While in Hamilton, Warren commuted to Stephenville, Texas for over two years and finished his Bachelor's Degree in Business at Tarleton State University. He was 55 years old when he graduated, completing what he started at age 16 before enlisting in the military. He wanted his grandchildren to know that Alexanders finish what they start. Warren loved his stretch of bluebonnets on Sycamore Creek, but moved to Midland so he and Louise could be nearer his next set of grandchildren, Sarah and Robert Warren, and regular Saturday suppers with their many new friends during his time in Midland, counting himself as a member of the "Old Duffers Club" at Ranchland Hill's Country Club, and later playing happily at Hogan Park, where he shot his last hole-in-one when he was 80 something. While in Midland, he volunteered weekly at the AMOS food bank. He took incredible care of our mother in her final years, and was especially comforted by the fact that she was able to live at him until she died, a tribute his tireless efforts and the dedicated Hospice of Midland organization. After Louise's death, Warren moved once again, to make his home in San Angelo with his two youngest grandchildren, Kort and Abby. He loved to watch them practice basketball and taught them about the most important product of Shiner, Texas. Typical of Warren, after moving to San Angelo, he made many new friends and re-ignited his passion for the game of bridge. He was a member of the Sue Barber Bridge Center where in the words of one his bridge partners, he played duplicate bridge "brilliantly" and won "consistently". He also played regularly at the San Angel Senior Center and with Ramona Ballard's bridge bunch. His new friends gave him incredible pleasure during his last four years. Ernest Warren Alexander is survived by his sister, Betty Jo Alexander, of Midland; children Patricia Alexander Maurer and husband Bill of Midland and Scott Alexander and wife Darla of San Angelo. The light of his life were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Major Kristopher Alexander, USA and his wife Julie and their children, Zane and Vivian; Kathryn (Alexander) Cano and her husband Brian; Sarah (Maurer) Myrick and her husband David and their son, Caleb, Robert Warren Maurer, Kort Alexander and Abby Alexander. Warren was a life-long Methodist, most recently a member of the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. He requested a graveside service and will be buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio on Dec. 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. Accompanying his to his final resting place will be his beloved wife Louise whose ashes will be placed beside the man she once called "a million dollar husband". Their gravestone will read, "May they soar on wings of eagles." WE salute you Dad. You were a man who valued faith, family and service to our country, and your life will forever stand as an example to everyone who loved you.
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