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Visitation:
Friday, November 3, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Second Visitation:
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the
funeral home
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday, November 4. 2023 at the funeral
home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Richard “Dick” Alexander, 80, of
Lincoln, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023, at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mt. Pulaski.
Dick was born August 8, 1943, in Alton, the son of
Wayne and Carroll (Greenwood) Alexander. He married
LaDonna Owen on May 13,1967, in Macomb.
Dick is survived by his wife, LaDonna; children,
Todd (Samie) Alexander, and Melissa (Matt Nelson)
Alexander; three grandchildren, Joshua Nelson,
Abigail Nelson, and Raylynn Alexander; one brother,
Ed Alexander; nephew, Mike; and his niece, Amy.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Dick graduated from Southwestern High School in
Piasa, in 1961. He went on to obtain his Bachelor
degree from Western Illinois University in 1967, and
his Master’s degree from The University of Illinois
in 1970. He taught welding at Marengo High School
and Lincoln Community High School Vocational Center.
He owned and operated his own business Alexander
Welding and Machining. He was a life member of the
American Welding Society. |
After selling Alexander Welding, he
started his second Alexander Weld Quality
Improvement Programs where he would instruct welding
practices from coast to coast. He was “Mr. Fix-it,”
often inventing tools that didn’t exist.
His retreat was his family farm, where he hosted
Memorial and Labor Day cookouts for his family. He
loved following and going to his grandchildren’s
sporting events and activities.
A memorial service for Dick will be held at 11 a.m.
on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Visitation will take place on Friday, November 3,
2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. also at the funeral
home. An additional visitation will take place one
hour prior to the service on Saturday (10 a.m. to 11
a.m.)
Memorials may be made in Dick’s name to the
Lustgarten Foundation (for pancreatic cancer
research), Lincoln Christian Church, or the Arbor
Day Foundation.
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