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Obituary for ALEXANDER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday September 03, 2009

Michael " Mickey " Frank Alexander, 41, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife Beverly; his children, daughter Ashley Kay and son, Travis Michael Alexander; his mom, Arlene Williams and his stepdad, Roy Williams; five brothers and sisters, Jenny Blair and husband Floyd, Bob Alexander and wife Lynn, Tom Alexander and wife Betty, Penny Cherry, and Danny Alexander and wife Le Ann; four step brothers and sisters, Linda, Mark, Lynn, and Lane; father -in-law Manuel F. Gonsalves, who they called "poppy" ; his brother -in- law, David Sanchez and wife Cindy; sister -in- law, Adline Leard and husband Ken; numerous nieces and nephews along with friends and family members from Washington, California, Nebraska, Tennessee, Oregon, and Alaska. He was born and raised in Edgewood, NM and attended Moriarity High School. Michael had a great love for flying. His career as an Aviation Technician began when he entered the United States Navy in 1985. Following his Navy service he worked for Goodrich Corporation in Everett, Washington and continuing his career at Eclipse Aviation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Michael also had a great love for sports, especially baseball, his favorite team was the Seattle Mariners. He enjoyed watching football with his cousin Walter Sandoval. During the last few months he enjoyed keeping in touch with his family and friends via text messaging, even teaching his mother how so he could be in touch with her. Mickey loved spending time joking around with his nieces and nephews, they all loved him dearly. Michael and Bev enjoyed spending time and traveling with Walter and Louise Sandoval. His siblings, friends and family will always hold fond memories of the times spent with Mickey. Funeral services will be held at French Mortuary, Lomas location, on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. and on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, also at French Mortuary at 11:00 a.m. with interment following the Wednesday service at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Please visit our online guestbook for Mickey at RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500