Obituaries
James H. Hank Alexander
April 12, 1926 - June 24, 2010
Date of Service: July 29, 2010
JAMES H. “HANK” ALEXANDER
James H. “Hank” Alexander of Kamloops BC passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 84 years of age. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Neila; children Alana (Tony) Beeftink of Salmon Arm, Lynn (Stewart) Petersen of Edmonton, Tom (Diane) Alexander of Kamloops and Lorie Alexander of Vernon; 11 grandchildren, four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Hank was born in Courtney and moved to Vancouver at the age of 11. There he met and married Neila. In 1956 they settled in Kamloops where they raised their family and Hank worked at the refinery. A wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Hank was a kind and compassionate man. He was always ready to listen and lend a helping hand.
His quiet presence and beautiful smile
will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
A Celebration of Hank’s life will take place at 2:30 pm on Thursday, July 29, 2010 in the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Avenue.
If friends so desire, donations in Hank’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 111-450 Lansdowne St., Kamloops BC V2C 1Y3 or to Kamloops Hospice, 72 Whiteshield Cr., South, Kamloops BC V2E 2S9.
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Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home
250-554-2577
Condolences may be emailed to the family from
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