My thoughts and prayers are with your entire family. In middle/high school you could tell the Alexander boys came from a good family. Once in college I figured out why. I had the privilege of taking two classes from Mr Alexander (speech and film, about 7-8 years ago). He was a great teacher with a great attitude who really cared about his students. After two minutes in his classroom you could tell he really enjoyed teaching. I left his public speaking class very comfortable giving speeches, presenting reports, and telling stories. Just last week I was telling a coworker a story from his class. I'm sure he left an impression on many other students throughout the trilakes over the years.