Samuel "Thomas" ALEXANDER

1932 - 2019  (86 years)

• Name	Samuel "Thomas" ALEXANDER
  Born	7 Nov 1932	Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Deputy Sheriff, Administrator of Boating for Arizona Dept of Fish and Game, retired
  _UID	6AAD673421462D499B3472CA097D11F3247C
  Died	30 Sep 2019	Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
  Buried	Veterans Cemetery, Phoenix
  Person ID	I267	SteveParker
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Salvatore Augostino ALESSANDRA or ALEXANDER,   b. 30 Apr 1909, Serradi'falco, Sicily, Italy ,   d. 22 Dec 1967, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Frances Paula Antoinette DIMARIA or DEMARIA,   b. 16 May 1912, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Feb 1981, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 68 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1931	Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
  _UID	53921C438AE6F74AA23ADABFE8A2CC2DED0F
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Jean COLLIS,   b. 20 Nov 1930, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States ,   d. 26 Jun 2009, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1952	Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
  _UID	AC6A6E6C20566C48A7E118CDA5D501F0F25D
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Tom's Italian name was Alessandra, Parents changed their surname to Alexander. He is the son of Samuel John Alexander (Alessandra) born in Sicily, Italy, 30 Apr 1909 and died 22 Dec 1967 in Phoenix, Arizona. Tom's mother was Frances Antoinette DiMaria, born in Rochester, N.Y. 16 May 1912, and died May 1981. His parents were married 5 Sep 1931 in N.Y. Tom was an only child, born in Rochester and lived in Chicago, Illinois until moving to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 10 years old. He served with the U. S. Navy from 1951 until 1954 on a sea plane tender and a destroyer escort as a radar operator. He was married to Barbara Jean Collis 8 Mar 1952 in Reno, Nevada while he was still in the Navy. They lived for a time with Barbara's sister Laura and her husband in Berkeley where Charlie attended Law School. They then moved to Hawaii, Milpitas, Phoenix, Sacramento, Finally settling in Phoenix in 1959. Tom served as a deputy with Maricopa County Sheriffs Office 1962-1968. He then was Boating Administrator for the State of Arizona until his retirement.