James A. "Smokey" Alexander
James A. "Smokey" Alexander
James A. "Smokey" Alexander
died June 23, 2014 of natural causes.
Born in Seattle in 1918, James A.
("Smokey") Alexander graduated from Grea
t
Falls, Montana High School in 1936. An
Eagle Scout, he worked his way throug
h t
he University of Montana, joining Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity.
I
n
1940, "Smokey" became one of seven members of the original U
.
S
.
Forest Service Smokejumpers Squad, headquartered in
Missoula, and made the 2nd jump in the history of the organization. He married
his wi
f
e of
73 years, Dorothy Taylor Alexander, in 1941 in Missoula
.
They moved to Yakima, Washington, where
their daughter, Denise Lynn Alexander Bittner, was born in 1950. They moved to
Boise in 1955
.
He began Intermountain Business Forms in
1960 and was active in the Capita
l
City Kiwanis and Sales and Marketing Executives of Boise.
President of his Homeowner's Associations in Boise
,
McCall, New Meadows, and Fearrington, North
Carolina, where they moved in 1989, Smokey and Dorothy returned to Boise in
2005
.
He was an intelligent, courageous,
optimistic, ethical, caring, g
i
ving, loving
,
unparalleled father, husband
,
and human be
i
ng
.
Per his request,
there wil
l
be
n
o se
r
vice. Memo
r
ials may be made in his memory to the Good Samaritan Fund
,
National Smokejumper Association, 10 Jud
y
Lane
,
Chico
,
CA 95926
.
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