Gertrude "Trudi" Foreman Alexander

Gertrude "Trudi" Foreman Alexander September 14, 1934 - April 21, 2016 Gertrude "Trudi" Foreman Alexander (affectionately known as "Ge Ge" to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren), age 81, of Ponte Vedra, passed away on April 21, 2016 at her home. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, as a daughter of a merchant marine, Trudi grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. She moved back to the states in the early 1950's after marrying her high school sweetheart, Daniel Logan Alexander, on January 24, 1953, in Washington, D.C. The couple spent their early married lives in College Station, Texas, where Dan attended Texas A & M University. Dan later joined the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. Trudi, a new mother, moved to Alexandria, Virginia to be closer to family while he was away. In later years, when Dan worked with AT&T, they lived in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and New Jersey, as Dan continually received new work assignments in various geographic locations. When Dan passed away in 1970, she relocated from the snow and blizzards of Missouri to the rains and hurricanes of Florida. Trudi loved to read, especially about American history and anything to do with royalty. She retired from work after twenty-four years in the medical community as Office Manager for three groups in three different fields of medicine. Above all, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel. She is survived by her daughters, Kayleen Strother, and her husband, Steve, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, and Carolyn Wolfer, and her husband, Dan, of San Antonio, Texas; sons, Mark Alexander, and his wife, Debe, of Slidell, Louisiana and Glenn Alexander of Jacksonville, Florida; a brother, Robert Foreman, and his wife, Joan, of Naples, Florida; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at St. Johns Family Funeral Home, with Rev. Craig W. Eby officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in Trudi’s memory can be made to the: American Lung Association, 6852 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL. 32216, or to the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.