Alexandra Bettiger Crenier

Alexandra Bettiger Crenier July 23, 1934 - March 12, 2017 Alexandra Bettiger “Sandy” Crenier, age 82, a resident of Glenmoor at World Golf Village, passed away on March 12, 2017 with her children by her side. Sandy was born in Manhattan, NY and grew up in the Bronx. Growing up she spent her summers in East Quogue, Long Island, on her father's boat. A gifted student, Sandy entered the College of William & Mary at the age of 16, graduating at the age of 19 with a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts. She met her husband-to-be, Peter B. Crenier, while at William & Mary, and the two were married in 1954 upon graduation, in West Hampton Beach, L.I., NY. Peter’s career with the United States Army and later Scott Paper Company required frequent transfers across the country and Sandy facilitated those moves gracefully and cheerfully. Sandy was very creative and talented. She loved to paint and was very active with the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. Sandy wrote and produced plays with the Play Readers at Glenmoor. An avid traveler, she traveled the world. She and Peter moved from Bellair (Clearwater) to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1998 and to World Golf Village in 2006. Sandy was an Episcopalian and attended Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach. Above all, she was a devoted wife, loving mother, best friend, grandmother and great-grandmother, and she will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Isabella Bettiger; husband, Peter, and a grandson, Peter Thomas Crenier. She is survived by her daughter Kim A. Crenier of Jacksonville, FL; a son, Peter T. Crenier (Linda), of Hingham, MA; grandchildren Matthew C. Wright, Elizabeth Crenier McCarthy (Michael), Kate A. Cassidy (Gary), John B. Crenier and Paige T. Crenier; and a great-grandson, Joseph P. Cassidy. A memorial service to celebrate Sandy’s life will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, March 31, at Crichton Hall at Glenmoor at World Golf Village, 235 Towerview Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32092. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Sandy’s memory be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Wreaths Across America/Jacksonville, FL. St. Johns Family Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.