ary 18, 1931 in Bancroft, Iowa. His parents died when he was 3 years old and he was raised by his grandmother, aunts and uncles. From 1947 to 1950, Alex served as a paratrooper in U.S. Army with the 11th Airborne Division, occupational force of Japan. In June of 1950, he married his childhood sweetheart, Delores Ayala at Corpus Christi Church. The couple established their home in Fort Dodge and they shared 64 years of marriage. Alex worked for 32 years at Hormel's until retiring in 1982. He then went back to Iowa Central Community College, earned his Associates Degree. For several years, he worked for Lifeworks, Trinity Regional Medical Center, and Northwoods Living as a social worker and worked in counseling with Veterans suffering from P.T.S.D. Alex was a self-taught musician, enjoyed golfing and poetry, but his family was the most important thing in his life. Alex was a founding member of the Fort Dodge Mat Association which was instrumental in getting area youth involved in the sport of wrestling. He was a member of Holy Trinity Parish, served on the Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Fort Dodge Human Rights Commission, and past President of the Latin America Club. He was an advocate for immigrants coming to America helping them with learning English, to housing and hospital care. Alex was a true renaissance man. Memorials may be left to family discretion.