Marvin B. Alexander

Marvin B. Alexander, 79, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Funeral services are Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Rd., Ewing Township, N.J. Burial will follow at Ewing Cemetery. The period of mourning will be observed at the Estes residence in Blue Bell, Pa. Born in Trenton, Mr. Alexander also resided in Long Beach Island, N.J. He was a graduate of Trenton Central High School (1949), Rutgers University (BS in economics) and Stevens Institute of Technology. Mr. Alexander was employed for 35 years in various positions in the Solid State, Video Disk and American Communications divisions for RCA. When GE purchased RCA, Mr. Alexander moved into sales and marketing functions for cable television satellites, where he remained until the first two cable satellites were launched. He retired shortly thereafter. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War era, serving in the American sector of Berlin, and a member of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. Son of the late Louis and Kate Alexander and brother of the late Charles Alexander, he is survived by his wife, Marilyn Sholin Alexander; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jay and Jill Alexander of Boyds, Md. and Ira and Oznat Alexander of Cranford, N.J.; a daughter and son-in-law, Ilene and Eric Estes of Blue Bell, Pa.; a sister, Frances Dobin of Danville, Calif. and seven grandchildren Kyle, Deborah, Casey, Allison, Natan, Elan and Oren. The family respectfully requests memorial contributions to the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Rd., North Wales, Pa. 19454.