Virginia Alexander

Former Alaskan Virginia A. Alexander, a six-year resident of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully with her children at her side at the age of 90 years young.

After 27 years in Alaska, she and her husband Don relocated to Las Vegas in early 2002. She always loved to tell people she met, "in our hearts, we never really left Alaska." Born and raised in Salt Lake City she spent her early family years in Los Angeles, where she married and raised her two daughters.

She and her husband, Don, lived in L.A. until moving to Alaska in 1975.

While in Alaska, Virginia spent many years with the Fish and Game Department until retirement. She loved the outdoors and nature, although her passion was her family and her cat, Sweetie. The comment most often heard when people spoke about Virginia was her discipline, her perfection, her intelligence but mostly her sweet and caring attitude. She also loved playing cards, more specifically bridge and Texas hold 'em. Even though she played very well she would remark that she played mostly for the interaction with other people and not for the competition. "I don't think so," family says. According to her friends and dealers at several Las Vegas casinos, her competitive spirit was paramount.

Her passing was preceded by the death of her husband, Don, who died in August of 2005.

Virginia leaves her two daughters, Cindy Leonard of Nevada and Lynn Brandon of Alaska and Nevada. She also leaves her grandchildren, Christopher Brandon, Jennifer Hanks; and her three great-grandchildren, Dustin, Brandon, and Gabrielle, all who reside in Alaska. There is a memorial being planned to take place in Alaska later in August.