ALEXANDRA MOROSOWA STORTER

Alexandra (Sasha) Morosowa Storter was born on March 9, 1924 near Rostov-on-Don in Russia to Prokofiev and Sophia Morosowa. Sasha died on Dec. 17, 2015 in Austin, Texas.

In October of 1942, Sasha was studying engineering when she was among the people taken by the invading German soldiers to work as "slave labor" in Germany during WWII. After a brief time in Dachau Concentration Camp, Sasha was sent to Augsburg where she was selected to work for a German doctor who was a member of the Nazi party in Lauingen.

The American liberation of Germany changed Sasha's life. As American soldiers were working to return "displaced persons" to their homes, she met Captain George W. Storter of Galveston, Texas. Just before Sasha was to return to Russia, George proposed. They were married in Dillingen, Germany on Sept. 29, 1945. While George completed his last six weeks of service in Germany, Sasha travelled alone by ship to New York City. After a brief time in Galveston and Austin, they moved to Brownsville in 1948 where George began his law practice and where Sasha became a naturalized citizen in 1949.

Sasha was very proud of her involvement in civic organizations and treasured the friends she made. While her girls were young, she participated in the PTA and served as a Girl Scout Leader. Over the years Sasha was active in the Beta Sigma Phi service sorority, the Republican Party, the Wednesday Study Club, the Lionesses Club, and served as president of the Bar Auxillary and director of Pan American Round Table 1. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Sasha's last years in Brownsville were made possible with the help of her many friends, her long-time friend and housekeeper Marina Garcia, her gardener David Cabrera, and her devoted hairdresser Vilma Clough. In January of 2010, Sasha moved to Austin to be closer to her girls. The family would like to express deep gratitude to the staff at Buckner Villas and Buckner Hospice for their exceptional care and friendship. We will always remember Sasha's patriotism and gratitude for her life in the United States.

Sasha was preceded in death by her parents in Russia, her husband, George William Storter, his parents, Betty Knight Storter and Neal S. Storter and her daughter, Carol Josephine Storter Masi. She is survived by her daughters Jane A. Kline (Bill Elliott) and Betty S. Rogers (Mark Rogers). She is survived by her grandsons Jeff Rogers and Ryan Rogers, Ryan's wife, Amber and their children, Bradley and Annalise. She is also survived by Carol's step-son, Leonard Masi, Jr.

A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Brownsville.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the First United Methodist Church of Brownsville or the Wounded Warriors Project.