Remembering the life, death and legacy of journalist Alexandria Leras
Alexandria ("Alexis") Demas Leras, 80, died Monday, March 1, after a year-long battle with cancer. She was at her home in Reading, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family. Born on November 21, 1940, in New York City, to Nick and Stella Demas, she attended school in Yonkers, NY before moving with her family to Florida. She was a 1958 graduate of Seabreeze High School and earned a degree in English from Florida State University in1962, where she was also a member of the Sigma Kappa...