Alexander Sadler Jr.

SADLER, Alexander Balfour Jr., 75, of Chesterfield County, passed away on January 27, 2012. He is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Barbara Sadler; twin sister and brother-in-law, Clementine and William Pollok; cousin, Luke Sampson; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Tony Daniel; sons and daughters-in-law, Bruce and Jerry Grace and Brian and Karla Sadler; grandchildren, Alex, Ryder and Wren Sadler, and Collier Ann Daniel; and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clementine C. and Alexander B. Sadler Sr. Alex grew up in Chesterfield County, attending Beulah Elementary and Thomas Dale High Schools. He received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1958, where he was a member of Pi Tau Sigma and ROTC. After graduation, he served his country in the U.S. Navy Seabees in Charleston, S.C. In 1960, he returned to Richmond and married his wife, Barbara. After a brief period with the City of Richmond's Department of Public Works, he joined the consulting engineering firm of Austin Brockenbrough & Associates in 1961. He was a partner from 1967 until his retirement in 1997. His son, Bruce, remains a partner at the firm. Alex was an active member of his church and community. He was a longtime member of Beulah United Methodist Church, serving as an adult Sunday School teacher and a leader on many of its committees over the past 47 years. He served on the boards of a number of professional and charitable organizations during the course of his life, including the Salvation Army, Chester YMCA, American Red Cross, United Methodist Family Services, Virginia Engineering Foundation and the American Council of Engineering Companies Virginia. Alex was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, who enjoyed a variety of hobbies including vegetable gardening, travel, golf, snow skiing, completing two Richmond marathons and attending UVA football and basketball games. The family will receive friends between 6 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, at Bliley's Funeral Home, 6900 Hull Street Road. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, February 3, at Beulah United Methodist Church, 6930 Hopkins Road. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in his memory to Beulah United Methodist Church, 6930 Hopkins Road, Richmond, Va. 23234, or United Methodist Family Services of Virginia, 3900 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va. 23230.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.