J.E. "SWOOSE" Alexander
Posted by Roylene Chandler Davis on January 5, 2008, 3:31 pm
ONE OF MY "REAL HEROES" HAS PASSED AWAY....J.E SWOOSE ALEXANDER. OF COURSE HE HAS BEEN VERY ILL FOR SOME TIME..HE PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT I AM TOLD AND SERVICES ARE PENDING..HE WAS ALSO A HERO OF MY HUSBAND JAY DAVIS AS J.E. PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH JAY'S BROTHER, TYRUS, WHO WAS ALSO A GREAT ATHLETE. J.E. CONTINUED TO BE AN ATHLETE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS COMPETING IN THE MASTER'S COMPETITION UNTIL JUST A FEW YEARS AGO..HE HAS WON MANY GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS IN WORLD OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. J.E. WAS ALSO A VERY CREATIVE MAN DESIGNING AND MAKING A SPECIAL TRACK SHOE THAT WOULD ENABLE HIM TO RUN EVEN FASTER. HE ALSO DESIGNED AND BUILT A SPECIAL TYPE OF BOAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AS WELL AS HIS LAST BIG INTEREST BEING THE ARCHEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION MAKING ARROW AND SPEAR POINTS. HE DID SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK. HE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON! HE WILL BE VERY MISSED BY THE PEOPLE OF MCCAMEY, TEXAS......ROYLENE AND JAY V. DAVIS
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