He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Dillard Olenic; and his great-granddaughter, DeLana Skelly.
Alex worked as a “fixer” for American Tobacco Co. and was a dedicated member of Cool Spring Baptist Church. He served honorably in the United States Navy during WWII, even serving on the USS Hobson, which was a Gleaves-class destroyer. Alex was devoted to Christ and his family.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Elsie Browning (Roy) and Alex P. Olenic (Carmen) Jr.; grandchildren, John P. Olenic, Celeste Zuch, Lisa Hare, Wendy Browning-Lynch, Lori Olenic; great-grandchildren, Alexander Zuch, Andrew Zuch, Catherine Zuch, Connor Zuch, Dalton Hare, Natalie Olenic, Alex Hare, Sara Olenic, Will Lynch, Parker Lynch, Grace Lynch; and siblings, Helen Olenic, John Olenic, Julia Welch, Annie Yanotty, George Olenic.