Shuford Morgan Alexander Jr.

November 10, the day before Veteran’s Day, Shuford M Alexander (Al) joined his loving wife Jeanne in heaven. It was fitting Al would leave this world near Veteran’s Day, as he was a war hero. Al was shot down in Italy in World War II in October, he escaped twice from the Germans, lived with Italian partisans while on the run. For several months he passed intelligence information to the group and his commanding officer, via mail, while making his way back to his squadron in late February. After the war, and receiving his Chemical Engineering degree from The University of Texas, Al stayed in the Air Force and did reconnaissance on the Russians during the Cold War in the 1950s. When he retired from the military he was one of the chemical engineers who worked at Texas Instruments creating the first silicone transistor used in small radios and other government devices. His other accomplishments include writing articles about photography for magazines, inventing a sepia ink technique for black and white photos, and writing several mystery novels; some included spy techniques he used while serving his country. He invented a form of white correction fluid called Liquid Tops which was on the market for many years in the 1970s. Additionally, he was a regional salesman for GT Sylvania. He was born in McMahan Texas outside of Lockhart Texas on June 18, 1924 to Shuford M Alexander Sr. and Ora E Crippen Alexander. He is survived by his son Philip A Alexander and his wife Jennifer Alexander, his daughter Janet E Alexander and her husband Gary Busby, and grandchildren Robert Alexander, Mary Alexander, Sandy Heard, and Daniel Robinson along with great grandchildren Morgan Heard, Jonah Heard, and David Alexander. He was preceded in death by his wife Jeanne Moosburg Alexander and son John David Alexander.

Committal Service: 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 17, 2014 at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, TX.