Kimberly M. Alexander was born to Joyce and Clifford Alexander on the 23rd of August 1959 in Duncan, Oklahoma where she lived until her early elementary school years. They moved to Oklahoma City where she lived until they moved to Wichita, Kansas. She attended Robinson Junior High. Her parents then bought their farm outside of Derby, Kansas. She graduated from Derby High School in 1977.
Fun fact about Kim…she was one of like five people picked to paint the mural on the backside of the old high school. She was also one of them that painted murals inside the old high school as well. She wanted to attend art school in San Francisco, Ca. to which her parents said no, so she attended WSU. She was an Alpha Phi. She was living in the Alpha Phi house when she woke up one morning unable to walk. Her mom came and got her. After seeing several doctors, they figured out that she had a rare form of RA. She had to move back home to her parents’ house. Because of this, it took her five years to get her degrees at WSU. She then went on to attend law school at Washburn. She graduated from Washburn in 1985.
While she was attending law school, she had several different jobs. She worked for the DEA and she worked one year with the Rape Crisis Center. After that, she knew she didn’t want to defend guilty people in court, so she decided to go to work for the Boeing Company. She started with the Boeing Company in the late 80’s. Last year, she celebrated 30 years with Boeing..
In her off time, Kim enjoyed rescuing pets. We would attend the NCAA Women’s College World Series every year. We enjoyed attending concerts of all kinds, going to Thunder basketball games and Dodger baseball games down in Bricktown. We also enjoyed going to see the Cubs play in Chicago. Kim loved going to movies and reading books.
We also enjoyed day trips in the state of Oklahoma finding new things to see and do in this state. Kim loved to read while I was fishing and then threw the fish back in protest. Because Kim believed in the catch and release system. We loved camping, but Kim is not a tent camper. We had to buy a fifth wheel to accommodate Kim’s camping lifestyle. We also enjoyed jet skiing. But for Kim, there was no bigger love than the Boeing Company.
Kim is survived by her wife, Lynette, their son, Trever, her adopted daughter, Morgan Hornsby, and her adopted grandson, Miguel. She is also survived by many, many furry children that she has collected over the years.
