Alexander Motruk

Born in Long Island City, Queens, NY, he resided in Annapolis, MD for 36 years before settling in Lakewood earlier this year, and prior to that on Naval bases around the globe, serving his country that he so loved and dedicated his work and life to defending.

Alexander was a 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, active in military service from 1961-1980, where he served as an enlisted sailor, serving on aircraft carriers and on submarines through the Vietnam War, with stations around the globe from the French Riviera to Egypt and the Middle East, to Germany, Turkey, and to the far reaches of the Pacific Ocean. With his family, he traveled to stations in Shirley, Massachusetts, Winter Harbor Maine, Rota, Spain, and to his final active post in Fort Meade, MD. He achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer prior to his first retirement in 1980, and continued on to serve his country working for the U.S. Navy as a Cryptoanalyst and Naval Intelligence Officer for another 33 years, until his final retirement in April 2013. During his service he received numerous accolades and awards, he went on international special assignments, he debriefed Vice Presidents, worked tirelessly to support the efforts of our military and the Naval Intelligence Agency, and into death, he held true to his oath to defend and protect the United States, never revealing the details of his work.

Surviving are: his daughters, Jennifer Motruk of Washington, DC, Katherine Motruk McCarthy of Brick, NJ, (Gerald McCarthy) and Nicole Colburn of Ankara, Turkey; granddaughters, Courtney Anne, Alexis Marie, and Braden Michael Alexander Motruk McCarthy. Alexander was father to James, Christopher (Sharon) and Bryan Fagan, all of Harrisburg, PA, and was grandparent to their children, Keira Fagan, Kaitlyn Fagan, and Katelyn and Eamon Fagan, respectively. He is also survived by his sister, Luba Kuver, (Henry) of Scarsdale, NY; nieces Chrystina Kuver, and Erika Kuver DelDuca, also of Westchester County, NY; great nephews Gianmarco and Luciano DelDuca; his first wife Catherine C. Motruk, of Columbia, MD, and former wife, Teresa Fagan, of Harrisburg, PA, and distant cousins.

A memorial Mass will be held for immediate family and friends at St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church, Brick, NJ, on Friday, November 21 at 10am. Interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA at a later date. For more information, or to post a tribute online, please visit www.deliafuneralhome.com.

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