Henry Alexander

January 13, 1929 - July 4, 2016

Henry Dellie Alexander, Jr. passed away on July 4, 2016 at Redlands Healthcare Center at the age of 86. Henry was born to Henry Dellie, Sr. and Lottie May Alexander (nee Delancy) on October 28, 1929 at home on the farm in Wilson, Arkansas. His parents passed on to him that honesty, love of family and keeping your word were very important attributes for a successful and happy life. After serving in the Quartermaster Corps of the Army in Japan from 1947-49, Henry returned to Wilson to farm and married Janette Sue Holmes to whom he was married for 59 years. They moved to Aurora, Illinois in 1953 and Henry worked for Corn Belt Hatchery and then Pepsi Cola as a route salesman. In 1962, Henry realized his dream of starting his own business, A & B Beverage Distributors with Royal Crown Cola products. He grew the business from selling 15 cases per week to over 300,000 per year by 1977. Henry and Sue also had their real estate licenses and flipped houses in their “spare time”. When moving to California in 1980, Henry got into trucking and drove as an independent operator for several companies until he retired in 1994. His greatest joy was being with his grandchildren and always had a home with a pool and plenty of land for them to explore and get into mischief. Henry was a member of the Masonic Lodge and First Baptist Church of Rancho Cucamonga. Henry leaves his son, Henry Daniel/Carol Alexander of Alta Loma; daughter, Blanche Lynn/Charles Wright of Alta Loma; sisters, Betty Little of Oklahoma, Joyce Lucy of Arkansas and Linda Jones of Illinois; grandchildren, Julia/Randy Santizo, Haley Alexander and Brian Wright; great-grandchildren, Ethan Alexander, Violet and Lucas Santizo to carry on his legacy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue; son, Stanley; grandson, Henry Devin; brother, Charles Alexander; and sisters, Juanita Krauss and Genny McDole. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday, July 18, at 10:30a.m. at First Baptist Church of Rancho Cucamonga, 7450 Archibald Avenue. Visitation will be prior to the service at 10:00a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send or go online to make a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org. Henry’s family would like to thank his neighbors in Chaparral Mobile Home Park for their friendship and kindness to him.