William Archibald Alexander, Jr. 65 of Sebastian, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021 at his home.
Bill, also known by friends as “Tugger” was born in Hammond, Indiana and has been a resident of Florida for 18 years.
He attended Whiting High School in Whiting, Indiana. Bill was a United States Army veteran having proudly served his country during the Vietnam War as a medical corpsman.
Bill and Mari were married in 1989 in Springfield, Tennessee and resided in Knox, Indiana with her five children.
Bill drove a semi truck cross country for many years before retiring to spend more time with his family. After moving to Florida, he pursued his lifelong love of motorcycles by working as a motorcycle mechanic for a few different shops including Anything For A Buck Motorcycle shop in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Bill is survived by his wife, Mari Lynn Alexander of Sebastian; children, Janice Bayless, Jaime Draper, Jeff Bayless and Tommy Bayless all of Sebastian, Bill Alexander Brewer of Texas, Samantha Alexander and Linda Alexander-Short both of Kentucky; his brothers, Robert Alexander, Mark Alexander and Todd Alexander all of Bowling Green, Kentucky; sister, Lisa Threet of Springfield, Tennessee; grandchildren, Honesty, Jebediah, Kree, Darren, Christian, Xander, Morgan, Kailee, Kevin, Jakob, Sawyer, Caleb and Donnavon; great-granddaughter, Ava Rae and his niece, Christy Alexander of California.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sara Bayless and brother and sister-in-law, Tony and Carol Alexander and his father, Bill Sr.
His remains will be interned at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Millennium Cremation Service, Sebastian. Condolences may be shared online at www.millenniumcremationservice.com.