George Douglass "Doug" Alexander

 United States

  • Date Of Birth: March 20, 1946
  • Date Of Death: April 6, 2020
  • State: Mississippi

Born March 20, 1946 in Memphis, TN to Dorothy Provine and Henry Reid Alexander, G. Douglass Alexander passed away on April 6, 2020 after a valiant battle with Lewy Body Dementia..    Over a 40-year career, Doug helped raise billions of dollars for important causes, founded six different companies that served the nonprofit industry including Alexander Haas (Atlanta, GA). He served two United States presidents, Carter and Bush ‘41, raised funds to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta, and counseled numerous organizations, universities, schools, and museums, including for 15 years the High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA). He served as a board member of several private companies, the Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP), the AFP Foundation, and the Giving Institute.  He served as a member of the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees as well as the Georgia State University Foundation and the Oxford University School.A former All-America basketball player at Oglethorpe University, Doug continued his love of sport throughout his life.  Whether supporting all things Ole Miss Athletics or playing his newfound sport of Pickleball, Doug enjoyed healthy competition.  He fell in love with airplanes at the age of six and obtained his IFR at the age of 60.  He is survived by his wife, Kristina Carlson, daughter, Elisabeth Alexander, son Captain Provine Alexander, and grandson, Tanner Reid Johnson (all in Oxford, MS)..   The family is having a COVID appropriate service at First Presbyterian Church and planning post-COVID celebrations of his life for Oxford, MS and Atlanta, GA..

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