Beverly Alexander

Beverly Alexander was born August 8, 1942 in Amarillo, Texas. She passed away August 25, 2010.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Rd., Plano, Texas 75075 with Reverend Bart Smith officiating

Interment will be Monday, August 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas and words of comfort at the graveside will be offered by Reverend Rob Batson.

Beverly is survived by 2 sons, Jim LaCoume and daughter-in-law Lee LaCoume of Plano, and Rick LaCoume of Flower Mound, a brother Harold Butler of Amarillo, 3 step-daughters Pamela Jimenez, Machelle Murillo and Brenda Maxwell all of Amarillo and 14 grandchildren.

Growing up, Beverly's mom and dad owned a restaurant on Route 66 in Amarillo. During the summer, her parents would give Beverly and her younger brother, Harold, a quarter to go down to the movie theatre to spend the day watching the movie over and over. It only cost 9 cents to get inyou can imagine the amount of popcorn and cokes consumed with the rest of the money.

Every summer she would go spend two weeks in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her Aunt Lil. She would watch her Uncle Earl play golf and there began her career as an avid golfer.
She lived and worked from Amarillo to Albuquerque to Austin to Plano. She was always involved in a church wherever she lived.

She cared for her mother and her aunt during their illnesses.
She was very social and loved her friends-a devoted member of the Red Hat Society, becoming "Queen" of the Bodacious Belles in the Plano area.

She worked up until a few weeks prior to her death as a Sr. Compliance Analyst for United HealthCare Student Resources. Another job she loved was as Vice President of Product Development for First Care in Austin.

Beverly was always upbeat and positive. When she received her initial diagnosis 2 ½ years ago, she barely shed a tear. She went straight to the "let's get started" attitude. She never wavered and was ready for each day to fight.

As recent as the Sunday before she passed away, she was happy visiting with friends who had come up for a day visit from Austin. The following two days were a complete turnaround. Thankfully, she didn't feel any pain. When the end came, there was a smile on her face for the family to see that she was at peace and happy. God is merciful.

Beverly loved to travel. She enjoyed her yearly golf trip with her friends and a cruise just this past June. She was a constant fixture at grandkids baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball games, dance recitals and choir concerts. She loved her church, participated in Walk to Emmaus and Disciple classes
Her family and friends who loved her and knew her best would describe her as positive, brave, determined, independent, caring and spiritual.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations are made in Beverly's memory to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc., at www.ovarian.org, or 1-888-OVARIAN.