Alexander Fourmond Fleming
Alexander F. Fleming (Sandy), 68, of Roslindale, died on December 4th, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in New Haven, CT to Lt. Col. Theodore B. Fleming, Jr. and Therese (Fourmond) Fleming, who met in Paris in 1944.
Sandy graduated from Grosse Pointe University School in Michigan in 1968 and earned his BA from the University of Michigan in 1972. He taught Jr High School for 5 years before enrolling in Suffolk University Law School. He was admitted to the Mass. Bar in 1980.
Sandy held various legal and administrative positions for the Commonwealth over a 25-year career including Deputy General Counsel for Litigation for the Department of Social Services, Executive Director of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission, and Executive Director of the Board of Registration in Medicine from 1990 to 1999. He was a proud public servant and patriot.
Sandy loved ice skating, Boston and Detroit sports teams, gardening, sailing, and the company of close friends and extended family.
A devoted husband and father, Sandy is survived by his wife of 30 years, Karla, and his son, Sandy, Jr., as well as his two brothers, Theodore Fleming, III of Royal Oak, Michigan, and Peter Fleming, of Naples, Florida.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center or the Hospice of the Good Shepherd will be gratefully received.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held in the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral home, 1803 Centre St., West Roxbury on Saturday, December 9, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Followed by a memorial service at 5:00 PM.
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