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He graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1984 and went on to earn his degree from Kansas State University in 1989. Brad was known for his extraordinary skills as a handyman, bringing joy and warmth to the many homes he worked on throughout his career. His passion for music, particularly bluegrass, was evident in the way he played the guitar and banjo, often filling gatherings with melody and cheer. Yet, above all, he cherished spending time with his family.
Brad is preceded in death by his loving father, Scott R. Alexander, and grandparents Ruby and Virgil Lasater, Maxine Haas, and Leonard Alexander. He leaves behind a legacy of love and memories cherished by his surviving family: his son Clayton Alexander and wife Bianca, daughters Hannah Haney and husband Jackson, and Ashlyn Alexander. He was a proud grandfather to Harper, Jonah, and Killian. Brad is also survived by his mother, Jan Alexander and her husband Mike Duggan, his brother Brent Alexander and wife Ann, and sister Heather Thill and husband Tony.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate Brad's life on Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm at the Community Covenant Church in Lenexa, Kansas. His memory will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew him.
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Brian Hill
June 16, 2025
Brad, you made High School fun! It was great being your class mate, team mate, and I am proud and lucky to be your friend! RIP
Scott holsman
April 14, 2025
My thoughts and prayers are with you. On the. Wings of angles....Scott H.
Ted Nelson
March 8, 2025
Brad was my best friend in high school at SM North. I first encountered him at an early summer Saturday morning soccer practice before 10th grade. I had just returned home the day before from playing soccer in England. Jet-lagged and suffering from a cold, I noticed this stranger, who turned out to be Brad, sizing me up. He purposely positioned himself next to me for the infamous Coach Mike Custer shuttle wind sprints and growled at me each time he beat me to the finish line. After that, we became great friends with an interest in similar music genres and shared many fun and memorable times, ranging from high school road trips to Bullwinkle's bar and the Sigma Chi house in Lawrence, helping him DJ at local parties to our college years at KU, and reconnecting these recent years with bartering house and office projects for dental work, and many weekends spent brewing beer, playing backgammon, and listening to the Grateful Dead and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Brad was an important part of my life, and I miss him very much. I raise a glass and toast you, my old buddy.
Dan Lynch
February 19, 2025
Great man. It was great to see him at the last reunion.
Proud to have had him for a friend and to have made some really wonderful and fun bad choices together in our youth.
Rest well in the Lord, bud.
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Judy Neufeld-Fernandez
February 19, 2025
Brad was such a generous and kind hearted fellow SMN peer. He also brought a lot of love and support to my parents in their golden years by being a devoted handyman. He was so much more than a "handyman". My parents adored him. He will be missed.
Greg Yount
February 19, 2025
As a fellow 1984 SMN Grad,he will be missed. Praying for comfort for the whole family.
Victor Webb
February 19, 2025
Gone to soon! Glad I got to see you and visit at our class reunion #40. Wish we could have had many many more together! You helped make high school fun and memorable and I will always remember that. Rest in peace brother!
GWENDOLYN BASHAM
February 19, 2025
Brad, you will be missed. You are a 'big' memory: big hugs, big laughs, big idiot ;), big at apologizing, big at forgiving, big at loving your family, big at loving your friends, and big at loving the Lord. I'm so sorry your timeline wasn't as big as your heart.
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