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needed to be done. Then she would put
Post-it notes in my running shoes and
on the bathroom mirror to remind me.”
In 2005, Ms. Alexander moved from
New York to Los Angeles with Titus, an
actor, whom she married in 2007. Their
daughter, Cora, was born in 2006. After
Cora was born, Ms. Alexander devoted
her time to her daughter and two step-
sons, Eamonn and Quinn. According to
her husband, she would say that the great-
est accomplishment of her life was being
a mother to Cora and the boys. “She was
stern and could be strict,” he said, “but
was always deeply loving.”
Speaking at her memorial service in
Los Angeles, Electra McDowell Lang ’78
said, “She was always so clever, funny,
full of conviction, uncompromising, espe-
cially where her principles were involved.
She was tenacious and ebullient, conspir-
atorial and saucy, sparkling and cool – a
sharp mind and a warm heart.”
In addition to her husband, daughter,
and stepsons, Ms. Alexander is survived
by her parents, Ann and Charles Alexander,
and her siblings, Sarah Alexander Mac-
Eachern, Charles Christian Alexander Jr.,
and Katherine Alexander Sears.
This obituary was compiled by
Ms. Alexander’s friend and formmate
Nancy Weltchek ’78.
1987
Raymond George
Letourneau Jr.
of Ridgewood, N.Y., died January 27, 2013,
after a period of
declining health,
with his mother
by his side. He
was 44.
Born January 14,
1969, in Lewiston,
Maine, to Ray-
mond G. Letour-
neau and Susan
(Ehmann) Newell, he was raised in Bos-
cawen, N.H. He attended Merrimack
Valley High School, where he was known
for “a highly developed and uncommonly
flexible intellect” and undeniable athletic
ability. Mr. Letourneau joined the Third
Form at St. Paul’s in the fall of 1983. He
quickly made a name for himself as a
strong student and talented athlete. He
participated in Eco-Action and Le Cercle
Français and was a poet whose works
were published in the Horae Scholasticae.
Mr. Letourneau played soccer and base-
ball at SPS, but was best known for his
skills on the ice as a goalie for the Big Red
hockey team. One former faculty member
described Mr. Letourneau as “clearly one
of the most talented athletes ever seen
at St. Paul’s.” He was one of 67 students
selected from across the country to train
at the Olympic hockey camp in Denver,
Colo., and later participated in the Junior
Olympics.
Mr. Letourneau thrived during the win-
ter seasons both on the ice and off, where
he maintained strong grades. “There is
something to be said for doing what one
loves,” wrote one former faculty member
of Mr. Letourneau’s hockey season. “It
seems to make everything work out well.”
Following his graduation, he attended
Yale University, continuing his hockey
career with the Bulldogs. Ray Duckler, a
reporter for the Concord Monitor, wrote
of Mr. Letourneau in the January 16, 1991,
edition of the paper, “[He is] one of the
best hockey goalies in the 12-team ECAC,
and his 3.37 goals-against-average is a
big reason why Yale is in second place in
the conference after three consecutive
losing years.” Upon graduating from Yale
in 1991, he was drafted by the Philadelphia
Flyers of the National Hockey League,
playing for a short time with the team’s
AHL affiliate Hershey Bears.
Mr. Letourneau left hockey for Wall
Street. He began his career at J.P. Morgan
before becoming a founding partner of
Williams Trading, LLC. He also worked
for Bass Trading, Diamondback Capital
Management, and Bluefin Trading.
In addition to hockey, he loved fly fish-
ing, mountain biking, and skiing, partic-
ularly with his three children. Perhaps
the best description of him came from a
former SPS faculty member, who wrote,
“To know him is to clearly know that one
is in the presence of a thoughtful, bright,
and able person.”
Mr. Letourneau will be deeply missed
by many, including his three children:
Lane, 13, Blake, 11, and Matthew, 8; his
best friend and mother to his children,
Robin Sias; Robin’s parents, David and
Patricia Sias; his mother and “other”
father, Susan E. and James P. Newell; his
father, Raymond Letourneau; his sister
and brother-in-law, Amy Harter and
Christopher Cahill; his nephews, Jace and
Ethan Harter; and many aunts, uncles,
cousins, and dear friends.
1992
Francesca “Chessy”
diPaolo Drew
of White Plains, N.Y., died on September
26, 2012, after a long battle with multiple
sclerosis. She was 38.
Born in London on December 13, 1973,
she was the daughter of the late Roger
and Gina Drew. She spent her elementary
years in London schools before attending
the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.,
and later Scarsdale Public High School,
where she was known for “her warmth,
sensibility, and eagerness.” Ms. Drew
entered St. Paul’s as a Fifth Former in the
fall of 1990 and quickly made a place for
herself. She participated in the Classics
Club and the Debate Team and competed
with the JV ski team and the varsity field
hockey team, earning All-League honor-
able mention for her effort on defense.
In the classroom, Ms. Drew had a passion
for the classics. She graduated with distinc-
tion in classics, earning the Greek Award.
After a gap year, Ms. Drew attended
Columbia University, graduating in 1997
with a B.A. in art history. She went on
to work as a financial analyst, but she
never fully left behind her love of the
classical world.
As one former faculty member wrote,
she was known for her “inquisitive, re-
flective, and fiercely determined” nature.
Perhaps she described her legacy best
when she once wrote, “Things I most value
are family, charity, kindness, knowledge,
patience, integrity, respect, etc.; but one
thing that has recently been an outstand-
ing value to me is sincerity.”
Ms. Drew is survived by her brothers,
Roger, Sean, Christopher, and Antony, as
well as her beloved Labrador retriever,
Treacle.
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