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Friday, May 26, 2023
Alexander William Glover
Age: 21
City: Cedar Rapids
Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Friday, May 26, 2023
Alexander William Glover
Alexander William Glover
Cedar Rapids
Alexander William Glover, 21, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday May 20, 2023, from a drowning accident on Lake Okoboji. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday June 3, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday June 2, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents, Sondra and Benson Williams; his sister, Justice Glover; a niece, Ava Lyn; grandparents, Scott and Meri Glover; uncles, David and Dallas; aunts, Patience and Angie; his girlfriend, Khyra Jiron; his daughter, Caelani and soon to be child, Tokyo Alexander Glover; and his pets, Pluto, Princess and Nikio.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Annette Glover; great-grandparents, Lucio and Violet Sanchez; and many great-aunts and great-uncles.
Alexander was born Aug. 23, 2001, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Washington High School and working his way as a foreman with HTH Construction at ADM. Alex was a very sports-inclined individual. He loved spending time with family and his niece. Alex loved making people laugh and being the entertainment. He was a very social person. He also enjoyed small road trips with his cat, Pluto.
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The family requests to bring a favorite photo of you with Alex. Please dress casual and wear his favorite teams colors (Oregon Ducks) green/yellow in his honor. We will be having a celebration of life at Daniels Park lower pavilion following the services on Saturday, June 3rd … Alex “ag” style.
Memorials may be directed to the family.