Henry Alexander, who had been a staff engineer with Raytheon Corp. for 47 years, died March 16, 2012, at home after a brief battle with cancer. He was 86.
Alexander graduated from Rutgers with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering in 1945 and 1947, respectively. He earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton in 1952 and began his career with the Office of Naval Research in Washington, D.C. He was a civilian liaison officer to the British Ministry of Defense in London in 1955-56.
Thereafter, he worked for Stromberg Carlson and then joined Raytheon Corp. in 1962, where he remained until recent years. At Raytheon, Alexander had a major role in the development and application of advanced radar technologies instrumental to national defense in the Cold War and the two Persian Gulf wars.
He had a lifelong interest in athletics and had been a short- and intermediate-distance freestyle swimmer for Rutgers. He swam and ran in many amateur events throughout his life. For Princeton, he was an alumni schools committee interviewer in Massachusetts.
Alexander is survived by Cynthia, his wife of almost 60 years; five children; and eight grandchildren.
Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.