Robert Moore Alexander, DDS

Robert Moore Alexander, DDS a resident of Seaford, Virginia, died October 31, 2024, at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia, following a courageous battle with cancer.
“Dr. Bob”, as he was fondly known by his patients, was born on March 4, 1946, at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia, to the late L. Luther Alexander, Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Moore Alexander. He attended Hampton Public Schools and received his high school diploma in June 1965, from Randolph Macon Academy.
In August 1965, Dr. Alexander entered the Virginia Military Institute from which he graduated in May 1969. He then entered the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, from which he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in May 1973.
In July 1973, Dr. Alexander entered the United States Dental Corps as a captain stationed at Fort McPherson in East Point, Georgia. Following completion of his two year military commitment, he established a private dental practice in Grafton, Virginia, where he served his patients for 46 years.
Dr. Alexander was formerly an active member of the York Lions Club and the York High School Booster Club. He was a passionate sailor who participated ten times in the Caribbean 1500 Rallies to the British Virgin Islands. He loved to race sailboats in the Chesapeake Bay and enjoyed restoring, with his brother David, a 42 foot Chesapeake Bay deadrise workboat, the Mariner III.
In addition to his parents, Dr. Alexander was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Dr. Bruce A. Conway; and Mike Slider, his niece’s late husband. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Susan Mahoney Alexander; Son, Robert M. Alexander, II and his wife Ellen; daughter, Sarah E. A. Barrett and her husband Liam A. Barrett; grandson, Jackson Alexander Barrett; sister, Carol A. Conway; brother, David J. Alexander, DDS and his wife Emily “Phil” Alexander; nephews, John S. Alexander and Michael D. Alexander (Lyndsay); great nephews, Elijah and Hunter Alexander; nephew, Dr. Robert B. Conway (Steve); niece, Catherine Conway Slider; and godson William Talmadge Hunt, Jr.
A Celebration of Life for Dr. Alexander will be conducted at 10:00am on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church in Grafton, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.