TITLE:  Alexander F. Schenck

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, August 1, 2001

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, August 2001

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SCHENCK, Alexander
Alexander F. Schenck died at home in Flat Rock, N.C., on July 31, in 
the company of his family. Mr. Schenck was born in Greensboro, N.C., 
in 1912 and lived in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Flat Rock, N.C., and 
Charleston, S.C. He graduated Cum Laude from Davidson College and from 
Harvard Business School. In World War II, Alexander Schenk served four 
years and in seven campaigns as an officer of the First Infantry 
Division. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel by General Mark Clark,
and was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry, the Distinguished 
Service Medal, Purple Heart, the Legion of Merit for bravery, as well 
as citations from the Allied governments. During his career, Mr. 
Schenck made many contributions to the state of North Carolina. He 
served on Charlotte's first Capital Planning Board and as an Elder of 
Myers Park Presbyterian Church. He was the Civilian Head of the 
Advisory Board for the Salvation Army in Charlotte. Alexander Schenck 
was the President of the Richardson Foundation and moved the 
organization's headquarters from New York to Greensboro. An ardent 
conservationist and preservationist, Mr. Schenck was a Board Member of 
the North Carolina Nature Conservancy and contributed many conservation
easements to that organization. He was an organizer, and the first 
Chairman of Historic Flat Rock, Inc. Alexander Schenck married Laurinda
Vivian Carlson of Greensboro in 1946, and they were married for 55 
happy years. Mrs. Schenk lives in Flat Rock and Charleston. They have 
two sons, Alexander Lewis Schenck, of Flat Rock, and Michael Weldon 
Schenck, of Charleston, and nine grandchildren. A memorial service for 
Alexander Schenck will be held on August 2, at 2 p.m., at St. John in 
the Wilderness Episcopal Church, where Mr. Schenck served on the Vestry
. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army Division Headquarters in 
Charlotte or to the North Carolina Nature Conservancy. (The Post and 
Courier August 1, 2001)
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