Gerry L. Alexander

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Early life and education

Alexander was born in 1936 in Aberdeen, Washington. He attended Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in History in 1958. While a student at UW, he was a member of the Gamma Chi Chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity.[4] In 1964, Alexander received his JD from the University of Washington Law School.

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