Alfred Edwin Fletcher

Alfred Edwin Fletcher, 95, passed away on July 10 at Hospice’s Center for Compassionate Care at TMH. He was the widower of Jane Cadwallader Fletcher. They shared 69 loving years of marriage together. Born in Memphis TN, he was the son of Alfred H Fletcher and Elizabeth K Fletcher. He graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelors Degree in Biology, from the University of Pennsylvania in Physical Therapy, and Yale University with a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration. Al enlisted in the Army which took he and Jane to Germany where their first daughter Jane (a.k.a. Kindie) was born. Upon returning to the US, Al and Jane settled in Clinton, NJ, where Al worked as a physical therapist until enrolling in Yale University. After graduating from Yale, he worked as a hospital administrator at several hospitals mostly in NJ. In 1980, Al, Jane and Beth, their second daughter, moved to Tallahassee where Al worked for the Hospital Cost Containment Board. Al loved and collected classic cars and was a lifelong sailor who loved being on the water in one of his many sailboats. His love of sailing began when he was a teenager sailing his Pennant on Long Island Sound. As time went on, Al’s boats got progressively larger with his final boat being a 40 ft. ketch. Over the years, he and his family sailed on the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean. Al and Jane also took many trips to sail in the Caribbean with friends and family. While in Tallahassee, Al and Jane spent time at their house in Shell Point to sail and be near the water. After retirement, Al and Jane divided their time between Tallahassee and Maine where Al continued his love of sailing, working as the Waterfront Director and teaching sailing classes at the WoodenBoat School. Al was predeceased by his wife Jane and is survived by his daughters, Jane Fletcher, and Beth Meredith (Jay), his grandchildren, Paul Zarychta (Kristin), Lauren Sykes, Clay Meredith, and Matt Meredith, and his great grandson Fletcher Zarychta, his namesake. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 19 at 3:00 pm at Fellowship Presbyterian Church, 3158 Shamrock St. South, Tallahassee, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Elder Care Services Inc., 2518 West Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL. For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed at http://fellowshippcusa.org/ Dayne Parker of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Fletcher family with their arrangements.

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Alfred Edwin Fletcher

September 8, 1928 - July 10, 2024