Alan Bernard Becker

He was born in Kenosha, WI on January 18, 1930 to Bernard and Lydia (nee: Krohn) Becker. Alan was a 1948 graduate of Kenosha High School where he played trumpet in the band. He was a hospital corpsman in the Navy, service with a Marine Corps. unit in Korea. There he received the Purple Heart. He taught Anatomy and Physiology at Marquette University and later retired from Blue Cross/Blue Shield in 1987. He was an active Lion's Club member and member of the Freemasons. Alan and Marie (nee: Mantey) were united in marriage at the First Congregational church in South Milwaukee in 1953. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Lydia Becker and his sister, Lorraine (Ray) Switzer.

Alan will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marie; daughter, Heidi (Scott) Frankow; his grandchildren, Max and Madeline Frankow; niece Susan (David) Wright; as well as extended family and many friends.

Services will take place in Wisconsin on a yet to be determined date. Those who desire may make memorial donations to Leader Dog's for the Blind, 1039 South Rochester Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307-3115, www.leaderdog.org.

A special thank you to the kind and compassionate caregivers of First Presbyterian Hospice of Dallas.