October 7, 1955 – January 26, 2024
Alex passed peacefully with his wife Christine by his side.
Alex was a devoted and hardworking husband who was cherished by his wife. Alex was always willing to lend a helping hand to family and friends.
Alex will be deeply missed by those he held close. Loved by brother John (Ingrid) Balinski and sister-in-law Joanne Brogden. Brother of Liz (Dave) Fisk.
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Johns and Family
Our thoughts and love are with you.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the entire family. Ashis was a wonderful person and will be dearly missed by those whose lives he touched. He will forever be in our thoughts and prayers.
We are very sorry to hear of your loss, Chris. Al was a much valued member of the Monterey Table Tennis Club. We always enjoyed playing with him.
Chris, I am so sorry to hear of Alex’s passing. He was the one who welcomed me to the table tennis club and had so much patience with me. I was surprised to find that he was the husband of my Strength & Yoga teacher who was also welcoming and patient. Take care of yourself. You will be in my thoughts.
Alex was a wonderful table tennis player and I thoroughly enjoyed playing with him. He will be missed by our club. Heartfelt sympathy.
This was such sad news and I’m very sorry for your loss. I played many fun games of table tennis with and against Alex. He was a sweet man.
I used to play Table Tennis with him a lot and I always enjoyed playing with him.
He will be missed
Sorry for your loss Christine He was a nice man and we enjoyed his company and playing Table Tennis with him
Dear Christine,
We are both sorry of your loss, both Reg and I (Barbara) had played
a lot of TT Tennis with Al and had a lot of fun together.
Take care of yourself, Barb and Reg.
Peace be with you.
Barb and Reg.❤️😘
Dear Christine and family,
I played table tennis with Alex. He was a good player and a good sport.
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
Deep peace of the gentle night to you
Sorry to hear about Alex passing. It was a great table tennis player and it was a pleasure to play with him. My sincere condolences!