Mr. Anthony Alexander

In Loving Memory Of Anthony "Big Ant" Alexander: Anthony Deshawn Alexander (Big Ant) accepted his assignment from heaven and graced this world with his presence on September 19, 1991 in Hutzel Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. His mother Lisa Jones (a college student at the time) and his father Antone Toneall Alexander Sr. (a mechanic) were excited and overwhelmed to be having their third son, yet no one was more happy than his two older brothers Antone Toneall Alexander Jr. (aka Lil Tony) and Aaron Demarko Alexander (aka Marko). His maternal grandparents Dozier and Genever Jones and paternal grandmother Marcia Anderson were also ready to welcome him to the family. Unfortunately, due to medical reasons Anthony didn't come straight home from the hospital so the rest of his family - his four aunts Darlene Forrest (preceded in death), Rochelle Forrest, Latrese Anderson, and Christine Jones, three uncles, Aaron Alexander, Ronald Anderson, Tommie Conley and a host of cousins (too many to name) - had to wait until Anthony fought for his life in the neonatal unit. Anthony came home from the hospital on Christmas Eve which made Anthony one of the greatest gifts his family would ever receive. Anthony was passed around from family member to family member to family member and he formed a quick bond with his brothers. From that day forward Anthony and his brothers would be referred to as ("the boys"). They did everything together but they enjoyed working with their dad towing cars the most along with their favorite cousin/shadow Erianna Jones. Anthony attended Detroit Public Schools but he always knew school was not his thing. He had a vision to be his own boss (like his father) and he understood business (like his mother) and he didn't need an education to achieve it. By the age of six he started to hustle -cleaning out cars in return for change found or anything he could do to earn a little cash. As time went on Anthony left high school and began working for the family business A&A Towing. In 2012 at the age of 21, Anthony purchased his own tow truck and started his own business and it took off. Within two years he had contracts to tow cars for insurance companies and he had employees working for him (his brothers Tony and Marko). During the rare occasions when he wasn't working he enjoyed bowling, hanging out with family and friends, and cracking jokes on people who had thick enough skin to handle it. Anthony's life was just beginning when it was unexpectedly taken on July 27, 2015 but his assignment on earth was not incomplete.

Mr. Anthony Alexander

September 19, 1991 - July 27, 2015