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Alvin Marcellus Boldt January 17, 1925-October 25, 2013 Country Gentleman Well-Loved, a Life Well-Lived Alvin Boldt, age 88, rode peacefully off into the sunset on October 25, 2013, just as in his favorite Western movies, having lived a rich but simple life in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. Alvin was born in Yorktown, Texas, the firstborn son of Marcellus and Lena Boldt on January 17, 1925. After graduating from Breckenridge High School in San Antonio, he worked briefly, and then embarked on an adventure in the US Coast Guard, being posted in locations such as Trinidad, Cuba and New Orleans, LA. through the end of World War II. He shared the excitement of some of these early adventures with Dorothy Braune Boldt, his younger sister's best friend, who also became his wife and soul mate on August 18, 1945. They shared almost 64 wonderful years together, raising their two sons, enjoying bowling and Texas Swing music, as well as fun family times spent fishing, completing Boy Scout activities, and taking summer adventures to the 48 contiguous states. Alvin dedicated his working years to Lone Star Breweries while Dorothy worked at Kelly Air Force Base.He was mostly contented to pass his days in and around San Antonio, but also enjoyed visiting Bob and Paula Boldt and their three daughters in California as well as accompanying the family on trips to Florida and Hawaii. These trips he happily made despite his dread of flying. His favorite trips were long road adventures to Nevada to visit his favorite Ponderosa Ranch, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco. We suspect one of his most terrifying moments was witnessing his beloved Dorothy parasail in Hawaii at the youthful age of 66, while he "watched" the grandkids. Alvin's home in Adkins, Texas, which he shared with Dorothy for thirty years prior to her death, was their dream home, a "country estate" of 10 acres, where they happily grew their vegetables, had a small stock of animals goats, chickens, etc., and always provided a home to numerous dogs and cats, here and there. Alvin has resided at Huebner Creek Health and Rehab since Dorothy's death in 2009, sharing his wit and good nature with staff and residents, while proudly reigning as the dominoes champion right to the end. He followed his Texas Longhorns, San Antonio Spurs, and took a daily dose of old Westerns; he could recite the dialog from memory. . .having seen them all so many times. Alvin was predeceased by his parents and his three siblings; Delores, Wallace, and Nelson Boldt, as well as his loving wife, Dorothy. He is survived by his sons: Bobby Lee Boldt and wife Paula of Austin, Texas;James Allan Boldt of San Antonio, Texas; his three adoring granddaughters, Brittany Boldt Burnett and Josephof Carlsbad, California, Lindsay Brooke Boldt of Princeton, New Jersey, and April Allison Boldt , of Austin, Texas. His three great grandchildren, Jack, Tess and Clara Burnett, were his special pride and joy, and he was regularly transfixed by the pictures and stories we shared about his special great grandkids. Alvin is also survived by many nieces and nephews, as well as grand nieces and nephews who loved and could count on Alvin and Dorothy to contribute and bring fun and energy to family gatherings over the years. The family wishes to thank Dr. Paul Garcia and the able and doting nurses and staff at Huebner Creek for helping Alvin look forward to getting up each day these last four years. Alvin will be sorely missed as the patriarch of the Boldt family, but he has earned his spot in Heaven and will long be remembered in our hearts for his dry wit, his pearls of wisdom and fun, and his gentle spirit. . . .a true country gentleman!

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Alvin M. Boldt

January 17, 1925 - October 25, 2013