Alton "Pete" Jones Nixon

Alton "Pete" Jones Nixon

DECEMBER 23, 1936 – AUGUST 15, 2021

Alton (Pete) Nixon, age 84, of The Woodlands, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021. He was born on December 23, 1936 in New York, New York, a second son to Eugene Nixon and Jane Cooper Nixon. Pete married Sally Lacey on July 21, 1960. Pete and Sally were married for 57 years and had two daughters, Katherine and Kimberly.

Pete Nixon graduated from Ossining High School. After high school, he entered the United States Marine Corps and attended the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control School where he was KS certified. His Military MOS 6711 certification qualified him to work at any control tower in the continental US. Pete served in the Marine Corps from 1955 to 1958 as an air traffic controller at MCAS Cherry Point, New Bern, NC and MCAS Beaufort, SC. After serving in the military he attended Allegheny College.

Pete loved people and thrived in his sales career. Over the years he worked at Morris Paper, FMC/Cyklop Strapping Corporation and Union Paper. He was a member of Jaycees, a Presbyterian Church Volunteer and had a passion for Golf, Bingo, Poker, Reading, and Sports.

He is survived by his daughters; Katherine (Kitty) Nolan, Kimberly Podgurski, his Grandchildren; Clay Nolan, Caitlin Ayeni, John Podgurski, and Ashley Podgurski, and his Great Grandchildren; Skylar Ayeni and Everett Nolan.

A visitation for Pete will be held Sunday, August 22, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM at Forest Park - The Woodlands Funeral Home, 18000 Interstate 45 S, The Woodlands, TX 77384, followed by a funeral service from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. A burial service will be held later in the month in Fairview, Pennsylvania where he will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife Sally.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.forestparkthewoodlands.com for the NIXON family.