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Show STER PLANT OFFICIAL DIES Alex W. Christensen Succumbs Suc-cumbs To Peritonitis Infection In-fection Tuesday Night. Alex W. Christensen, 50, Eliza- j beth apartments, safety engineer and personnel manager of the Columbia Co-lumbia Steel corporation, died Tuesday Tues-day evening at a Salt Lake hospital hospit-al from peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Christensen was taken suddenly sud-denly ill Friday night and grew gradually worse until Monday when he was taken to the Holy ' Cross hospital where an operation was performed in the afternoon. According to the attending phvsi-cians, phvsi-cians, the appendix - was ruptured and the dreaded peritonitis miec-tion miec-tion had already set in. Mr. Christensen came here six years ago during the construction construc-tion of the steel plant and was retained re-tained in the employ of the company com-pany when its operations began. He was one of the most popular officials' offi-cials' at the plant and was noted for his genial and friendly disposition. dispo-sition. As manager of athletics at the pliint he came in contact with many of the employes as well as the public throughout the county. As a guide at the plant he had conducted con-ducted hundreds of people througn the local pioperty. Alex Christensen was born in Salt Lake and lived there the greater part of his life. He was active in- community affairs and six years ago was a candidate for city commissioner there. He was also a past master of the oldest Masonic lodge .'n the state, Mount Moriah lodge, No. 2. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mcrella D. Christensen; one daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Joseph H. Hogan, Salt Lake; one sister residing in Santa Monica, Calif., and two brothers. " Arrangements for the funeral services had not been completed Wednesday, but they will probably be held from the Masonic temple. |