Alex Feldman is a calm, mild-mannered man who has played a major role in the growth and development of the bowling industry in Ontario. Born in Hamilton in 1919, to a family where he was the third youngest of seven children, Alex worked in a jewellery store before enlisting in the R.C.A.F. in 1941. He married Loretta in 1944, and they became the parents of Michael who is now engaged to be married to Marla.

Alex move to Chatham in 1950 when he purchased the Bowl-O-Drome, a sixteen lane five pin centre which he is still operating today. He is a Charter Member of the Bowling Proprietors’ Associations of Ontario and Canada and served on the Executive of these groups for over twenty years. He chaired three Provincial conferences and was Ontario’s Y.B.C. Chairman for three years before becoming President from 1972 to1974. Following that, he acted as Chairman of the Board until 1977. During his term of office, Walter Valentan was hired as Administrator and membership increased by 35 centres. All the while, participation by members in all programs was climbing. Alex worked to cement relationships between the different sections of the country and supported the innovation of the Builders of the Bowling Industry Awards Dinner.

Alex Feldman has always believed in the importance of being a good citizen and a good member of his community. He joined the Chatham Kinsmen Club in 1951 and served on its’ Executive for a number of years. He was selected Kinsmen of the year in 1956 and was honoured with a life membership in the Kinsmen Association in 1965, one of only three people to be so honoured over a forty year period. He served on the Boards of the Chatham United Fund, Chatham Goodfellows, Community and Family Services, and sits on the Advisory Board of the St. Ursuline Pines College. He was Chairman of the United Fund Campaign from 1963 to 1965, and following that, assumed the Presidency of the Chatham Goodfellows. He was President of his B’Nai Brith Lodge in 1971 and again in 1979.

He was honoured by the Chatham radio station CFCO as “Man for the Day”. He was active as a Coach, Manager and Umpire in minor league baseball over a twelve year period.

Truly, Alex Feldman is a man to be looked up to and admired. He is a man who understood his responsibilities to his fellow man. He has set a fine example for others in his industry.