Eileen Courter
Eileen Courter
Sept. 7, 1940 –June 11, 2026
Eileen Courter, a retired communications professional and 25-year Sun City Center resident, died June 11 after several months under hospice care.
She was born Eileen Myrtle Alexander on Sept. 7, 1940, to Earl and Velma Alexander in Port Huron, Michigan. A stellar student, she won a major scholarship to the University of Michigan and remained an avid Wolverine supporter for life.
After graduation in 1962, she joined the Port Huron Times Herald as women’s editor, where she met reporter Paul Courter. They married in 1964 and moved to Florida, where he was a Miami Herald editor and she taught English at a private high school.
They returned to Michigan in 1966. Eileen joined the Michigan state Department of Social Services and within a few years was appointed statewide communications director. She later was a freelance writer for several national business journals.
The Courters retired to Sun City Center in 2000, and joined the SCC Security Patrol, where Eileen was a 20-year volunteer. She was also a member of the inaugural SCC Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and helped establish the Sun City Center Car Club.
Eileen was predeceased by her parents; brother, Jay Alexander; and sister-in-law, Joy Blouin. She is survived by husband, Paul; brother-in law, Francis Blouin; sisters-in-law, Leila Markle, Doris Jean O’Dell, Theresa Langdon; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be interred in Ann Arbor, overlooking the campus of her beloved University of Michigan.
Sept. 7, 1940 –June 11, 2026
Eileen Courter, a retired communications professional and 25-year Sun City Center resident, died June 11 after several months under hospice care.
She was born Eileen Myrtle Alexander on Sept. 7, 1940, to Earl and Velma Alexander in Port Huron, Michigan. A stellar student, she won a major scholarship to the University of Michigan and remained an avid Wolverine supporter for life.
After graduation in 1962, she joined the Port Huron Times Herald as women’s editor, where she met reporter Paul Courter. They married in 1964 and moved to Florida, where he was a Miami Herald editor and she taught English at a private high school.
They returned to Michigan in 1966. Eileen joined the Michigan state Department of Social Services and within a few years was appointed statewide communications director. She later was a freelance writer for several national business journals.
The Courters retired to Sun City Center in 2000, and joined the SCC Security Patrol, where Eileen was a 20-year volunteer. She was also a member of the inaugural SCC Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and helped establish the Sun City Center Car Club.
Eileen was predeceased by her parents; brother, Jay Alexander; and sister-in-law, Joy Blouin. She is survived by husband, Paul; brother-in law, Francis Blouin; sisters-in-law, Leila Markle, Doris Jean O’Dell, Theresa Langdon; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be interred in Ann Arbor, overlooking the campus of her beloved University of Michigan.