Alfred Murrell Wise, Jr. of Brazoria, Texas passed away peacefully on October 10th at the age of 93. He was born on October 30th, 1932, to Alfred Wise, Sr. and Grace Whitefield Wise in Vinton, Iowa. After graduating from Freeport High School, he joined the Army in 1953, serving in G2 Intelligence while stationed in Japan during the Korean War. He married Katherine Dirzanowski on February 25th, 1956, and together they shared 70 wonderful years together. Alfred enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling with his friends and family. He was known for his decades of service to the community through B.A.C.H., the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, the Brazosport Transportation Club, the B-52 Club, and serving as Commissioner of the Port of Freeport for 18 years.
He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sons Wayne, Keith (Robin), Kurt (Dinaya), his great-granddaughter Kya, as well as his grandsons Tony (Taylor), Jared (Drew), Uriah, and Isaiah, and his great-grandchildren Ciera, Devon and Emmie.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Lloyd, Merle, Robert, Louis, James and Donnie; his sisters Mable Moore and Diana Rose; his son Wesley and his grandson Chris. Alfred will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the community he devoted most of his life toward serving.
Visitation will be held at Stroud Funeral Home in Clute, TX on October 16th, 2026, from 6 – 8 PM. Funeral service will be held at 1PM on October 17th, 2026, at Stroud Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the B.A.C.H organization. For those wishing to make a memorial donation, contributions can be made at https://bachkids.org/donate/