Robert "Bob" Lackey Strickland

1922 - 1988  (66 years)

• Name	Robert "Bob" Lackey Strickland  [1]
  Nickname	Bob
  Born	26 Nov 1922	Tyrone, Texas County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Dec 1988	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: Shown as a son of Charles Pinckney Strickland (1894-1963) and Susie Barber Collins (1898-1991) Robert L. Strickland was born in Tyrone, Ok. where his father, C.P. was superintendent of schools. Later, they moved to Alvin, Texas, to Troup, Texas and back to Alvin. He attended Hardin-Simmons University until he joined the Air Force early in WWII. He served at the flight school in Liberal, Ks. as a B-24 mechanic and in New York State as a helicopter mechanic. After WWII, Bob finished his bachelor's degree at Sam Houston State Univ. in Huntsville. There, at the Baptist Student Union, he met his wife-to-be Mary Ann Wood. They were married in August 1950 soon after Bob graduated. They attended Southern Seminary in Ky. but returned to Texas to begin a family. Bob worked for a time at Dow Chemical in Freeport while they resided in Alvin and Angleton. Bob returned to his job as a camp counselor at the Salesmanship Club camp for boys near Dallas. He contracted polio in 1953. He spent about a year in the hospital in Dallas and rehab at the V.A. in Houston. He was completely paralyzed from the waist down, had little arm strength but was blessed with good use of his hands. He did the course work for a Masters degree in psychology at the Univ. of Houston but decided that being a stay-at-home dad was his calling. With his strong hands, he built radios and stereos, pottery, painted, made jewelry and cut gemstones. He was a great father. He was outgoing and devout in his faith. His passion was teaching his men's Sunday School class at Gulf Meadows Baptist Church. He served his church as a deacon and teacher. He died in 1988 after a short illness. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86345669
  Person ID	I40949	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Wood,   b. 8 Nov 1928, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas ,   d. 17 Dec 2009, Bevil Oaks, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F12361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 21 Dec 1988 - Houston, Harris County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).