Living

• Notes	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.
  Person ID	I2	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Bonnie Jean Benkelman,   b. 8 Dec 1933, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 26 Sep 2023, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas "Tom" Anthony Strong,   b. 29 Jul 1958, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma d. 13 Mar 2025, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1982	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Living
  Photos » Slide Show		McLemore, Melinda ca 1982 wedding to Thomas Anthony Strong Melinda and Tom were married on May 15, 1982, in the Chapel at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
  		Strong, Thomas Anthony ca 1990 with son Michael and wife Melinda This photo was taken at the March 17, 1990 wedding of Laura Strong to Kenneth Solomon in San Antonio, Texas, approximately one month after Michael's adoptive placement with Melinda and Tom Strong.
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  Documents » Slide Show		McLemore, Melinda ca 1981 engagement to Tom Strong As published in the Barrington, Illinois Daily Herald
  		McLemore, Melinda ca 1982 and Tom Strong Invitation to the wedding of Melinda McLemore to Thomas Anthony Strong, May 15, 1982, San Antonio, Texas
  		McLemore, Melinda ca 1982 marriage to Thomas Strong Marriage license as filed in Bexar County, Texas, Volume 432, Page 297, No. 452297
  		McLemore, Melinda ca 1982 marriage to Tom Strong As published in the Woodward Daily Press, the hometown paper of Josephine Morlas Carpenter, the grooms grandmother
  		McLemore, Melinda ca 1986, sacramental marriage to Thomas Strong Melinda and Tom renewed their vows in the Catholic Church four years after their nondemoninational marriage in 1982
  		Strong, Michael A. ca 1990, Adoption Announcement Announcement of the finalization of Michael's adoption by Tom and Melinda Strong
  Albums		Pets (5) Pets that were part of the Strong Family throughout the years
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 15 May 1982 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Wicket, prior to grooming, in Melinda's arms 1 January 2004 - 17 April 2012 The Strong's miniature schnauzer, a stray that followed them home from a walk on New Year's Day, 2004, and quickly captured their hearts.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		McLemore, Tom and Bonnie Family Home (1961-1962), Dallas Duplex This was the Duplex that Tom, Bonnie and Melinda lived in while in Dallas, in the early 1960's. It was not far from SMU.
  		McLemore, Nina (Fuller), Quilt Square, ca 1966 Nina was an avid quilter. This square is from a quilt she made her granddaughter, Melinda, around 1966. Some of the fabric scraps were from school clothes Melinda had outgrown, as Nina had specifically requested these from her daughter-in-law when making the quilt.
  		Strong, Melinda (McLemore) ca 1996, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Membership Certificate of Membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, based on Melinda's lineal descent from Thompson Allen
  		Strong, Thomas and Melinda McLemore, 2009 First Place Award from the Texas State Genealogical Society for "Individual Member Website", presented at the 49th Annual Conference, hosted in San Antonio. http://strongfamilytree.org

  
  

• Sources

  [S391] State of Texas, Certificate of Holy Union of Matrimony. [S831] Barrington (IL) Area Library, Barrington Courier-Review Marriages 1981-1984, Name Date Page Pict Wed to Wedding Date McLemore, Melinda 07/29/82 24 Y Strong, Thomas A. 05/15/82 (Reliability: 3).