STRICKLAND, John Kay Sr.
STRICKLAND, John Kay Sr., 95, retired aerospace industry quality control manager, of Austin died Wednesday. Services 6 p.m. today, Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home.
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Saturday, February 10, 2007
John (Jack) Kay Strickland Sr.
May 28, 1911 - Feb. 7, 2007
Jack died at Hospice Austin on Feb 7, 2007 after a short illness. He was born on May 28 1911, to Mary Elizabeth Kay and Edwin Lockwood Strickland, in Brooklyn, NY. Most of his ancestors lived in the New York and Long Island area. He grew up in his parent's house near Flushing, Queens, NY at a time when most of the area was still farmland. There he attended elementary school at PS 22, and later Flushing High School. He attended Syracuse University, majoring in Geology and was a member of ROTC at Syracuse. He helped to introduce skiing to Syracuse University, and was active in New York Ski Club for many years. He was also a member of the National Ski Patrol. In June, 1940, he married his wife of 59 years, Marian C. Call, in Niagara Falls, NY.
He worked at a number of jobs in the New York City area, and then got a job at Republic Aviation on Long Island, where he helped train workers building the Thunderbolt fighter plane. In 1942, he was called into service in the US Army, but was prevented from serving overseas due to medical disabilities. He rose to the rank of Captain in the Army, and worked to manage the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, when the war was ending and troops were arriving from the Pacific theater.
In 1946, he moved to near Niagara Falls, New York, and worked as a manager for the Carborundum Company and Great Lakes Battery Company. He moved to the countryside outside of Niagara Falls in 1951, before getting a management job at Bell Aerosystems in Niagara Falls. He left Bell in 1960 for a few years to run his own business, a coin operated laundry and dry cleaning store, "The LaunderPort", right on the banks of the old Erie Canal in downtown Lockport, NY. The family moved a few miles to a location nearer Lockport at that time. From 1955 to 1974, the family owned a summer cottage at Point Au Baril, Ontario, Canada, where they spent many enjoyable summer days.
After returning to Bell, Jack became the chief of quality control for the Rockets Division of Bell, and had 300 inspectors working under him at one point. During the Apollo program, his inspectors checked the Lunar Ascent Engine, which took the Apollo Astronauts off the lunar surface in the Lunar Module back to the Apollo Command module in Lunar Orbit. This engine had to be very reliable, since there was no backup. He was also directly involved in introducing ultrasonic testing to the Aerospace Industry and was a member of the Society for Nondestructive Testing.
He retired from Bell in 1972. The family moved from Lockport to Austin, Texas in 1976, where he bought 13 acres in a valley near Lake Travis. They finished building a house there in 1982 and he has lived there ever since. He has been a member of the Heart of Texas Orchid Society for over 30 years, and was active in teaching new members how to grow orchids. He brought his extensive orchid collection down to Austin from Lockport and built a new greenhouse. He was a lifelong gardener, growing vegetables and flowers in every place he lived. In 1981, He was also a founder of the Protect Lake Travis Association, which is still active in protecting the watershed around the lake. In 1990, he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary at his residence in Austin.
His parents and his wife, Marian C. Strickland, preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother, Joseph K Strickland of Columbus, Ohio, his sons, John K. Jr, Peter C, and Edwin L., his daughter-in-law Jocelyn M. Hooper, and two grandchildren, Colin D. and Evan D., all of Austin. Interment will be in Michigan.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Weed-Corley-Fish Chapel in Austin.
Memorial donations can be made to the Protect Lake Travis Association in his name.
Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Friday, February 9, 2007
STRICKLAND, John Kay Sr., 95, retired aerospace industry quality control manager, of Austin died Wednesday. Services 6 p.m. today, Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home.
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Saturday, February 10, 2007
John (Jack) Kay Strickland Sr.
May 28, 1911 - Feb. 7, 2007
Jack died at Hospice Austin on Feb 7, 2007 after a short illness. He was born on May 28 1911, to Mary Elizabeth Kay and Edwin Lockwood Strickland, in Brooklyn, NY. Most of his ancestors lived in the New York and Long Island area. He grew up in his parent's house near Flushing, Queens, NY at a time when most of the area was still farmland. There he attended elementary school at PS 22, and later Flushing High School. He attended Syracuse University, majoring in Geology and was a member of ROTC at Syracuse. He helped to introduce skiing to Syracuse University, and was active in New York Ski Club for many years. He was also a member of the National Ski Patrol. In June, 1940, he married his wife of 59 years, Marian C. Call, in Niagara Falls, NY.
He worked at a number of jobs in the New York City area, and then got a job at Republic Aviation on Long Island, where he helped train workers building the Thunderbolt fighter plane. In 1942, he was called into service in the US Army, but was prevented from serving overseas due to medical disabilities. He rose to the rank of Captain in the Army, and worked to manage the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, when the war was ending and troops were arriving from the Pacific theater.
In 1946, he moved to near Niagara Falls, New York, and worked as a manager for the Carborundum Company and Great Lakes Battery Company. He moved to the countryside outside of Niagara Falls in 1951, before getting a management job at Bell Aerosystems in Niagara Falls. He left Bell in 1960 for a few years to run his own business, a coin operated laundry and dry cleaning store, "The LaunderPort", right on the banks of the old Erie Canal in downtown Lockport, NY. The family moved a few miles to a location nearer Lockport at that time. From 1955 to 1974, the family owned a summer cottage at Point Au Baril, Ontario, Canada, where they spent many enjoyable summer days.
After returning to Bell, Jack became the chief of quality control for the Rockets Division of Bell, and had 300 inspectors working under him at one point. During the Apollo program, his inspectors checked the Lunar Ascent Engine, which took the Apollo Astronauts off the lunar surface in the Lunar Module back to the Apollo Command module in Lunar Orbit. This engine had to be very reliable, since there was no backup. He was also directly involved in introducing ultrasonic testing to the Aerospace Industry and was a member of the Society for Nondestructive Testing.
He retired from Bell in 1972. The family moved from Lockport to Austin, Texas in 1976, where he bought 13 acres in a valley near Lake Travis. They finished building a house there in 1982 and he has lived there ever since. He has been a member of the Heart of Texas Orchid Society for over 30 years, and was active in teaching new members how to grow orchids. He brought his extensive orchid collection down to Austin from Lockport and built a new greenhouse. He was a lifelong gardener, growing vegetables and flowers in every place he lived. In 1981, He was also a founder of the Protect Lake Travis Association, which is still active in protecting the watershed around the lake. In 1990, he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary at his residence in Austin.
His parents and his wife, Marian C. Strickland, preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother, Joseph K Strickland of Columbus, Ohio, his sons, John K. Jr, Peter C, and Edwin L., his daughter-in-law Jocelyn M. Hooper, and two grandchildren, Colin D. and Evan D., all of Austin. Interment will be in Michigan.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Weed-Corley-Fish Chapel in Austin.
Memorial donations can be made to the Protect Lake Travis Association in his name.
Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Friday, February 9, 2007
STRICKLAND, John Kay Sr.
STRICKLAND, John Kay Sr., 95, retired aerospace industry quality control manager, of Austin died Wednesday. Services 6 p.m. today, Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home.
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Saturday, February 10, 2007
John (Jack) Kay Strickland Sr.
May 28, 1911 - Feb. 7, 2007
Jack died at Hospice Austin on Feb 7, 2007 after a short illness. He was born on May 28 1911, to Mary Elizabeth Kay and Edwin Lockwood Strickland, in Brooklyn, NY. Most of his ancestors lived in the New York and Long Island area. He grew up in his parent's house near Flushing, Queens, NY at a time when most of the area was still farmland. There he attended elementary school at PS 22, and later Flushing High School. He attended Syracuse University, majoring in Geology and was a member of ROTC at Syracuse. He helped to introduce skiing to Syracuse University, and was active in New York Ski Club for many years. He was also a member of the National Ski Patrol. In June, 1940, he married his wife of 59 years, Marian C. Call, in Niagara Falls, NY.
He worked at a number of jobs in the New York City area, and then got a job at Republic Aviation on Long Island, where he helped train workers building the Thunderbolt fighter plane. In 1942, he was called into service in the US Army, but was prevented from serving overseas due to medical disabilities. He rose to the rank of Captain in the Army, and worked to manage the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, when the war was ending and troops were arriving from the Pacific theater.
In 1946, he moved to near Niagara Falls, New York, and worked as a manager for the Carborundum Company and Great Lakes Battery Company. He moved to the countryside outside of Niagara Falls in 1951, before getting a management job at Bell Aerosystems in Niagara Falls. He left Bell in 1960 for a few years to run his own business, a coin operated laundry and dry cleaning store, "The LaunderPort", right on the banks of the old Erie Canal in downtown Lockport, NY. The family moved a few miles to a location nearer Lockport at that time. From 1955 to 1974, the family owned a summer cottage at Point Au Baril, Ontario, Canada, where they spent many enjoyable summer days.
After returning to Bell, Jack became the chief of quality control for the Rockets Division of Bell, and had 300 inspectors working under him at one point. During the Apollo program, his inspectors checked the Lunar Ascent Engine, which took the Apollo Astronauts off the lunar surface in the Lunar Module back to the Apollo Command module in Lunar Orbit. This engine had to be very reliable, since there was no backup. He was also directly involved in introducing ultrasonic testing to the Aerospace Industry and was a member of the Society for Nondestructive Testing.
He retired from Bell in 1972. The family moved from Lockport to Austin, Texas in 1976, where he bought 13 acres in a valley near Lake Travis. They finished building a house there in 1982 and he has lived there ever since. He has been a member of the Heart of Texas Orchid Society for over 30 years, and was active in teaching new members how to grow orchids. He brought his extensive orchid collection down to Austin from Lockport and built a new greenhouse. He was a lifelong gardener, growing vegetables and flowers in every place he lived. In 1981, He was also a founder of the Protect Lake Travis Association, which is still active in protecting the watershed around the lake. In 1990, he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary at his residence in Austin.
His parents and his wife, Marian C. Strickland, preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother, Joseph K Strickland of Columbus, Ohio, his sons, John K. Jr, Peter C, and Edwin L., his daughter-in-law Jocelyn M. Hooper, and two grandchildren, Colin D. and Evan D., all of Austin. Interment will be in Michigan.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Weed-Corley-Fish Chapel in Austin.
Memorial donations can be made to the Protect Lake Travis Association in his name.
Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Friday, February 9, 2007
STRICKLAND, John Kay Sr., 95, retired aerospace industry quality control manager, of Austin died Wednesday. Services 6 p.m. today, Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home.
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Saturday, February 10, 2007
John (Jack) Kay Strickland Sr.
May 28, 1911 - Feb. 7, 2007
Jack died at Hospice Austin on Feb 7, 2007 after a short illness. He was born on May 28 1911, to Mary Elizabeth Kay and Edwin Lockwood Strickland, in Brooklyn, NY. Most of his ancestors lived in the New York and Long Island area. He grew up in his parent's house near Flushing, Queens, NY at a time when most of the area was still farmland. There he attended elementary school at PS 22, and later Flushing High School. He attended Syracuse University, majoring in Geology and was a member of ROTC at Syracuse. He helped to introduce skiing to Syracuse University, and was active in New York Ski Club for many years. He was also a member of the National Ski Patrol. In June, 1940, he married his wife of 59 years, Marian C. Call, in Niagara Falls, NY.
He worked at a number of jobs in the New York City area, and then got a job at Republic Aviation on Long Island, where he helped train workers building the Thunderbolt fighter plane. In 1942, he was called into service in the US Army, but was prevented from serving overseas due to medical disabilities. He rose to the rank of Captain in the Army, and worked to manage the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, when the war was ending and troops were arriving from the Pacific theater.
In 1946, he moved to near Niagara Falls, New York, and worked as a manager for the Carborundum Company and Great Lakes Battery Company. He moved to the countryside outside of Niagara Falls in 1951, before getting a management job at Bell Aerosystems in Niagara Falls. He left Bell in 1960 for a few years to run his own business, a coin operated laundry and dry cleaning store, "The LaunderPort", right on the banks of the old Erie Canal in downtown Lockport, NY. The family moved a few miles to a location nearer Lockport at that time. From 1955 to 1974, the family owned a summer cottage at Point Au Baril, Ontario, Canada, where they spent many enjoyable summer days.
After returning to Bell, Jack became the chief of quality control for the Rockets Division of Bell, and had 300 inspectors working under him at one point. During the Apollo program, his inspectors checked the Lunar Ascent Engine, which took the Apollo Astronauts off the lunar surface in the Lunar Module back to the Apollo Command module in Lunar Orbit. This engine had to be very reliable, since there was no backup. He was also directly involved in introducing ultrasonic testing to the Aerospace Industry and was a member of the Society for Nondestructive Testing.
He retired from Bell in 1972. The family moved from Lockport to Austin, Texas in 1976, where he bought 13 acres in a valley near Lake Travis. They finished building a house there in 1982 and he has lived there ever since. He has been a member of the Heart of Texas Orchid Society for over 30 years, and was active in teaching new members how to grow orchids. He brought his extensive orchid collection down to Austin from Lockport and built a new greenhouse. He was a lifelong gardener, growing vegetables and flowers in every place he lived. In 1981, He was also a founder of the Protect Lake Travis Association, which is still active in protecting the watershed around the lake. In 1990, he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary at his residence in Austin.
His parents and his wife, Marian C. Strickland, preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother, Joseph K Strickland of Columbus, Ohio, his sons, John K. Jr, Peter C, and Edwin L., his daughter-in-law Jocelyn M. Hooper, and two grandchildren, Colin D. and Evan D., all of Austin. Interment will be in Michigan.
A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Weed-Corley-Fish Chapel in Austin.
Memorial donations can be made to the Protect Lake Travis Association in his name.
Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Friday, February 9, 2007
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