IN MEMORY OF ALBERT STRECKERClass of 1962
I just heard sad news from Dan Hoisington.
Al Strecker died yesterday - Dec. 3, 2008.
He had a stress test taken on Mon and passed it with "flying colors".
Jan was gone from the home for a while yesterday, came home, and found him on their bed. He had a massive thrombosis.
Such a shock and so sad. As soon as I hear more, I will add it to the blog.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jan and the family.
Jan Strecker
10205 Riviera Circle
Hutchinson, KS 67502
Al's Memorial Service is Sat. at 10 am in Hutchinson.
In the afternoon there will be a service at Paradise.
Albert "Al" Henry Strecker, 64, died Dec. 3, 2008, at his home.
He was born June 5, 1944, the son of Ernest and Eva May Strecker. He was a 1962 graduate of Paradise Rural High School. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1967 with a B.S. in engineering.
He then received his P.E. (Professional Engineering) license in 1971. He was an agricultural engineer currently working as a sales representative for Engineered Sales of Kansas City.
He served as a staff sergeant for the Army Reserves from 1967-73. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, and of AMBUCS, K-State Alumni and the American Society of Agricultural Engineering.
On June 6, 1965, he married Janice "Jan" E. McNeal in Paradise. She survives. Other survivors include:
sons, Scott and wife Cindy and Stuart and wife Lori, both of Lawrence;
brother, Glen, Olathe; sisters, Mary Anderson, Osborne, and Wanda Kay Augustine, Hutchinson;
grandchildren, Lidia, Jai, Henry, Maggie and Ada May;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Methodist Church, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Pat Ault-Duell presiding.
Cremation has taken place.
Friends may sign the guest book 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Interment will be in Mount Hermon Cemetery, Paradise.
The cemetery service will be at 3:30 at Mount Hermon at Paradise.
There will be cookies and coffee at the Methodist Church following.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hutchinson AMBUCS for AmTrykes, Trinity Untied Methodist Church or Paradise United Methodist Church in care of the mortuary.
Visit http://www.elliottmortuary.com/index.cfm to leave the family personal condolences.
This is the description of Paradise that Rev. Pat Ault-Duell used in Al's service.
"People who say that Kansas is flat have obviously never seen Russell County where the ancient ocean still swells and falls in tawny, grass-covered waves that foam with limestone breakers. In some parts of the world, hills conceal and enclose. but in Russell county, the hills enlarge the landscape so that you think you can see almost into eternity. It's no wonder to me that some people thought to call it "Paradise".
And why should it surprise us that, when you grow up in Paradise, you have something wonderful to bring to the rest of the world?
Standing on the crest of one of those wind-swept hills, sharks-teeth beneath your shoes and open sky all around, you just learn to see life in terms of great possiblities. You think of things you can do, places you can go, friends you can make and the whole world feels like an open hand extended in friendship."
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