Gary Gene Strickland
Marriages
Linda Green - March 7, 1959
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B Obituary - November 24, 2016
Gary Gene Strickland of
Loraine, TX, formerly of
Grand Junction, Colorado,
passed away November 18,
2016 at the VITAS Inpatient
Hospice Unit in San Antonio,
Texas, he was 78.
Gary was born on July 14,
1938 in Los Angeles,
California from the union of
James E. Stricklin and Pearl
Studebaker and spent his childhood in Los Angeles.
Gary was a Pressman for thirty–five years working for The
Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California and Colorado Printing
in Grand Junction, Colorado. His family was the main focus of
his life and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting,
jeeping, snowmobiling and using his hands to build all sorts of
things.
He married Linda Green on March 7, 1959 in Las Vegas,
Nevada and from this union three children were born.
Gary leaves behind his wife of 57 years; Linda A. Strickland of
Loraine, Texas; three children, Scott Allen Strickland of San
Diego, California, Steven Owen (Tanya) Strickland of Grand
Junction, Colorado and Shelly Ann (Gary) Martin of San
Antonio, Texas; a brother, Randy Roach of Bloomington,
California; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers;
Kenneth and Robert.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, November
26, 2016 at Martin Mortuary with burial to follow at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gary’s name to the
American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK
73123
Friends and family may leave their condolences at
www.martinmortuary.com.
