William Strickland
Strickland, William (Bill) Allan, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the age of 71.
The beloved husband of the late Linda Strickland, cherished mother of John (Jaime) Strickland, dear
grandfather of Lindsay, Carter, and Noah (deceased), and beloved friend to many.
A memorial will held on Friday, January 17, 2020 at St. Louis Cremation, 2135 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis,
MO 63103; visitation will be 8:00 – 10:00am and service at 10:00am.
John, I am devastated by his loss. Jim & I loved your parents very much, they were our very best friends. I will miss him very much as I do your mom. My love to you, Jaime and the kids, you are in my thoughts and prayers. The video was great and showed how much they both loved you and the kids very much. Give everybody a big hug and kiss from me. I know that your mom and Jim were waiting for him. I hope they can play 3 handed Canasta up there until I get there to make the 4th.
Rest in peace, Bill. I remember you well – your always smiling face and your kindness – from my days at MTC 1974-1981. My condolences to you, John, and your family. Your Dad was a good man.
Bill will be remembered as a wonderful dad to John and a wonderful father-in-law to Jaime and a great Grandpa to Lindsay and Carter. May he Rest In Peace and have a joyous reunion with Linda.
Jackie and Charlie
John, so sorry for your loss. We’ll miss Bill at our “old-timers” group lunches. So glad he made the one in November so that some of us got to see and visit with him. He was a good guy and I enjoyed talking with him. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I worked with Bill for many years at Maritz and I always appreciated his kind heart and calm demeanor. Prayers and thoughts for your family.
I had the pleasure of working with Bill at Maritz Travel and always found him to be so nice and friendly! He would bring us Linda’s cookies at Christmas time and they were amazing! He always had a wonderful smile and by watching the video I see he hadn’t changed a bit! So very sorry for your loss!
I had the pleasure of working with your Father at Maritz Travel Company. I remember your Parents carrying you onto a plane (way before current TSA restrictions) so that you could sit in the cockpit and meet the pilots flying your Daddy to work.
Family ALWAYS came first. Your Father was a Prince of a man and will be missed.
So happy I was able to sit with him at the last Maritz luncheon in November. So happy our paths crossed.
I think of Bill often when I go to do crossword puzzles. Those were the best lunch breaks when a group of us would sit and do the two daily puzzles. Great guy. My deepest condolences to the family!
Had the pleasure of meeting Bill at Maritz. He knew his stuff, and always happily helped others when asked. I still have some of the CDs he created for me from his vast music library. I’ll always remember his smile and laugh. My sincere condolences to his family.
I had the pleasure of working with Bill at Maritz for many years. Always enjoyed seeing his smiling face in the halls and got a kick out of his observations of corporate life. He had a good sense of humor and made the workdays more fun. So glad I got to see him at the MTC lunch in November. My deepest sympathy to you all for your loss. He will be missed and remembered fondly.
As others have said, it was a pleasure to call Bill a colleague – a truly special guy who was a strong contribution to MTC’s success for many years. One memory of Bill was a day when he’d borrowed someone’s Cadillac sports car and loved sharing that he’d gotten it up to over 100 mph on the way to work !
God bless you and the family,
Bob
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