John T. Strickland ’57

John died March 9, 2017.

In 1949 he became an Eagle Scout. His three sons followed that tradition. John earned a service award of the Boy Scouts, the Silver Beaver. He always followed the Boy Scout pledge, “Do my best to do my duty.”

At Princeton he joined Tower, majored in biology, and ran track. Duane Banks was his senior-year roommate.

John revered education, teaching biology at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy and later in the Akron public schools. In between he prospered as a management consultant.

He is survived by his wife, Sibyl; sons John, Timothy, and James; and grandchildren Harry and Wyatt. This decent gentle man will be missed.