William "Bill" A. Strickland
May 24, 1938 ~ December 30, 2015
William "Bill" A. Strickland, 77, of Garden Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2015 in New Braunfels Texas. William was born in Brady, Texas on May 24, 1938 to the late William H. and Vivian Appleton Strickland. Bill is survived by his wife of 42 years, Dorothy "Dotty" A. Valicek Strickland; daughters,
Nicole Crawford and husband Eddie of Brady Tx, Holly McNeil and husband Steve of Cibilo Tx, and Lacey Smith and husband Greg of Garden Ridge Tx; grandchildren , Abby & Brady Ryan, Reagan & Austin McNeil, Parker and Kennedy Smith. In his life he found most happiness in hunting, fishing, BBQing, listening to good old country music, piddlin' with his guns, but most of all spending time with family and his grandkids. He began his career in law enforcement as police officer in Brady Tx for 2 years, then served as a DPS Trooper for over 20 years in Fort Bend County. He lived in Brady Tx for most of his life, where his father William Hanson Strickland served 3 terms as the Sheriff of McCulloch County. In the final years of his life he resided in the New Braunfels area to be with family. His family will always remember him as a brave, protective, loving father and know he is now watching over them as their Guardian Angel! A visitation will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Selma, TX on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 9:30 AM with the Holy Rosary and Mass to be recited at 10:30 AM Interment will follow at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery. HEB Plus in Schertz Tx will be handling all flower arrangements. Phone:210-651‑5105
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Mrs. Strickland, Lacey, Greg, Parker, Kennedy and extended family, we are so sorry for your loss. Please know we are praying for you. Our hearts are with you in this time of sorrow.
May God bless and comfort Bill’s family. Good friend and buddy as we worked together as Texas DPS Highway Patrol Troopers in Richmond, Texas. I have many good memories of us working together as troopers. Rest in God’s hands mi amigo.
May Bill rest in peace and may his family find comfort. I too worked with Bill as Texas Highway Patrolmen in Richmond, Texas. We spent countless hours together and I have a lifetime of memories from him. We laughed and we cried and I can honestly say that Bill was a good man who loved his family. Thank you, Bill Strickland, for watching over me while we worked and now may God watch over you in heaven. Rest in peace, my friend.
So sorry for your loss, Dottie. You are in my prayerz. You can call me any time if you need to talk. You and Mr. Strickland have been treasures to me and I’m sorry you are going through this.
Bob & Herb this is Bill’s middle daughter Holly McNeil thank you both & everyone for the very kind & comforting words. Dad loved all you guys & I remember many stories told that included your names along with a few others. Mom was very specific that she wanted you guys to somehow be contacted of daddy’s passing… so glad you were. Would love to give her y’all’s contact info if you happen to see this . Thank you… ❤️ love you daddy… Keep on being our guardian angel up there. These 6 grandkids will keep u on your toes now lol
Dottie I wish I had words to tell you how sorry I am. I know how close you two were. I am sorry about your mom too. Take care of yourself. I pray for you daily. I love you my friend.
Lacey, Joe and I are thinking of you and your family during this hard time. We are sorry we can’t be there for the funeral, but our prayers are with you all. Lots of lov
I along with Bob Mayne and Herb Jones worked with wild Bill in Richmond. We were partners for a while. We had some “Lively” times. He was old school and he taught me a lot of the old ways. He did not cotton much to modern technology as it arrived to DPS. He will be sorely missed as he was the old Highway Patrol. Rest in peace Bill. Your friend Robin
Our condolences go out to all of William’s family, including his first two daughters who were inadvertently left out of this obituary.
Dottie and girls, we just now learned of “Butch’s”, Bill’s passing. We, (Johnny and Beverly King) of Rochelle, Tx., worked for Butch’s, Dad here in McCulloch Cnty. for many years, up until his death in 1992. If you remember us? Ran into Nicole at the Doctors Clinic in Brady back in Nov. Didn’t know her, was just a teenager last time we saw her. But she sure remembered us. She told us Butch had cancer and wasn’t doing very good. So sorry for yall’s loss. May you find peace in knowing he is no longer in pain and he lives on in your heart and memories, and of course in your children and grandchildren. God Bless you all. With Deepest Sympathy, Johnny & Beverly King
Bill was my first cousin and we grew up together in Brady TX. didn’t get to see him in later life after my grandparents passed in 1955 we didn’t get to go back very often…….Watters, Sparks, .Strickland and Prince.
William was such a wonderful man and was blessed to have gone to school with him in Brady Tx. We were good friends and always enjoyed the ride he would give us in him convertible. He will be missed by his friends and family. A special thanks to Cindy Strickland for letting me know about the passing of her Dad. I will pass it on to the other people in Brady that loved him.
William was such a wonderful man and was blessed to have gone to school with him in Brady Tx. We were good friends and always enjoyed the ride he would give us in him convertible. He will be missed by his friends and family. A special thanks to Cindy Strickland for letting me know about the passing of her Dad. I will pass it on to the other people in Brady that loved him. Charleene Brown Morgan