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Willis A. Strickland, ^[1, 2] 1909 - 1964

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  Birth	31 Jul 1909	NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [4]
  	Address: Mill lane
  	He was living with his parents.
  Census	1930	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [5]
  	Address: 1471 East 63rd street
  	He was living with his parents. He was an insurance clerk.
  Elected	1962–1964	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	chief of the fire department
  Died	Mar 1964  [2, 3]
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	Address: Lot 127
  Person ID	I17199	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Edward Luke Strickland, >,   b. 5 May 1882, Brooklyn, Kings, NY ,   d. 5 Jul 1976, Clearwater, Pinellas, FL
  Mother	Jessie L. Yeager, >,   b. Abt 1875, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Jul 1906	Kings Co., NY
  Census	1920	Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  	Address: Mill lane
  Census	1930	Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  	Address: 1471 East 63rd street
  Family ID	F6316	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	May Sterns, ^
  Children	1. John E. Strickland, I ^,   b. 26 Aug 1940,   d. 16 Jan 2013, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Family ID	F6312	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Willis Strickland .. chief, Brookhaven Fire Department, 1962-1964

  
  

  Headstones		#021.127,Strickland01: Willis A. Strickland gravestone Status: Located Plot: 127. Strickland
  		#021.127.Strickland00: Strickland family plot Status: Located Plot: 127. Strickland

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Advance, Long Island, 24 Jan 2013, p. 17. John E. Strickland, 72, of Brookhaven, passed away Jan. 16. Mr. Strickland worked as an evidence clerk for the Suffolk County Police Department. He was also a 54-year member of the Brookhaven Fire department, q commissioner of the Brookhaven fire district, and a former chief (1979-1980). He is survived by his wife, Cecilia V. Strickland; his son John E. Strickland II; his mother, May Sterns, and by his four grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter, Susan Sticker, and by his father, Willis A. Strickland. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Ruland Funeral Home in Patchogue. Visiting hours, as well as a funeral service, took place at the Brookhaven Fire House. Interment took place in Oaklawn Cemetery, in Brookhaven. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery. [S6] SS Death Index, SS# 051-07-8419. [S903] 1920 Census, Census Place: Brooklyn Assembly District 2, Kings, New York; Roll: T625_1146; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 830.. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1494; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1834; Image: 547.0; FHL microfilm: 2341229.. [S802] BrookhavenFD website.