Stratton, Walter "Bud" Sias, 88, of Plant City, Florida, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Monday January 13, 2014. Born on August 29, 1925 in Winchester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Elmer and Leora (Gilman) Stratton. He shared 65 years of marriage with his beloved wife Eleanor "Ellie" LaFleur Stratton, who survives.
He was a WW II Navy veteran, serving on the USS NOA in Pearl Harbor and was awarded a WW II Gold Medal. Bud had a distinguished career as a mechanical engineer with General Electric and then moved into technological progress when he was a part of creating the CAD-CAM program. In his early adulthood, while raising his family, he was actively involved in youth ministry and enjoyed starring in musicals.
He is survived by his daughters Donna Stratton Cormier of Lynn, Massachusetts and Margie Stratton, PhD of Bradenton, Florida, 10 grandchildren: Miranda Cantu (Rabul), Marc Cormier, Mathieu Cormier, Michel Cormier (Rebecca), Leeann Molligi, Christine Bothelo (Ron), Susan Stratton (John), LauraLee Stratton, Christopher Kelly and Catherine Kelly, and 18 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Elmer Stratton.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2014, 2-4pm at Wells Memorial and Event Center in Plant City. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 20, 2014, 12pm at Wells Memorial and Event Center with interment following at Sunset Memory Gardens in Thonotosassa, Florida.
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