Louis F. Strange Jr.

Louis F. Strange, 91, of Austin, Texas, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Friday, May 6, 2016. There he joined with his wife, Betty McCreary Strange, who preceded him in death. Louis was a millwright, machinist, and mechanical inspector, but most of all, he was a teacher. He never missed an opportunity to pass his skills and knowledge on to others, whether they were in Sunday School class when they were 11 years old, in his trade education classes, or those with whom he worked.

Louis was born in Los Angeles to Louis Strange Sr. and Dollie Graham Strange, but spent most of his life in Texas, including Groesbeck, Pasadena and Austin.

Louis was a long-time and faithful member of Great Hills Baptist Church. He was a member of Austin Masonic Lodge #12, the Ben Hur Shrine Temple and the York rite, also in Austin.

Louis leaves behind a family of two sons, Michael of Elgin, Texas and Wesley of McKinney, Texas. He also leaves behind 6 grandchildren, including Kymberlee Rusnak of Cedar Park, Kathleen Sheffield of Liberty Hill, Ashleigh Strange of McKinney, Tyler Strange of Houston, Jacob Jennings of Austin, and PJ Jennings of Pearland. In addition, Louis had numerous great-grandchildren that he loved to dote on, and was always thrilled to see.

The family wishes to thank the entire staff of Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, and especially the nurses in ICU, for their compassionate care of Louis in his final days.