Samuel Patrick Stromme

Samuel Patrick Stromme, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Houston, Texas, after a long and valiant fight against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and vascular dementia. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on December 3, 1946, he spent 41 years in Louisiana before moving to Houston, Texas in 2022.

Sam graduated from Sulphur High School in 1965 and was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he spent his first two years of higher education. He continued his military service in the U.S. Army Reserve while attending Oklahoma State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Sam spent most of his working career as an engineer with Westinghouse and Entergy at Waterford 3 nuclear power plant. He then worked with American Express Financial Advisors before joining with an Entergy colleague at American POS Leasing Corporation. He retired in 2019.

Sam was preceded in death by his parents, Beatrice Fielding Stromme and Ben Carl Stromme, and his brother, Ronald Martin Stromme. He is survived by his beloved wife of 32 years, Judith Baiamonte Stromme; his first wife and mother of his three children, Beverly Crow Stromme; his children: Mary Beth Stromme (Martin), Joel Nathan Stromme (Trisha), and Sarah Ann Stromme; his grandchildren: Gabriel Stromme; Logan Stromme; and Seaman Apprentice Dominic, Rose Marie and Russell Walls. He also is survived by his bonus children through Judy: Christine Marie Ansel (Reese), Eileen Ansel Conery (John), Kathleen Ansel Broussard (Donovan), and Colonel Justin Ansel, USMC (Ret.) (Laura); his bonus grandchildren: Daniel Figueroa, Christian Martinez, Ian and Claire Conery, Jared and Mark Broussard, Joseph and Evangeline Ansel, and Hailee Mollo. Bonus great grandchildren: Elijah, Jacob, Solomon, and Michael Klibert. Sam also is survived by his siblings: Phillip Michael Stromme, Elizabeth Diane Butters Stromme, Phyllis Marlene Stromme, and sister-in-law Phoeyama Stromme, in additional to many nieces and nephews.

Sam lived a very loving, fun-filled life, and did not know a stranger. He was an avid athlete and voracious reader. Many of his hobbies and talents were self-taught, such as snow skiing, piano, multiple foreign languages, and ballroom dancing. It was through ballroom dancing classes where he met Judy whom he affectionally referred to as his Dahlin’. They married in 1993 after three years of courtship. He and Judy traveled extensively in their later years. He will be missed tremendously by all who knew and loved him. Sam is known for his sweet personality and jovial sense of humor, even when words did not come easily, his smile came through his eyes. In his final days he was surrounded by loving family.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, June 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a Mass following at 2:00 p.m. Graveside interment will be held at 3:00 p.m., with a reception immediately following the interment.

A Houston Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 1:30 p.m., St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer Road, with a reception immediately following in the Parish Center.

The family is forever grateful for the respectful and loving care provided by: Bayou City Hospice; Pegasus Landing of Tanglewood; Healthy Living Caregivers, specifically Serak and Jorge; and Amazing Place.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in memory of Samuel Patrick Stromme to www.amazingplacehouston.org/donate.