Reverend Jack George Michael Stratas was a fi rst-generation American, born to Greek immigrant parents in Starkville, Mississippi, on March 2nd, 1942. His father and mother, Michael Nickolas Stratas and Irene Miaoulis Stratas, came to America from the Isle of Patmos. Jack endeared himself to people easily. People loved him for his sense of humor, his hearty laugh, and his colorful personality.
He was a lover of trains and an ardent student of history.
Rev. Jack Stratas was a second career pastor. His fi rst career was in the newspaper business. He majored in journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and began working as a cub reporter in Bristol, Virginia. It was while working as a copy editor in Mobile, Alabama, that he met another copy editor by the name of Jeanette Rogers. Jack and Jeanette were married on April 3,
1971.
His newspaper career would take them to a variety of locations, and Jack would serve in a number of positions before eventually arriving in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the Executive Editor of the Courier Tribune. Among the notable events Jack covered as a reporter was the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's assassination on April 4, 1968, while he was working in Memphis.
In 1988, Jack felt a call to preach and left behind his newspaper career to become a United Methodist pastor. He returned to school and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion at High Point University, in 1993. While attending High Point and serving his first charge, he completed the five-year Basic Course of Study for Ordained Ministry at Duke Div nity School (1989–1993). He later received a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta in 1998.
Rev. Stratas served fi ve appointments during 17 years of active ministry. He served the Denton Circuit in the Lexington District (1988–1994); Bethlehem UMC in the Rome-Carrollton District of the North Georgia Conference (1994-1996); the Cedar Grove-Sunshine Charge in the Marion
District (1996-1998); First UMC, Thomasville in the Lexington District (1998-2004); and Baltimore UMC in the Northeast District from 2004-2005 before being
placed on Incapacity Leave.
Rev. Stratas was licensed to preach, and was appointed to serve as a full-time local pastor in 1988. He was ordained as a Deacon, becoming an Associate Member of the Annual Conference in 1996, and was ordained as an Elder in Full Connection to the Western North Carolina Conference in 1999.
Jack's strength in ministry was his faithful visiting. He spent countless hours visiting in homes, rest homes, hospitals, and funeral homes. He was well-known
in the communities where he served for his compassionate pastoral care.
Jack bravely battled cancer for the last four years of his life. With the help of Hospice, his wife, Jeanette, and numerous caring friends and neighbors, Jack was able to die peacefully at home. His deep faith in God enabled him to face his illness and death with strength, dignity, and peace.
In the hours before his death, Jack was surrounded by his wife Jeanette and many friends. A Service of Baptismal Reaffirmation was conducted and he received the Sacrament of Holy Communion. From the United Methodist Book of Worship, prayers from "Ministry with the Dying" were offered and Scripture was read. And around Jack's bed there were tears, prayers and singing.
Rev. Jack Stratas died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of March 24, 2009. A Service of Death and Resurrection was conducted at the J. C. Greene
and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville, North Carolina, on March 27, with the Reverends Steve McLain, Bill Foust and Randy Lucas presiding.
Three days later, at the Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, Mississippi, a Greek Orthodox service of prayer and blessing for the dead, known as a Triasagion, was conducted by Father James Cleontis of The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, Alabama.Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord.
Randy Lucas
Source: The 2009 Journal of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, page 322∼Reverend Jack George Michael Stratas, 67, died Tuesday morning, March 24, 2009, at his residence in Denton, N.C. He was born on March 2, 1942, in Starkville, Mississippi to Mike Stratas and Irene Miaoulis Stratas. Mike was a partner in the People Café in Starkville for several years. Jack graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and from High Point University with a degree in Divinity. He received his Master's in Divinity from Emory University. He was employed at The Mobile Press Register and was the assistant news editor with The Birmingham News and the executive editor of the Asheboro, NC, Courier-Tribune. He became a United Methodist Minister and served several churches in the Denton Circuit. He was a member of the Thomasville and Denton Lion's Club and a US Navy Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Gold Stratas. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Rogers, a brother, Nick M. Stratas of Mobile, Al; and three nephews, Mike N. Stratas and Dominick N. Stratas of Mobile, AL and Chris N. Stratas of Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 27, 2009, in Thomasville, NC. Interment will be in Starkville, MS, a visitation will be from 2:00-2:30 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, following a Greek Orthodox Trisagion Service at 2:30 p.m. at Welch's Funeral Home with Reverand James Cleondis from Mobile, AL, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Dr. High Point, NC 27262.
He was a lover of trains and an ardent student of history.
Rev. Jack Stratas was a second career pastor. His fi rst career was in the newspaper business. He majored in journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and began working as a cub reporter in Bristol, Virginia. It was while working as a copy editor in Mobile, Alabama, that he met another copy editor by the name of Jeanette Rogers. Jack and Jeanette were married on April 3,
1971.
His newspaper career would take them to a variety of locations, and Jack would serve in a number of positions before eventually arriving in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the Executive Editor of the Courier Tribune. Among the notable events Jack covered as a reporter was the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's assassination on April 4, 1968, while he was working in Memphis.
In 1988, Jack felt a call to preach and left behind his newspaper career to become a United Methodist pastor. He returned to school and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion at High Point University, in 1993. While attending High Point and serving his first charge, he completed the five-year Basic Course of Study for Ordained Ministry at Duke Div nity School (1989–1993). He later received a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta in 1998.
Rev. Stratas served fi ve appointments during 17 years of active ministry. He served the Denton Circuit in the Lexington District (1988–1994); Bethlehem UMC in the Rome-Carrollton District of the North Georgia Conference (1994-1996); the Cedar Grove-Sunshine Charge in the Marion
District (1996-1998); First UMC, Thomasville in the Lexington District (1998-2004); and Baltimore UMC in the Northeast District from 2004-2005 before being
placed on Incapacity Leave.
Rev. Stratas was licensed to preach, and was appointed to serve as a full-time local pastor in 1988. He was ordained as a Deacon, becoming an Associate Member of the Annual Conference in 1996, and was ordained as an Elder in Full Connection to the Western North Carolina Conference in 1999.
Jack's strength in ministry was his faithful visiting. He spent countless hours visiting in homes, rest homes, hospitals, and funeral homes. He was well-known
in the communities where he served for his compassionate pastoral care.
Jack bravely battled cancer for the last four years of his life. With the help of Hospice, his wife, Jeanette, and numerous caring friends and neighbors, Jack was able to die peacefully at home. His deep faith in God enabled him to face his illness and death with strength, dignity, and peace.
In the hours before his death, Jack was surrounded by his wife Jeanette and many friends. A Service of Baptismal Reaffirmation was conducted and he received the Sacrament of Holy Communion. From the United Methodist Book of Worship, prayers from "Ministry with the Dying" were offered and Scripture was read. And around Jack's bed there were tears, prayers and singing.
Rev. Jack Stratas died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of March 24, 2009. A Service of Death and Resurrection was conducted at the J. C. Greene
and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville, North Carolina, on March 27, with the Reverends Steve McLain, Bill Foust and Randy Lucas presiding.
Three days later, at the Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, Mississippi, a Greek Orthodox service of prayer and blessing for the dead, known as a Triasagion, was conducted by Father James Cleontis of The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, Alabama.Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord.
Randy Lucas
Source: The 2009 Journal of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, page 322∼Reverend Jack George Michael Stratas, 67, died Tuesday morning, March 24, 2009, at his residence in Denton, N.C. He was born on March 2, 1942, in Starkville, Mississippi to Mike Stratas and Irene Miaoulis Stratas. Mike was a partner in the People Café in Starkville for several years. Jack graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and from High Point University with a degree in Divinity. He received his Master's in Divinity from Emory University. He was employed at The Mobile Press Register and was the assistant news editor with The Birmingham News and the executive editor of the Asheboro, NC, Courier-Tribune. He became a United Methodist Minister and served several churches in the Denton Circuit. He was a member of the Thomasville and Denton Lion's Club and a US Navy Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Gold Stratas. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Rogers, a brother, Nick M. Stratas of Mobile, Al; and three nephews, Mike N. Stratas and Dominick N. Stratas of Mobile, AL and Chris N. Stratas of Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 27, 2009, in Thomasville, NC. Interment will be in Starkville, MS, a visitation will be from 2:00-2:30 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, following a Greek Orthodox Trisagion Service at 2:30 p.m. at Welch's Funeral Home with Reverand James Cleondis from Mobile, AL, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Dr. High Point, NC 27262.
Reverend Jack George Michael Stratas was a fi rst-generation American, born to Greek immigrant parents in Starkville, Mississippi, on March 2nd, 1942. His father and mother, Michael Nickolas Stratas and Irene Miaoulis Stratas, came to America from the Isle of Patmos. Jack endeared himself to people easily. People loved him for his sense of humor, his hearty laugh, and his colorful personality.
He was a lover of trains and an ardent student of history.
Rev. Jack Stratas was a second career pastor. His fi rst career was in the newspaper business. He majored in journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and began working as a cub reporter in Bristol, Virginia. It was while working as a copy editor in Mobile, Alabama, that he met another copy editor by the name of Jeanette Rogers. Jack and Jeanette were married on April 3,
1971.
His newspaper career would take them to a variety of locations, and Jack would serve in a number of positions before eventually arriving in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the Executive Editor of the Courier Tribune. Among the notable events Jack covered as a reporter was the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's assassination on April 4, 1968, while he was working in Memphis.
In 1988, Jack felt a call to preach and left behind his newspaper career to become a United Methodist pastor. He returned to school and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion at High Point University, in 1993. While attending High Point and serving his first charge, he completed the five-year Basic Course of Study for Ordained Ministry at Duke Div nity School (1989–1993). He later received a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta in 1998.
Rev. Stratas served fi ve appointments during 17 years of active ministry. He served the Denton Circuit in the Lexington District (1988–1994); Bethlehem UMC in the Rome-Carrollton District of the North Georgia Conference (1994-1996); the Cedar Grove-Sunshine Charge in the Marion
District (1996-1998); First UMC, Thomasville in the Lexington District (1998-2004); and Baltimore UMC in the Northeast District from 2004-2005 before being
placed on Incapacity Leave.
Rev. Stratas was licensed to preach, and was appointed to serve as a full-time local pastor in 1988. He was ordained as a Deacon, becoming an Associate Member of the Annual Conference in 1996, and was ordained as an Elder in Full Connection to the Western North Carolina Conference in 1999.
Jack's strength in ministry was his faithful visiting. He spent countless hours visiting in homes, rest homes, hospitals, and funeral homes. He was well-known
in the communities where he served for his compassionate pastoral care.
Jack bravely battled cancer for the last four years of his life. With the help of Hospice, his wife, Jeanette, and numerous caring friends and neighbors, Jack was able to die peacefully at home. His deep faith in God enabled him to face his illness and death with strength, dignity, and peace.
In the hours before his death, Jack was surrounded by his wife Jeanette and many friends. A Service of Baptismal Reaffirmation was conducted and he received the Sacrament of Holy Communion. From the United Methodist Book of Worship, prayers from "Ministry with the Dying" were offered and Scripture was read. And around Jack's bed there were tears, prayers and singing.
Rev. Jack Stratas died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of March 24, 2009. A Service of Death and Resurrection was conducted at the J. C. Greene
and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville, North Carolina, on March 27, with the Reverends Steve McLain, Bill Foust and Randy Lucas presiding.
Three days later, at the Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, Mississippi, a Greek Orthodox service of prayer and blessing for the dead, known as a Triasagion, was conducted by Father James Cleontis of The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, Alabama.Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord.
Randy Lucas
Source: The 2009 Journal of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, page 322∼Reverend Jack George Michael Stratas, 67, died Tuesday morning, March 24, 2009, at his residence in Denton, N.C. He was born on March 2, 1942, in Starkville, Mississippi to Mike Stratas and Irene Miaoulis Stratas. Mike was a partner in the People Café in Starkville for several years. Jack graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and from High Point University with a degree in Divinity. He received his Master's in Divinity from Emory University. He was employed at The Mobile Press Register and was the assistant news editor with The Birmingham News and the executive editor of the Asheboro, NC, Courier-Tribune. He became a United Methodist Minister and served several churches in the Denton Circuit. He was a member of the Thomasville and Denton Lion's Club and a US Navy Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Gold Stratas. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Rogers, a brother, Nick M. Stratas of Mobile, Al; and three nephews, Mike N. Stratas and Dominick N. Stratas of Mobile, AL and Chris N. Stratas of Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 27, 2009, in Thomasville, NC. Interment will be in Starkville, MS, a visitation will be from 2:00-2:30 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, following a Greek Orthodox Trisagion Service at 2:30 p.m. at Welch's Funeral Home with Reverand James Cleondis from Mobile, AL, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Dr. High Point, NC 27262.
He was a lover of trains and an ardent student of history.
Rev. Jack Stratas was a second career pastor. His fi rst career was in the newspaper business. He majored in journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and began working as a cub reporter in Bristol, Virginia. It was while working as a copy editor in Mobile, Alabama, that he met another copy editor by the name of Jeanette Rogers. Jack and Jeanette were married on April 3,
1971.
His newspaper career would take them to a variety of locations, and Jack would serve in a number of positions before eventually arriving in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the Executive Editor of the Courier Tribune. Among the notable events Jack covered as a reporter was the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's assassination on April 4, 1968, while he was working in Memphis.
In 1988, Jack felt a call to preach and left behind his newspaper career to become a United Methodist pastor. He returned to school and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion at High Point University, in 1993. While attending High Point and serving his first charge, he completed the five-year Basic Course of Study for Ordained Ministry at Duke Div nity School (1989–1993). He later received a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta in 1998.
Rev. Stratas served fi ve appointments during 17 years of active ministry. He served the Denton Circuit in the Lexington District (1988–1994); Bethlehem UMC in the Rome-Carrollton District of the North Georgia Conference (1994-1996); the Cedar Grove-Sunshine Charge in the Marion
District (1996-1998); First UMC, Thomasville in the Lexington District (1998-2004); and Baltimore UMC in the Northeast District from 2004-2005 before being
placed on Incapacity Leave.
Rev. Stratas was licensed to preach, and was appointed to serve as a full-time local pastor in 1988. He was ordained as a Deacon, becoming an Associate Member of the Annual Conference in 1996, and was ordained as an Elder in Full Connection to the Western North Carolina Conference in 1999.
Jack's strength in ministry was his faithful visiting. He spent countless hours visiting in homes, rest homes, hospitals, and funeral homes. He was well-known
in the communities where he served for his compassionate pastoral care.
Jack bravely battled cancer for the last four years of his life. With the help of Hospice, his wife, Jeanette, and numerous caring friends and neighbors, Jack was able to die peacefully at home. His deep faith in God enabled him to face his illness and death with strength, dignity, and peace.
In the hours before his death, Jack was surrounded by his wife Jeanette and many friends. A Service of Baptismal Reaffirmation was conducted and he received the Sacrament of Holy Communion. From the United Methodist Book of Worship, prayers from "Ministry with the Dying" were offered and Scripture was read. And around Jack's bed there were tears, prayers and singing.
Rev. Jack Stratas died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of March 24, 2009. A Service of Death and Resurrection was conducted at the J. C. Greene
and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville, North Carolina, on March 27, with the Reverends Steve McLain, Bill Foust and Randy Lucas presiding.
Three days later, at the Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, Mississippi, a Greek Orthodox service of prayer and blessing for the dead, known as a Triasagion, was conducted by Father James Cleontis of The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, Alabama.Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord.
Randy Lucas
Source: The 2009 Journal of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, page 322∼Reverend Jack George Michael Stratas, 67, died Tuesday morning, March 24, 2009, at his residence in Denton, N.C. He was born on March 2, 1942, in Starkville, Mississippi to Mike Stratas and Irene Miaoulis Stratas. Mike was a partner in the People Café in Starkville for several years. Jack graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and from High Point University with a degree in Divinity. He received his Master's in Divinity from Emory University. He was employed at The Mobile Press Register and was the assistant news editor with The Birmingham News and the executive editor of the Asheboro, NC, Courier-Tribune. He became a United Methodist Minister and served several churches in the Denton Circuit. He was a member of the Thomasville and Denton Lion's Club and a US Navy Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Gold Stratas. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Rogers, a brother, Nick M. Stratas of Mobile, Al; and three nephews, Mike N. Stratas and Dominick N. Stratas of Mobile, AL and Chris N. Stratas of Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 27, 2009, in Thomasville, NC. Interment will be in Starkville, MS, a visitation will be from 2:00-2:30 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, following a Greek Orthodox Trisagion Service at 2:30 p.m. at Welch's Funeral Home with Reverand James Cleondis from Mobile, AL, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Dr. High Point, NC 27262.
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