Donald Brigham "Tata" Strout, 89, who ran his own painting and wallpapering business for many years, died Friday at the Harbor Home after a brief illness. He was formerly of 135 Woodside Meadows, York.
Known to many as "Tata," a name given him years ago by his first grandchild, he and his wife ran Donald B. Strout Painting and Paperhanger in Portsmouth, N.H., for more than 50 years.
"He was an independent, working by word of mouth. He never advertised," said a daughter, Nancy S. Tacy, of Man- chester, N.H.
"If he was working on a home on a particular street, before very long he would have done the whole street," said another daughter, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach. "He would go down a street, Richards Avenue (in Portsmouth). He loved to drive down that street and say 'I did that house and I did that house and I did that house.' "
Mr. Strout worked well into his 80s. "He was always on the go. Always working. . . . He was a little upset with me when I retired because he said 'You're healthy. You could keep working a little more.' So I went out and found a part-time job," Santiago said.
Aside from his work, Mr. Strout loved golf, sometimes playing every day. "He loved to play golf and he loved to talk about it. He would always get you into a conversation about golf," Santiago said.
Born in Cherryfield, son of Russell A. and Livonia Worcester Strout, he graduated from Cherryfield Academy, where he was a basketball standout. He later coached the varsity basketball team there for two years. He also worked as a referee and once was chosen to play against the Harlem Globetrotters in an Orono exhibition in the 1930s.
Before starting his own business, Mr. Strout worked as an inspector for J.P. Wyman in Cherryfield. He also worked for R.C. Moore Painting, grocer Alvin Webb and as a hunting guide in Cherryfield.
Several years before World War II, Mr. Strout moved to Saco to work for the Marblehead Boat Yard building yachts. He later moved to Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery Point during the war, working as a shipfitter at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The family moved into their Kittery home on Dec. 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.
After the war, Mr. Strout and his wife started the painting-wallpapering business.
Mr. Strout was a member of the national and local Agamenticus chapters of the American Association of Retired Persons. He also was an avid hunter and was a member of the Abenaki and Pease clubs.
His wife of 64 years, M. Adelaide Webb Strout, died in 1993.
Surviving are two daughters, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach and Nancy S. Tacy of Manchester, N.H.; one sister, Myrle MacLeod of Portland; and seven grandchildren, including Tony Santiago of York Beach, Debra Harter of Sanford, Joseph Santiago of Hampton, N.H., and Bonnie Stevens and Jill Carroll, both of Cape Neddick; 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Burial will be in Bay View Cemetery, Franklin, at a later date.
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Copyright (c) 1999 Guy Gannett Communications
Known to many as "Tata," a name given him years ago by his first grandchild, he and his wife ran Donald B. Strout Painting and Paperhanger in Portsmouth, N.H., for more than 50 years.
"He was an independent, working by word of mouth. He never advertised," said a daughter, Nancy S. Tacy, of Man- chester, N.H.
"If he was working on a home on a particular street, before very long he would have done the whole street," said another daughter, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach. "He would go down a street, Richards Avenue (in Portsmouth). He loved to drive down that street and say 'I did that house and I did that house and I did that house.' "
Mr. Strout worked well into his 80s. "He was always on the go. Always working. . . . He was a little upset with me when I retired because he said 'You're healthy. You could keep working a little more.' So I went out and found a part-time job," Santiago said.
Aside from his work, Mr. Strout loved golf, sometimes playing every day. "He loved to play golf and he loved to talk about it. He would always get you into a conversation about golf," Santiago said.
Born in Cherryfield, son of Russell A. and Livonia Worcester Strout, he graduated from Cherryfield Academy, where he was a basketball standout. He later coached the varsity basketball team there for two years. He also worked as a referee and once was chosen to play against the Harlem Globetrotters in an Orono exhibition in the 1930s.
Before starting his own business, Mr. Strout worked as an inspector for J.P. Wyman in Cherryfield. He also worked for R.C. Moore Painting, grocer Alvin Webb and as a hunting guide in Cherryfield.
Several years before World War II, Mr. Strout moved to Saco to work for the Marblehead Boat Yard building yachts. He later moved to Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery Point during the war, working as a shipfitter at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The family moved into their Kittery home on Dec. 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.
After the war, Mr. Strout and his wife started the painting-wallpapering business.
Mr. Strout was a member of the national and local Agamenticus chapters of the American Association of Retired Persons. He also was an avid hunter and was a member of the Abenaki and Pease clubs.
His wife of 64 years, M. Adelaide Webb Strout, died in 1993.
Surviving are two daughters, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach and Nancy S. Tacy of Manchester, N.H.; one sister, Myrle MacLeod of Portland; and seven grandchildren, including Tony Santiago of York Beach, Debra Harter of Sanford, Joseph Santiago of Hampton, N.H., and Bonnie Stevens and Jill Carroll, both of Cape Neddick; 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Burial will be in Bay View Cemetery, Franklin, at a later date.
Edition: CITY
Page: 7B
Copyright (c) 1999 Guy Gannett Communications
Donald Brigham "Tata" Strout, 89, who ran his own painting and wallpapering business for many years, died Friday at the Harbor Home after a brief illness. He was formerly of 135 Woodside Meadows, York.
Known to many as "Tata," a name given him years ago by his first grandchild, he and his wife ran Donald B. Strout Painting and Paperhanger in Portsmouth, N.H., for more than 50 years.
"He was an independent, working by word of mouth. He never advertised," said a daughter, Nancy S. Tacy, of Man- chester, N.H.
"If he was working on a home on a particular street, before very long he would have done the whole street," said another daughter, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach. "He would go down a street, Richards Avenue (in Portsmouth). He loved to drive down that street and say 'I did that house and I did that house and I did that house.' "
Mr. Strout worked well into his 80s. "He was always on the go. Always working. . . . He was a little upset with me when I retired because he said 'You're healthy. You could keep working a little more.' So I went out and found a part-time job," Santiago said.
Aside from his work, Mr. Strout loved golf, sometimes playing every day. "He loved to play golf and he loved to talk about it. He would always get you into a conversation about golf," Santiago said.
Born in Cherryfield, son of Russell A. and Livonia Worcester Strout, he graduated from Cherryfield Academy, where he was a basketball standout. He later coached the varsity basketball team there for two years. He also worked as a referee and once was chosen to play against the Harlem Globetrotters in an Orono exhibition in the 1930s.
Before starting his own business, Mr. Strout worked as an inspector for J.P. Wyman in Cherryfield. He also worked for R.C. Moore Painting, grocer Alvin Webb and as a hunting guide in Cherryfield.
Several years before World War II, Mr. Strout moved to Saco to work for the Marblehead Boat Yard building yachts. He later moved to Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery Point during the war, working as a shipfitter at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The family moved into their Kittery home on Dec. 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.
After the war, Mr. Strout and his wife started the painting-wallpapering business.
Mr. Strout was a member of the national and local Agamenticus chapters of the American Association of Retired Persons. He also was an avid hunter and was a member of the Abenaki and Pease clubs.
His wife of 64 years, M. Adelaide Webb Strout, died in 1993.
Surviving are two daughters, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach and Nancy S. Tacy of Manchester, N.H.; one sister, Myrle MacLeod of Portland; and seven grandchildren, including Tony Santiago of York Beach, Debra Harter of Sanford, Joseph Santiago of Hampton, N.H., and Bonnie Stevens and Jill Carroll, both of Cape Neddick; 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Burial will be in Bay View Cemetery, Franklin, at a later date.
Edition: CITY
Page: 7B
Copyright (c) 1999 Guy Gannett Communications
Known to many as "Tata," a name given him years ago by his first grandchild, he and his wife ran Donald B. Strout Painting and Paperhanger in Portsmouth, N.H., for more than 50 years.
"He was an independent, working by word of mouth. He never advertised," said a daughter, Nancy S. Tacy, of Man- chester, N.H.
"If he was working on a home on a particular street, before very long he would have done the whole street," said another daughter, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach. "He would go down a street, Richards Avenue (in Portsmouth). He loved to drive down that street and say 'I did that house and I did that house and I did that house.' "
Mr. Strout worked well into his 80s. "He was always on the go. Always working. . . . He was a little upset with me when I retired because he said 'You're healthy. You could keep working a little more.' So I went out and found a part-time job," Santiago said.
Aside from his work, Mr. Strout loved golf, sometimes playing every day. "He loved to play golf and he loved to talk about it. He would always get you into a conversation about golf," Santiago said.
Born in Cherryfield, son of Russell A. and Livonia Worcester Strout, he graduated from Cherryfield Academy, where he was a basketball standout. He later coached the varsity basketball team there for two years. He also worked as a referee and once was chosen to play against the Harlem Globetrotters in an Orono exhibition in the 1930s.
Before starting his own business, Mr. Strout worked as an inspector for J.P. Wyman in Cherryfield. He also worked for R.C. Moore Painting, grocer Alvin Webb and as a hunting guide in Cherryfield.
Several years before World War II, Mr. Strout moved to Saco to work for the Marblehead Boat Yard building yachts. He later moved to Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery Point during the war, working as a shipfitter at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The family moved into their Kittery home on Dec. 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.
After the war, Mr. Strout and his wife started the painting-wallpapering business.
Mr. Strout was a member of the national and local Agamenticus chapters of the American Association of Retired Persons. He also was an avid hunter and was a member of the Abenaki and Pease clubs.
His wife of 64 years, M. Adelaide Webb Strout, died in 1993.
Surviving are two daughters, Jean M. Santiago of York Beach and Nancy S. Tacy of Manchester, N.H.; one sister, Myrle MacLeod of Portland; and seven grandchildren, including Tony Santiago of York Beach, Debra Harter of Sanford, Joseph Santiago of Hampton, N.H., and Bonnie Stevens and Jill Carroll, both of Cape Neddick; 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Burial will be in Bay View Cemetery, Franklin, at a later date.
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Copyright (c) 1999 Guy Gannett Communications
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