Robert "Lance" Strong Jr., 60, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, with his family at his side.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in the Strong Cemetery in Henderson. Visitation: Will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home in Fort Worth, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m.
Lance was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Nacogdoches. He played football and baseball at Arlington Heights High School before a diving accident left him paralyzed and quadrapelegic at the age of 16.
After spending two years in the hospital, Lance went back to Arlington Heights and earned his high school degree. He graduated with honors from Tarrant County College with an associate degree and served as president of the Handicap Association there. Even though he had so many struggles, he still had a passion for life and having fun.
Lance was preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Strong Sr.; and his sister, Kathy Jo.
Survivors: His mother, Mary Jo; brother, Garland; sister-in-law, Terry; nephews, Michael and Robert; and niece, Mary Ellen.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/5/2008
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in the Strong Cemetery in Henderson. Visitation: Will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home in Fort Worth, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m.
Lance was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Nacogdoches. He played football and baseball at Arlington Heights High School before a diving accident left him paralyzed and quadrapelegic at the age of 16.
After spending two years in the hospital, Lance went back to Arlington Heights and earned his high school degree. He graduated with honors from Tarrant County College with an associate degree and served as president of the Handicap Association there. Even though he had so many struggles, he still had a passion for life and having fun.
Lance was preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Strong Sr.; and his sister, Kathy Jo.
Survivors: His mother, Mary Jo; brother, Garland; sister-in-law, Terry; nephews, Michael and Robert; and niece, Mary Ellen.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/5/2008
Robert "Lance" Strong Jr., 60, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, with his family at his side.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in the Strong Cemetery in Henderson. Visitation: Will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home in Fort Worth, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m.
Lance was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Nacogdoches. He played football and baseball at Arlington Heights High School before a diving accident left him paralyzed and quadrapelegic at the age of 16.
After spending two years in the hospital, Lance went back to Arlington Heights and earned his high school degree. He graduated with honors from Tarrant County College with an associate degree and served as president of the Handicap Association there. Even though he had so many struggles, he still had a passion for life and having fun.
Lance was preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Strong Sr.; and his sister, Kathy Jo.
Survivors: His mother, Mary Jo; brother, Garland; sister-in-law, Terry; nephews, Michael and Robert; and niece, Mary Ellen.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/5/2008
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in the Strong Cemetery in Henderson. Visitation: Will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home in Fort Worth, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m.
Lance was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Nacogdoches. He played football and baseball at Arlington Heights High School before a diving accident left him paralyzed and quadrapelegic at the age of 16.
After spending two years in the hospital, Lance went back to Arlington Heights and earned his high school degree. He graduated with honors from Tarrant County College with an associate degree and served as president of the Handicap Association there. Even though he had so many struggles, he still had a passion for life and having fun.
Lance was preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Strong Sr.; and his sister, Kathy Jo.
Survivors: His mother, Mary Jo; brother, Garland; sister-in-law, Terry; nephews, Michael and Robert; and niece, Mary Ellen.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/5/2008
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