RHS Class of 1959

Gerald Strecker 

Gerald Duane Strecker

7-14-1941 - 11-4-2002

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- Gerald D. “Jerry” Strecker, 61, died November 4, 2002, after collapsing on a racquetball court, aparently of a massive heart attack and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.  He was born July 14, 1941, in Russell, the son of Clarence and Olinda Strecker.

He attended schools in Russell and was senior class president, graduating in 1959. He was very active in football and baseball and continued his education at Fort Hays State, where he also played football, graduating with a degree in business and physical education.  He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

California has been his home for the last 38 years.  He was a high school administrator and retired from the Garden Grove Unified School District just 16 months ago.  Services have been held.  

(editor’s note:  No surviving family members were listed in obituary.  Info of interest:  Jerry married an RHS classmate, Becky Vance, Aug. 6, 1963.  They had two daughters, Pam and Carolyn.  He later married Judy.  Wife Judy and daughters Pam (Strecker) Herrera and Carolyn (Strecker) York plus grandchildren survive.