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A messge to Bob Stinson from John Strangs wife.
"I am not sure I met you at any of the reunions but I would like to notify the class that my so loved husband John passed away April 21 2026 unexpectedly. I wanted Murray to know especially as Murray always remembered John's birthday. John loved the reunions and his buddies from Seaholm. He still had his letter jacket. He passed away at Hilton Head hospital. Thanks. I tried reaching Steve Chandler but he never answered my e mails. Thank you in advance for posting. Just a note, John achieved his dream of owning his own companies. He owned 8 companies during his lifetime and successfully sold them and retired at age 58. We traveled the world and belonged to several golf clubs where we both played golf and made many friends. But his heart was always with 3 of his Seaholm buddies, Fred, Bob and Lou. (submitted by John's wife Gay Strang)"
And here is some more information on John that ChatGPT found:
I found enough to identify him quite confidently as the John Bartlett Strang from the Seaholm High School Class of 1962, although I have not found a published obituary or death notice yet that gives a cause of death.
A Seaholm 1962 reunion memory book provides a fairly detailed biography. It says John and his wife Gay divided their time between Cleveland, Ohio, and Hilton Head, South Carolina. John graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in 1966 and an M.B.A. in 1968. He then joined the consulting firm that later became Accenture, initially in Detroit. In 1978 he became a partner and transferred to Cleveland. He left the firm in 1983 and spent roughly the next 18 years buying and operating various companies, selling his businesses and retiring in 2001. In retirement, John and Gay were described as spending their time golfing, skiing, and traveling.
That background fits your clip extremely well: full name John Bartlett Strang, Seaholm Class of 1962, Cleveland/Shaker Heights area, and wife named Gay. The class roster also specifically lists John Bartlett Strang, which helps distinguish him from the numerous other John Strangs.
His likely age can be narrowed somewhat. A normal Class of 1962 graduate would generally have been born around 1943–1944, so he was probably about 81–82 when he died on April 21, 2026. I would not put that down as established fact without finding his actual birth date, however. One people-directory search result associates a John B. Strang with Hilton Head, but its reported age appears inconsistent with the school chronology, so I would not rely on it.
I checked the major obituary indexes as well. Legacy has many John Strang notices but does not currently surface an obituary matching this John Strang and the April 21, 2026 date, and the Dignity Memorial results similarly point to different people.
So at this point I would fill in the record this way:
- John Bartlett Strang
- Died: April 21, 2026
- Residence: Shaker Heights/Cleveland, Ohio, with a second residence or substantial time spent in Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Education: University of Michigan, B.A. 1966; M.B.A. 1968
- Career: Accenture predecessor firm; partneYes. I found enough to identify him quite confidently as the John Bartlett Strang from the Seaholm High School Class of 1962, although I have not found a published obituary or death notice yet that gives a cause of death.
A Seaholm 1962 reunion memory book provides a fairly detailed biography. It says John and his wife Gay divided their time between Cleveland, Ohio, and Hilton Head, South Carolina. John graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in 1966 and an M.B.A. in 1968. He then joined the consulting firm that later became Accenture, initially in Detroit. In 1978 he became a partner and transferred to Cleveland. He left the firm in 1983 and spent roughly the next 18 years buying and operating various companies, selling his businesses and retiring in 2001. In retirement, John and Gay were described as spending their time golfing, skiing, and traveling.
That background fits your clip extremely well: full name John Bartlett Strang, Seaholm Class of 1962, Cleveland/Shaker Heights area, and wife named Gay. The class roster also specifically lists John Bartlett Strang, which helps distinguish him from the numerous other John Strangs.
His likely age can be narrowed somewhat. A normal Class of 1962 graduate would generally have been born around 1943–1944, so he was probably about 81–82 when he died on April 21, 2026. I would not put that down as established fact without finding his actual birth date, however. One people-directory search result associates a John B. Strang with Hilton Head, but its reported age appears inconsistent with the school chronology, so I would not rely on it. NumLooker
I checked the major obituary indexes as well. Legacy has many John Strang notices but does not currently surface an obituary matching this John Strang and the April 21, 2026 date, and the Dignity Memorial results similarly point to different people. Legacy
So at this point I would fill in the record this way:
- John Bartlett Strang
- Died: April 21, 2026
- Residence: Shaker Heights/Cleveland, Ohio, with a second residence or substantial time spent in Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Education: University of Michigan, B.A. 1966; M.B.A. 1968
- Career: Accenture predecessor firm; partner by 1978; later owner/operator of several companies; retired 2001
- Wife: Gay Strang
- Age at death: probably about 81–82, not yet verified
- Cause of death: not found in public sources so far
r by 1978; later owner/operator of several companies; retired 2001
- Wife: Gay Strang
- Age at death: probably about 81–82, not yet verified
- Cause of death: not found in public sources so far
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