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James Stewart Stroup, age 82. Born January 10, 1940, passed April 10, 2022 at Caromont Regional Hospital after a short illness. He was the son of the late Robert J. Stroup and Clara Craig Stroup. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Sara Stroup Cloninger (Dennis) and Aunts and Uncles. He is survived by his sister, Carol Stroup Ridenhour (Monte) and brother-in-law, Dennis B. Cloninger and many cousins. He was an avid reader and enjoyed several genres of music. He was a former member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church choir and the Charlotte Oratorio Singers. He was scout master of Gastonia Troop 25. He enjoyed scouting, helping many to achieve Eagle Scout and taking many on trips to Philmont Boy Scout Camp and hiking the Grand Teton mountains.
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David Jordan
Some things I remember about Jimmy Stroup. First, he pronounced his surname like "strap." I always thought that was odd, but he was no ordinary character. As I remember, his father was the Gaston County Police Chief before the City-County police merged. Also, Jimmy had talent. He teamed up with Bill McCarter to do a very clever comedy routine at our Junior Class and senior class productions - which our very talented class performed instead of Class Plays. Jimmy was very likable and friendly. Shortly after we began this website, he seemed to disappear as far as I could find out. I always thought he was deceased until a classmate told me that he saw a recent obituary. It is included in this site, but gives almost no specifics.