Henry Strozier

STROZIER, Mr. Henry Howard - Age 81, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart St., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Pastor Lewis Randolph, officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Saturday. Mr. Strozier will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Friday. Mr. Henry Howard "Hank" Strozier was born the fourth of eight children to RD and Luella (Maze) Strozier on May 27, 1925 in Flint, Michigan. Mr. Strozier attended Flint Northern High School until he began his service in the United States Army. He served during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was a decorated veteran who earned numerous awards of valor including the Bronze Star Medal. He worked at Flint Fisher Body, a division of the General Motors Corporation. He retired from the company after 31 years of faithful service. He was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. In his youth, he enjoyed fishing and Gospel singing. He leaves to cherish his memory: former wife, Lucille Strozier; children, Cynthia (David) Sanders, Charlie Howard (Rhoda) Strozier, and Henry De'Andre (Denise) Strozier; stepson, Tommie (LaVerne) Johnson; grandchildren, Topeka Sanders, David Sanders II, Blake Strozier, and Jonathan Strozier; great grandchildren, Christinnah Sanders and Kayla Lacy; sisters, Minnie Jones and Francis Jones; brother, Robert D Strozier; sister-in-law, Bessie Strozier; nephews, Larry (Geraldine) Strozier, Lawrence Jones, and Gary Wood; nieces, Darlene Jones, Valerie (James) Godwin, Pam (William) Stewart, Karen Strozier, and Lois Jefferson; nieces-in-law, Brenda Jones and Shirley Jones; special friends, Bessie Johnson, Walter Brown, and Sylvia Smith and her family; the world?s greatest neighbors and friends, Mary Cook and Dennis Smith. Henry was preceded in death by: his parents, RD and Luella Strozier; sisters, Gladys Strozier, Lelar Hooper, and Lillian Strozier; brother Charlie Lee Strozier; nephews, Rev. Bee A. Jones and Edward Jefferson; and special friend Lillie Jean Williams. The Strozier Family would like to thank Drs. Schumacker and Thomas and Hurley Medical Centers CCU staff and ICU staff for their compassionate care during Henry's final days. The family requests that any financial contributions made in memory of Mr. Henry Howard Strozier be donated to the American Diabetic Association/ Memorial and Honor Program, 30200 Telegraph Rd., Suite 105, Bingham Farms, MI, 48025 (800) 342-2383.

Henry Strozier

May 27, 1925 - April 30, 2007