James Maxwell Strickland passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 in his 94th year.
Son of the late James and Dorothy Strickland and predeceased by his sister Alice (Thissen). He leaves to mourn his cousins: Alfred and Gertrude Jean (Gilmore) Whittier, Annie Whittier (Hébert), Grace Whittier (Armstrong), George Whittier, and Carol Whittier (Hall); as well as many friends and associates.
LCol. Strickland will be remembered in military circles as Commanding Officer of the Sherbrooke Hussars during the unit’s centennial in 1967. He was active in sports, drama and cycling.
By arrangements with Cass Funeral Home, visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at St. George’s Church, 84 Queen, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville), from 1 pm to 2 pm, followed by the funeral service. Interment at the Elmwood Cemetery at a later date.