Stanley Strain

OBITUARY Stanley Edward Strain AUGUST 12, 1932 - JULY 24, 2024 Stanley E. Strain (Eddie) age 91, of Orange Beach, Alabama passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, AL. He was born August 12, 1932 to Stanley and Agnes Strain. He was a long time member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Hueytown, Alabama. Eddie was lovingly known as “Fast Eddie” to many of his closest friends and was loved by all who knew him. He lived life to the fullest. Among the things he enjoyed most in retirement was making the rounds to his favorite restaurants in the Orange Beach/Gulf Shores areas to share fun, joy, and laughter with restaurant owners and employees while enjoying a great meal, sitting by the gulf, and attending/watching AUBURN FOOTBALL games. Although he spent his formative years in Hueytown, Alabama, he graduated from Fairfield High School on a track scholarship, hence the name, “Fast Eddie.” He attended the University of Alabama before being drafted into the United States Army, stationed in Germany. Upon his honorable discharge, he attended Auburn University studying Civil Engineering. He followed in his father’s footsteps spending many years, until retirement, with U.S. Steel in the Engineer Department with a long-range goal of living at the beach one day. And, what a life it was. He spent his last 38 years in “Paradise.” Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley A. Strain and Agnes Pearson Strain and his brother James Bernard Strain. He is survived by two nieces, Jamey Strain and Jill Strain Morton. He was surrounded by the love and friendship of many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was blessed by the friendship and care of his special friend, Sonya Bankston. In celebration of his joie de vivre life, friends and family are invited to a CELEBRATION OF LIFE gathering, August 25, 2024 at the Mariner Lakes subdivision Club House, Orange Beach, Alabama located off Perdido Beach Blvd from 2-4pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials or gestures of friendship may be made in his honor to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 455, Dolomite, AL 35061 or to your charity of choice.

Stanley Strain

July 24, 2024

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