We have just learned “dens2006ssr” Denny Stradtman passed away August 1st.
I had a couple phone conversations as well as exchanging several emails with Denny about his Indy Festival and because of this contact I felt Denny was also active on the forum but I see that had not been the case. Possibly some may have met him if he attended SSR events in the Birmingham area.
Reading the obituary it is obvious Denny lead an interesting life outside of being an automotive enthusiast. Rest in peace Denny.
STRADTMAN, DENNIS passed away Monday, August 1st at his residence in Hoover. He was born on January 3rd, 1940 in Covington, KY and grew up in the Miami area. He lived with his wife Lois and children in the Birmingham area since 1964. Growing up in the Miami area, Denny loved the water, fishing and skin diving, and showed early adventuresome entrepreneurial traits, setting up and running businesses as a teenager. After high school, he proudly served in the United States Marine Corps, where achieved the rank of Sergeant. Throughout his life he proclaimed, "once a Marine, always a Marine!" His experiences in the Marine Corps added to his adventuresome entrepreneurial spirit, and Lois' knack for detail allowed them to create very successful businesses including S&S Carbonic and Knox Fire Extinguisher. Denny's love of sports, particularly boxing, football and baseball led him to coaching young people in those sports. He was very proud of the successes his young athletes achieved at the college and professional levels. He had many other interests, including growing roses, collecting coins, knives, guns and automobiles. His Corvettes won top awards in national car shows, and during his sixties, he took up body building and won several contests. In recent years he and Lois were actively involved in cowboy action shooting. Lois as "Parlor House Pearl, and Denny as "The Tango Kid" won several awards for their shooting prowess. Denny was proceeded in death by his parents Herman and Ruth Stradtman and his children Steve and Susan. In addition to Lois, he is survived by his mother in law Rose Nyari, his sister and brother in law, Maureen and Pete Smith and six nephews and nieces and their spouses: Kimberly and Jeff Robbins, Teresa and Artie Messineo, Trey and Kathleen Faulkner, Randall and Anne Smith, Tracey Ackerman and Nancy Nyari. All services will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, at 5510 Double Oak Lane, in Birmingham. Visitation will be held from four to seven pm on Thursday August 4th including a wake service at 6:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 5th with military honors and an inurnment to follow. After the services, the family invites friends to gather in the social hall for refreshments. Cowboy attire is welcomed at all services. In lieu of flowers, donations could be made to Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. >
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