Washington, District of Columbia
1949 - 2020
James Curtis Strothmann Of The Villages, Florida, died May 3, 2020, from metastatic kidney cancer. He got his diagnosis in late February. He was 70. He died peacefully at home with family at his side. He and his wife Valerie Wilk moved to Florida in July 2016 after living in Falls Church, VA, for...
Read MoreI met Jim in 1981, and will always remember him as a committed activist for social justice over his entire adult life. He was sharp witted and had a sly, satiric sense of humor.
Richard Hofrichter
May 31, 2020 | Friend
Kathryn with her kids (Amelia and Levi)
I have many fond memories of Uncle Jim and can't believe he is gone. When I was little I enjoyed playing Chicken Foot for hours or games of tennis in Rockford. As an adult I enjoyed visiting them in Falls Church, when I was in Fairfax for work, and hearing the latest stories from Jim's work on our ancestry. He will be greatly missed!
Kathryn Hackman
May 20, 2020 | Glen Ellyn, IL
Jim, you have left us too soon. But you left this world a better place than when you came into it. No words can comfort for such a loss as this. Farewell dear cousin.
Patrick Galligan
May 17, 2020 | Battle Creek, MI | Family