Mary Jane McElroy Strain

Mary Jane and I first met in high scool, where she was an outstanding student, one involved in many activities. She was chosen to represent our high school at Girls' State and, since I was the alternate, the sponsors sent both of us to Montgomery.
Mary Jane decided to run for an office at Girls' State and, for her campaign speech, chose to speak about the future of Alabama and the growth it was experiencing from expansions of industries and the development of new businesses. It was...

My most vivid memory of my aunt Mary Jane has helped me to laugh a little in spite of her loss, and I think it demonstrates the rather unique sense of humor and approach to problem-solving shared by females of the McElroy line. Many years ago I was visiting MJ & Jimmy in Birmingham, and while watching TV from their bed, an 8-inch roach started across the floor towards me & MJ. We started screeching and laughing, and MJ ran for a can of "Raid". I will never forget her, poised inches from...

One of my earliest memories of Mary Jane is visiting her and Jimmy in their apartment behind Five Points West Shopping Center when Jamie was only a few months old - small enough to sit in Jimmy's hand like a football!

I visited along with my sister and her boyfriend, Mary Jane's brother Leon McElroy. Of course Becky and Mac married a couple of years later and I've kept up with Mac's family but seen very little of them. I'm so glad to have visited Mary Jane and Jimmy the summer...