William "Billy" Stronach

William "Billy" Stronach Jr. was born in Lubbock, Texas October 3, 1959 and died March 27, 2024. He is survived by his sister Vicki Stronach and his daughters Lisa Holmes, Genine Flores, Chris Cruz-Boone and Jessica Nowell. And his 10 grandchildren: Nickolas, Charles, McKenzie, Lillian, Anjel, Susie, River, Inara, Nathan, and Penelope. Billy is preceded in death by his father William Stronach Sr. and mother Ellen Arlene Tugaw.

Billy was a shadow to his father Bill Sr. He was a skilled handyman and roofer and could "spit nails" with the best of them. He was creative in problem solving and never was limited to "inside the box" thinking. He was a bit of a know it all who actually, when challenged, knew it all!

He loved music and spent much of his life in venues big and small experiencing as much live music as he could. He worked as crew for many artists in the 1980's including but not limited to: Judas Priest, UFO, Tom Petty, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Eddie Money, 38 Special, Poison, Motley Crew, Ted Nugent, Def Leppard, Sammy Hagar, The Kinks, Greg Kihn Band and Rick Springfield. Billy Stronach was a fixture in the 1980's music scene and his tall lanky build and unruly brown mop got him mistaken as a budding rock star on more than one occasion.

Billy was open about his lifelong struggles with addiction and sobriety. Music was both the poetry of pain and prayer that helped him through his darkest moments.