Obits from the Amarillo newspapers  2 April 2003

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Randall Stroud
   
CANTON - Randall Stroud, 81, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 9, 2003.
   
Services  were  on  Thursday, March 13, in Eubank Chapel with Dr. Bill Thomas
officiating.  Special  eulogies  were  by Jerry Stroud, Sharon Fugate,  Lavelda
Grier  and  Cindy  Anderson.  Burial was in Haven of Memories Memorial Park.
   
Mr.  Stroud  was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Ben Wheeler. He graduated 
from Wills  Point  High  School  and  attended  the University of Texas. 
He worked  for  38  years in plants in Trinidad, Bonham and Fairfield 
for Texas  Utilities. He volunteered for the Senior Citizen Center and 
was active in area churches.
   
Mr.  Stroud served in the Navy during World War II and was a member of
Raleigh  Pearl  Harbor  Survivors Association. He was aboard the ship,
Raleigh,  which was the first ship struck by Japanese attackers. 
Aware the  foward  generator  had been knocked out by the torpedo, he 
rushed below  decks  and, by himself, got the aft generators operating so 
the guns  could  be  fired.  Raleigh  was credited with shooting down 
four enemy planes and destroying a mini-sub.
   
Mr. Stroud enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching Cowboy and university
football games. He moved to Craig Retirement Community in Amarillo and
joined  St. Paul United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Hazel, were
married 58 years.
   
Survivors  include  his wife; a son, David Stroud and wife, Terrie, 
of Amarillo;  a  granddaughter,  Erin  Nuss  of  Arlington,  a student 
at University  of  Texas;  a sister, Iola Rorex and husband, Clarence, 
of Blessing;  two sisters-in-law, Dortha Stroud of Greenville and  
Georgia Stroud  of  Houston; two brothers-in-law, Troy Roberts and wife, 
Lois, and  T.L.  "Soupie"  and wife, Marcelle, all of Wills Point; and 
other survivors include, Eva-Nell Miller, James Fugate, Marlene Miller, 
Mary Lou  Wolfe,  Robert  Wolfe,  Leland  Stroud,  Jeroline  Cerny, 
Emillia Fischer and Gayle Atto.