[AGL]Legacy of Jim Strong

[thorne dreyer]

Yes Gavan, it was the same Jim Strong.  I first knew Jim when was a troublemaker at UH, in SDS there.  He and Ann Macnaughton helped distribute The Rag in Houston. I just renewed my friendship with him over the last couple of years, found him again through the Ghetto list.
 
Thorne


----- Original Message ----
From: Gavan Duffy <gavan.duffy at gmail.com>
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:02:15 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL]Legacy of Jim Strong

Is this the same Jim Strong I knew in Houston, about 1968-1970?  Blond hair, walked with a slight limp due to childhood polio, was once married to Barbara Strong?  I didn't think he was that much older (8 years) than I, but it's possible.



On 8/19/06, Jon Ford <jonmfordster at hotmail.com> wrote: 




I hope so, Gerry.I admire the way you have stuck with your lifestyle, and
your dedication to your music.

Jon




As for your blanket apology I accept it and hope that we might communicate 
on a mutually respectful level in the future.

Regards,
G





----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Ford" <jonmfordster at hotmail.com >
To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: RE: [AGL]Legacy of Jim Strong


>
> Mike sent out a blank email some time inviting us to post our sense of 
the
> "legacy" of Jim Strong. Since I was his friend in high school but not
close
> to him in college, it was a pleasure to rediscover his adult wit and
> knowledge of the world on-line on both the AGL and the Ghetto2 list. He 
was
> a founder and a good mediator on the ghetto2 list, and helped that list
> survive despite numerous technological problems and  strong personality
> conflicts along the way. Following is a notice of his death that speaks 
to
> the  respect many people he worked with had for him:
>
> Jon Ford
>
>
> Jim Strong dies unexpectedly at 64
> By: Jamie Nash, Courier staff
> 08/17/2006
> 
> By all accounts, Montgomery County lost a major asset on Monday. Jim
Strong,
> 64, died unexpectedly after a brief illness.
>
> At the time of his death, Strong was Solid Waste Coordinator for 
Montgomery
> County Environmental Health Services. He took that title after resigning
as
> Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator, the position for
which
> he was best known. He was also the county's Special Projects Coordinator. 
> Strong served Montgomery County for over 15 years total and was scheduled
to
> retire in September.
> Pat Buzbee, Director of Montgomery County Environmental Health Services
> worked with Strong daily. "It was a shock to all of us," Buzbee said. 
> Strong and Buzbee became acquainted in the 1970's when they both worked
for
> Harris County. Buzbee said Strong "knew the correct way to do
everything,"
> and could always be called upon. 
> He called Strong a dedicated and tireless worker who enjoyed working with
> the public. "He enjoyed the people and the work," Buzbee said, "He loved
> environmental work."
> Strong continued to work after he became ill, which Buzbee said typified 
> Strong's personality. "When he got hold of something, he didn't abandon
the
> project until it was finished," he said.
> "I'm going to miss him dearly."
> County Environmental Officer Walter Jameson credited Strong with creating 
> his position. "He was instrumental in getting this position started and
> getting the program funded," Jameson said. Strong, who had a background
in
> journalism, wrote the application that won the grant for Jameson's 
position.
> "I couldn't have planned it better myself," he said, "He did an
outstanding
> job."
> Jameson said he would most remember Strong's "quick wit and his
> personality." 
> His personality was also remembered by Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace
James
> Metts, who described Strong as "always very helpful and cordial."
> "I was sorry to hear of his passing," Metts said, "Certainly his family 
will
> be in my prayers."
> Sue Bosma, Director of Montgomery County Communication Information
Services
> and Rhonda Hovater, Assistant Director both knew and worked with Strong
for
> over five years. "We always take his advice," Hovater said, "He's been a
> good friend and coworker."
> Bosma said Strong was a tremendous help to MCCIS, which is one of the
> county's more recently established agencies. "He did a lot for my 
department
> when I first came here," she said.
> Bosma and Strong were both in the habit of arriving at work very early
and
> she was often comforted by the sight of his truck. She said it let her 
know
> she was not alone in the building where they both worked.
> "He was always here when I came at 7 a.m.," Bosma said.
> On Tuesday, Bosma realized she had not seen Strong's truck for a couple 
of
> days. She said she went to his office to ask about him and learned he was
> gone.
> Bosma and Hovater said Strong would be missed by all who knew him.
> Conroe City Councilman Jay Ross Martin called Strong's death "a big loss 
to
> the county."
> Martin said Strong was very helpful to the city in emergency situations,
> recalling in particular an ice storm several years ago. "The city had a
real
> good working relationship with him," Martin said, "Anytime we lose an 
> employee like Jim it's a loss to the whole community."
> Strong left behind a wife, step-children, grandchildren and a host of
other
> family and friends.
> Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. today at Klein Funeral Home in Magnolia,
> followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m.
>
>
> Jamie Nash can be reached at jnash at hcnonline.com
> 
>
>
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