Maj. Wesley E. Strauley, USMC (Ret.), was born Oct. 11, 1919 near Chicago in DuPage County, Ill., and passed away Dec. 21, 2013 at age 94.
Maj. Strauley was a resident of Fairhope for almost 50 years.
Throughout the years he was active in numerous civic and military organizations. He served in varying capacities for organizations such as the Eastern Shore Optimist Club, Dogwood Trail, Fairhope Yacht Club commodore and Junior Yacht Club chaperone, the Downtown Business Owner’s Association, American Legion and VFW, to name a few.
Maj. Strauley served this country for 26 years in the United States Marine Corps. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a WWII and Korean War veteran.
He is survived by his daughter, Leilani Strauley Puckett of Fairhope; his son, Paul (Mindy) Strauley of Casselberry, Fla.; four grandchildren, Gregory (Megan) Puckett of Mobile, Megan Puckett of Fairhope, Karen Lowery of Crestview, Fla. and Michael Strauley of Louisville, Ky.; his great-granddaughter, Ella Rose Beech of Fairhope; a sister, Susan (Charles) Sahs of Downers Grove, Ill.; and many other loving family member and friends.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at 11:30 a.m., at Memory Gardens of Fairhope.
The family will receive friends Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, from 9:30-11 a.m., at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Shepherd’s Place at Fairhope United Methodist Church, or the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope.
