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Obituary for Theodore Strange
Ted Strange wrote this when he was 90, 10 years before he died. (Photo of Ted Strange and his son Philip Strange.)
Dr. Theodore Booth Strange, of Chestertown, MD, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his home. He was 101.
“Born December 9, 1914 (delivered at home by family physician) at Riverdale-on-Hudson, New York City (Bronx). Father
Edwin Bruton Strange II, mother Ethel Mason Robinson. He attended Barnard School for Boys P.S. No. 7 in the Bronx and
Horace Mann School in Van Cortlandt Park. He moved to Northern Virginia, to a 320 acre farm, near Gordonsville, VA in Orange County,
at age 13. Attended Woodberry Forest School 1928-32 as a day student. Attended University of Virginia from 1932-1940,
graduating with a degree in medicine. Interned for a year in Baltimore. Married Adeline Bassett Cook in June 1941. Had five sons.
Volunteered for active duty USNR as a medical officer in 1941. Became a flight surgeon in 1945. Released from active duty USNR in 1946.
Took residency in orthopedics at the University of Virginia from 1946-1949. Moved to Wilmington, DE for practice of same for 31 years.
Divorced in 1972, remarried in 1974 to Brenda Henson of North East, MD. Had three children, two girls and a boy.
Retired in 1980, moved to Kent County, MD, near Chestertown. Medically speaking was a member of the AAOS and FACS. Sports were tennis, skiing, sailing.
Sailed in many East Coast races to Bermuda and Halifax, and was navigator on many of them. At the age of 22, I was the “doctor” on a
600 mile canoe trip in Quebec. Have owned two sail boats both sloops, a Triton 28 ˝’ and present boat, a mariner 36’. Have sailed all
over the Chesapeake Bay, the rivers and creeks. I work one day a week at the local hospital assisting on surgical cases.
At age 90, I am well except for some fluid in my ankles. Thus, I am able to Split wood, Shovel Dirt, do carpentry, and enjoy reading.
Owned a Harley Indian motorcycle bought in 1945 and paid $90” -Written by TBS in 2005.
In addition to his wife, Brenda H. Strange, he is survived by five sons, Philip Strange of Gordonsville, VA, Theodore Strange, Jr.
of Louisville, KY, Peter Strange of Millville, DE, John Strange of Wilmington, DE, Thomas Strange of Marshall, VA; a daughter,
Suzanne Felman of West Chester, PA; sixteen grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and two nieces. He was predeceased by a son,
Bruton Strange IV, one infant daughter, Ann Henson Strange, two brothers, Edwin Bruton Strange II and Hinman Foot Strange, and a sister,
Susan Booth Hall.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11:00 am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7600 Sandy Bottom Road,
Chestertown, MD. Interment will be held in St. Paul’s Cemetery, following the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made in his memory to Compass Regional Hospice, Inc. 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617 or the Humane Society of Kent County,
P.O. Box 352 Chestertown, MD 21620.
Link to Front Page & Family Members' Names, pg 00
Link to Adeline Bassett Cook Strange(10), pg 10b