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Ann Belle “Annie” Burns Stricklin
13 Sep 1924 – 5 Nov 2008
| Birth | 13 Sep 1924 |
| Death | 5 Nov 2008 |
| Cemetery | Laurel Land Memorial Park Dallas , Dallas County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | debbs1223 on 17 Feb 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236830800 |
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Dr. Ann Burns Stricklin, 84, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, in Fort Worth after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Holland, TX to J.B. and Annie Burns. They moved to Dallas when she was a small child. Dr. Stricklin had a stroke on Sept. 13, 2008, in Fort Worth and was in treatment at Garden Terrace. She was a graduate of Sunset High School in Dallas, an honor graduate of Abilene Christian University, received a Master's degree in Social Work at the University of Texas, and earned the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Cape Town. She lived many years, off and on, in South Africa where she headed the psychology departments of two African universities and also taught at the University of Cape Town. Dr. Stricklin retired and moved to Pretoria before returning to the States in 2005 and residing in Denton. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Denton and formerly taught in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas. Dr. Stricklin and her husband, the late Jim Stricklin, practiced in social work in Fort Worth and Dallas before going to South Africa to teach and take doctoral degrees at the University of Cape Town. They returned to Texas where she taught at UNT, as well as having had a private practice in Carrollton with her husband for some years before their divorce. Following, she returned to South Africa. In 1950, Dr. Stricklin moved to what is now Zimbabwe, where she was principal of the primary school at Nhowe Mission. She later was a social worker at Kitwe, now in Zambia, where she also taught at Oppenheimer College, now the University of Zambia. During this time she completed a social works degree from the University of Cape Town. In February 1990, Dr. Stricklin presented the Inaugural Lecture at the University of Bophuthatswana, a lecture dedicated to her parents, who, she said "reared her in a loving, gentle home where the Christian faith was both taught and practiced." This dedication sums up her life work: "I wish to express my gratitude for their teaching me the value of learning, knowledge, and wisdom. The philosophy of life they passed on to me was that the only enduring happiness in life derives from service to others, whoever they may be and at whatever time in life we meet and walk together." One South African friend said this week: "On a personal level, Ann was a warm, fun-loving person who easily befriended all people. Her Texas sense of humor was very distinct. She had a very quaint, but at the same time articulated, way of expressing herself." She is survived by two sisters, Mary Westmoreland of Denton and Jo Anderson of Fort Worth, and their husbands; stepson, Jimmie Stricklin of Salt Lake City, Utah; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial graveside services were held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, at Laurel Land (Oak Cliff), Dallas, with Rev. Don Bohlcke, Minister of the First Christian Church of Denton, officiating.
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