ODESSA — Grady Lee Stringer was born April 28, 1928, in Chillicothe, Texas, and died Monday, March 1, 2004, at the Covenant Hospital in Lubbock at the age of 75.
Grady was the third son of Rex and Bessie Stringer who preceded their son in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother Bob Stringer.
Grady married Nadine Mount in 1974. In 1986, Grady retired after a career as a construction engineer with Phillips 66 that took him from the dusty Panhandle of Texas to the North Sea oilfields and such places as England, Scotland, Norway, Germany and Belgium. His major accomplishment was the completion of the Maureen Platform for oil production in the North Sea. He returned to Odessa to enjoy retirement, watch football and tennis. He enjoyed his cactus and bluebonnet garden. But most of all Grady enjoyed doting on his grandchildren and watching them grow.
Survivors include his wife, Nadine of Odessa; his sons, Grady Lee of Fort Davis, Martin Stringer and his wife, Sherrie, of Fort Davis; stepson, David Mount of Miami, Fla.; grandchildren, Jacob Stringer, Benjamin Stringer, Matthew Stringer and Jessica Mount; brothers, Rex Stringer of Stillwater, Okla., and Dean Stringer of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2004, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.