William
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Bill
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Stryker Sr. passed away at home in San Martin on March 30.
William “Bill” Stryker Sr. passed away at home in San Martin on March 30.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betty Stryker of San Martin (formerly of Los Gatos). He is also survived by his son and his wife, Bill and Kelly Stryker of San Martin; his daughter and her husband, Lori and Chris Bradford of Morgan Hill; his daughter and her husband, Teresa and Darryl Adair of Morgan Hill; and his son, Greg Stryker of Los Gatos. He was the grandfather of Krista Stryker of San Martin, Joey Stryker of San Martin, Nick Tanner of Morgan Hill, Jenna Tanner of Morgan Hill, Michelle Tanner of Morgan Hill, Caroline Bradford of Morgan Hill and Shasta Adair of Morgan Hill. He is the brother of Harry Stryker of Washington, Dan Stryker of Arizona, Tom Stryker of Nevada, Rich Stryker of Sutter Creek and Mary Wetmore of Washington.
Mr. Stryker was born in San Francisco 69 years ago and was a resident of Los Gatos for 35 years. He was a member of the Cupertino Host Lions Club, Shelter Bay Yacht Club and also the Christ Child Church in Los Gatos. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, working on race cars and golfing.
Vigil Service will be held on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 Fourth St., Gilroy. Services will begin on Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home and then proceed to St. Catherine’s Church, Morgan Hill, for a Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, Gilroy. Donations can be made to the Cupertino Host Lion’s Club, P. O. Box 642, Cupertino, CA 95015 or your favorite charity.
