Chad Carter Strohmeyer

It’s a struggle to write in just a few lines about the extraordinary life that our son, Chad Strohmeyer led. He was the shining light of our life and one of our greatest accomplishments. We want to honor our Superhero, who we know is now busy on his Stars Wars like journey in the afterlife. Chad was a charmer who crashed a wedding of people he didn’t know & ended up best friends with the bride. He was an all-star south-paw pitcher & right-handed golfer who was the Base Commanders ringer on the course at Misawa AB, Japan. Chad loved fishing, Cubs baseball, working out, golf, milky way candy bars, big cities, night life, plain cheeseburgers, country music, Braum’s plain vanilla ice cream & spending time laughing with his family. He lived a 1000 lifetimes, in his 31 years. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, 15 December 2017 at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel in Enid, Ok. Pastor Jerry Holt will officiate. Chad Carter Strohmeyer of Broken Arrow, Ok, was the beloved son of Shawn & Carla Strohmeyer, born 6 November 1986 at Blytheville AFB, Arkansas & passed away in his home, in his own bed of medical causes in Alexandria, VA, on 30 November 2017. Chad was a Staff Sergeant (SSgt) in the United States Air Force, serving over 12 years performing multiple tours in Osan AB, Seoul, South Korea, Misawa AB & Yokota, AB Japan and deployment to Camp Lightning, Afghanistan. Chad volunteered to support the victims of Katrina & the tsunami/earthquake in Tokyo. Chad was a devoted father, husband, son, brother, grandson, cousin, airman and friend. Chad is survived by his wife Seonim (Tina) Ahn- Strohmeyer, daughter Adreena Ahn-Strohmeyer of Falling Waters, West VA, his sister Shay Strohmeyer of Tulsa, OK, parents Shawn & Carla Strohmeyer of Big Cedar, OK. His Korean family, Mother in-law Yoon-sook Kang, Father in-law Jong-nam Ahn, Brother in-law Hyun-joon Ahn, Sister-law Ah-ran Ahn of Seoul, South Korea. Grandparents Chuck & Kathy Strohmeyer of Enid, OK & Irma Swartz of Poteau, OK. Aunt & Uncle Cristy & Doug King of Greenville, IN, Janna & Clay Hochwender of New Braunfels, TX. Chad was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Freeman and Mildred Combrink of Billings, OK, Russell & Bernice French of Phoenix, AZ, Maunt and Poiteaux Strohmeyer of Waynoka, OK & his much loved pets Hwan-hee & Luna. Memorial may be made through the funeral home to Youth Services of Tulsa.

Chad Carter Strohmeyer

November 6, 1986 - November 30, 2017