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Stricker -- Margaret Elizabeth Waller Stricker, 91, a resident of Albuquerque, NM since 1994, died Sunday, May 5, 2002. She is survived by her daughter, Margie Stricker Kadlec and husband, Emil G. Kadlec of Albuquerque, NM; daughter-in-law, Joan Stricker of Poplar Bluff, MO; grandchildren, Cecilia Clark of Albuquerque, NM, Bruce Clark and wife, Darlene of Houston, TX, Randy Stricker and wife, Mary Rose of Poplar Bluff, MO, and Ross Stricker of North Little Rock, AR; great-grandsons, Demian Rubalcaba of Albuquerque, NM and Zachary Stricker of Poplar Bluff., MO; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Stricker was preceded in death by husband, E. Cecil Stricker in 1988; son, Cecil E. Stricker in 1986; and sister, Winifred Wingard in 1996. She earned her Bachelor degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, and her Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Mrs. Stricker worked at the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the Navajo Reservation for 19 years before retiring in 1972. She was a member and Past Matron of the Eastern Star for 50 years in Gracemont and Stigler, OK. Mrs. Stricker was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Stigler, OK. She was also a member of Kappa Delta Pi, an honorary educational scholastic organization. She served Oklahoma public schools in Caddo County for 15 years as an elementary and secondary teacher. She held progressively more responsible positions as teacher and supervisor in the Bureau of Indian Affairs schools in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah for 19 years. Her federal career was recognized for outstanding accomplishments through Meritorious Service Awards from the Department of Interior. Her accomplishments with the BIA include establishing individualized instructional programs, modular variable school schedules, and flexible learning spaces, and initiating and establishing the most modern education practices through staff training. She was also a licensed real estate broker with her own business, and was active in the Republican Party, Haskell County, Stigler, OK. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2002, 11:00 a.m., at Kansas-Starr Cemetery in Piedmont, OK. Family requests no flowers. Call Chapel Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Garden, 8701 N.W. Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK, (405)721-2182 for directions.
        Published on: Sun May 19, 2002