STRICKLAND, Mack E., 84, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011. He was a WWII Navy veteran and had retired from the State of Alabama Department of Transportation as a civil engineer. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in Alabama Heritage Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to The American Lung Association.