Howard Strowder:  

Life AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HOWARD A. STROWDER, LFD LE My name is Howard Anthony Strowder, but I prefer to be called by my nickname, "Tony." I live in Cleveland, Ohio where I am a 40 year old divorcee with three wonderful daughters: Lauren(13), Jillian(10) and Jenna(10), yes twins. Except for my daughters, who stay with me two weekends a month, I live alone. Professionally, I am a licensed Mortician and the CEO of my family's 52 year old funeral home. That is where I am presently, but here is how I got there ... In September of 1951 my parents, Edward and Loretta Strowder, founded our family business, Strowder's Funeral Chapel. They worked extremely hard and grew the business until my father's retirement in 1986 and my mother's death in 1994. I was born August 26, 1963, and for the most part raised here in Cleveland. However, because my parents were semi-retired "snowbirds," a good portion of my childhood was spent in Miami, Florida, where I graduated from Miami Norland Senior High School in 1981. Directly after high school I enrolled at the prestigious Howard University in Washington, DC. During my tenure at Howard I majored in psychology and minored in chemistry. Although I was just a slightly-above-average student, I was ...Expand for more