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Born and raised in Silver Lake,
Minnesota, Gary Stritesky attended Silver Lake High School where he
participated in football, basketball, track and baseball. He then
attended St. Cloud State University and also trained at Brooks
Barber School which ignited a 14-year career as a barber. He also
participated in a real estate program at Anoka-Ramsey Community
College.
Stritesky currently works as a school bus driver and carpenter. He
recently built a six-unit townhome complex for senior citizens in
Silver Lake, Minnesota. He was previously in the military, stationed
in Vietnam for eight months in 1971. He has also worked as a taxi
cab driver and landscaper. In 1990, Stritesky spent a year living in
Melbourne, Australia, with his family during his wife's teacher
exchange program. In 2002, they returned to Perth, Australia, for
another year as a result of his wife's second teacher exchange
program.
Stritesky has competed in multiple inline skate marathons. He also
enjoys biking, canoeing and coaching. He spent many years coaching
his children's soccer, baseball, basketball and football teams. At
least once a year, Stritesky travels to the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness, taking part in portaging, canoeing, fishing and
enjoying the solitude of the northern Minnesota lakes. He has biked
in many areas of Minnesota, including leading a scout group to camp
and family trips. He also participated in a cross-country biking
adventure while in Australia.
Stritesky currently resides in Ramsey, Minnesota with his wife of 34
years, Diane. They have four children, Aaron, Alison, Leah and Kara
and two grandchildren. His pet bulldog, Dobber, recently passed
away. They have since adopted Harley and Blaze, two miniature
dachshunds, and just returned their pet snapping turtle, Snappy, to
the wilderness. Stritesky's birth date is September 16, 1951.
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Colors: Green,
black
Scents: Cooking steaks
Flowers: Rose, sunflower
Board Games: Monopoly, Checkers
Video Games: X-Box
Sports to Play: Football, baseball
Sports Teams: Minnesota Twins
Outdoor Activities: Biking, rollerblading,
walking
TV Shows: SURVIVOR, AMAZING RACE
Movies: Cool Hand Luke, Clint Eastwood
Music: Country Western
Magazines: Sports Illustrated, Dog World
Books/Authors: Charmed Eagle
Cereals: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fruits: Strawberries, banana
Snack Foods: Cool Ranch Doritos
Cookies: Peanut butter and sugar cookies
Candy Bars: Snickers, Almond M&M's
Alcoholic Drinks: Beer, Bloody Mary
Non-Alcoholic: Root beer, tomato juice
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