David Brooks Strickland

ROCKY MOUNT – David Brooks Strickland, age 40, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. David was born in Nash County, NC on July 21, 1981. He was preceded in death by his brother, Mark. B. Strickland.

A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, David was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and a die-hard Tarheels fan. A College and Career Readiness Instructor with Nash Community College for over 12 years, the friendship and bonds he formed with his students will forever live on as well as the impact he made on their success. David especially enjoyed visiting his family along the coast of South Carolina and cherished his nieces and nephew as though they were his own. A dedicated and loving son, brother, uncle, and friend, his memory will live on well into the future.

David is survived by his parents, Dr. Henry Howard “Hank” Strickland, Jr. and Rita Anne Barnett Strickland of Georgetown, SC; his brothers, Jeffrey B. Strickland and wife, Brooke of Raleigh and Steven D. Strickland of Raleigh; and his nieces and nephew, Briggs, Bee, Libby, and Coley.

A Celebration David’s Life will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Ross Chellis officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later time at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made in David’s memory to the Nash Community College David Strickland Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 7488, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.