Remembering a revolutionary

Admirers of Al Strasburger, including family friends and Workers World Party members, June 12. WW photo: Ellen Catalinotto

A memorial was held for Al Strasburger at his family home in Red Bank, N.J., on June 12. Strasburger was a long-time anti-imperialist, pro-socialist revolutionary who died after a prolonged illness on March 10 at age 79. As many as 50 activists from the New Jersey progressive movement attended the gathering, along with family members and close friends.

A Workers World Party delegation traveled from New York to the memorial and offered tributes to Strasburger’s deep-seated dedication to the struggle. A number of activists spoke about Strasburger’s consistency in distributing Workers World newspapers at anti-war picket lines he led outside Fort Monmouth.

Everyone admired the extraordinary number of posters and photos of numerous mass and political campaigns for social justice that covered every wall inside and outside the home. Read the WW obituary at http://tinyurl.com/42ruegy. The memorial ended with everyone saying in unison, “Al Strasburger presente!”

— Monica Moorehead