E4: Meet Don Strickland - My Road

Little Big Voices Podcast

My guest today is Don Strickland. He grew up in small towns and big cities in Texas, and spent the last 40 years in Austin raising a family and growing his career in computer technology for companies such as Schlumberger and Apple. A few years ago, Don made a decision on how to travel one of the hardest and most meaningful roads, a human faces.

He invited all who braved it to travel and learn and grow with him. I invite you to lean in and enjoy this journey with Don at the wheel.

Portrait by John Langford
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Don’s Blog: My Road (2005 – 2020)
Donisms: Favorite sayings of Don remembered by his friends and family.

Don’s Music References:

About Walt Wilkins

On Spotify and Apple Music

The album Plenty on Spotify and Apple Music

Between Midnight and Day on Spotify and Apple Music

Songs About Texas Music Video and Tribute to Don by Walt Wilkins

About Darden Smith

On Spotify and Apple Music

Blessings on Spotify and Apple Music, by Darden Smith

Wonderful Tonight on Spotify and Apple Music by Eric Clapton

Don Strickland Memorial Playlist on Spotify– these were Don’s favorite musical artists with a few additions from friends and family.

Don’s Book References and Complete Show Notes:
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Books by Yuval Noah Harari
Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday
The Bible
Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit
Recollections of my Non-Existence by Rebecca Solnit
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
Anticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber

Don's Obituary by Jan Chapman

Our treasured Don Strickland – husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandad, mentor, and friend – slipped out of a failing body and into the next adventure on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The love of his life, Jo Ann, was by his side, as she was for over 41 years. Don made a brilliant and inspiring 4-year effort to live life to the fullest while coping with the gradually disabling effects of glioblastoma.

“Please don’t let this event define your lives in negative ways,” Don wrote 3 years ago. Nothing would please him ...