FliegendeWolf 0 #1 July 11, 2003 Clicky Member of Stroh beer family plummets to death in Texas hotel ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, July 9, 2003 GRAPEVINE, Texas— A member of the Stroh beer family plummeted to his death early Wednesday when a rope of sheets he had fashioned to climb down from a 10th-story hotel balcony failed to hold, police said. Charles Suddards Stroh, 43, of Addison died about 3:30 a.m. at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office reported. Police said Stroh had been staying at the Embassy Suites Outdoor World in Grapevine since early July, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in its online edition Wednesday. Bill Bretches, general manager for the hotel, declined to comment. Stroh was a member of the family famous for brewing beer in Michigan, William Penner, a Michigan attorney who handled the victim's affairs, told the newspaper. Grapevine police responded to a call about an intoxicated guest at the hotel about 1:20 a.m., police reports show. "He had made repeated telephone calls down to the hotel desk reporting a bank robbery and other nonsensical things," said Grapevine Police Sgt. Bob Murphy. "They kept telling him not to call back." Police said Stroh was polite and cooperative but drunk, and told officers he believed someone wanted to kill him. After talking to officers, Stroh agreed to stay in his hotel room and not to call the front desk any more, police reports show. But as officers were leaving the hotel just before 2:30 a.m., they heard something hit the canopy above the entrance, then saw Stroh on the ground with the bedding next to him. The Stroh Brewery Co. was founded by Bernhard Stroh in 1850 in Detroit, which was home to hundreds of breweries between 1830 and 1990. Stroh's downtown brewery closed in 1985 and the family sold the beer business by 1999.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #2 July 11, 2003 Ahhhh...genius at work.... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #3 July 11, 2003 HEY GREENIES, migt want to put this in the BASE category... no offense to real base peoples.... ...Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 July 11, 2003 I know someone might flame me for laughing at someone elses misfortune, but if I went out like that, I'd EXPECT people to laugh! That's FUNNY!---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #5 July 11, 2003 --->Stroh Beer - Drinking the beer won't kill you, it's the sudden stop at the bottom Sorry, I just thought that "Hey Ya'll, Watch This" was over-used Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
