Colin Thomas Strasburg, passed away on August 12, 2018, at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home. He was born on March 26, 1948, in Lehi, Utah to Rochelle and Donald Strasburg. Colin served in the Western Canada Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1966-1968. He married Phyllis McIntyre on September 18, 1970, in the Salt Lake City Temple. Colin was a sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1971-1975. He served as a military policeman in Vietnam where he earned the Purple Heart. Colin graduated from BYU with a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Education. He was a teacher for special needs students for 30 years and influenced the lives of many. Colin is survived by his three brothers; Randy Adams, Doug Strasburg, and Robbie Chidester. He is also survived by his three daughters; Stephanie Feller, Jenifer Kimber, and Heather Burch. He was a grandfather to 10 grandchildren whom he deeply loved; Clara, Esther, Amelia, Rebekah, Gibson, Charlie, Ben, Grayson, Emery, and Han. Colin is preceded in death by his mother and father. He was also preceded by his grandparents Esme and Ever Strasburg and his son, James B. From the fields of Highland, Utah where he played as a boy, to the mission field in Canada where he served the Lord, to the war-torn rice paddies of Vietnam where he became a hero, to the fields of vegetables that he loved to tend and grow with his family--he will now find peace in the earth he toiled. Funeral Services and Burial will be held on Friday, August 17, 2018, at The Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park, 1711 South Camp Willams Rd, Bluffdale, Utah. Viewing at 11:00am, Funeral at 12:00pm, Burial at 1:00pm In lieu of flowers please make donations to the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home. Arrangements under the direction of Leavitts Mortuary.