Paul Eugene Stroup, MD, 89, of Port Charlotte and Pembroke Pines, FL, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016.

He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and Jefferson Medical College, he completed an internship at Walter Reed Army Hospital, and a three year residency and a John A. Hartford Foundation Fellowship in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital. He was a member of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and practiced medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, J.F.K. Hospital in Cherry Hill, NJ, Cooper Medical Center in Camden, NJ, and the Naval Training Center in Orlando, FL. He also held teaching appointments at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine), and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. After retiring, he served as the President of shuffleboard clubs in Hendersonville, NC and Port Charlotte, FL, became an avid player of Duplicate Bridge, and provided loving care to his wife.

He leaves his wife of 65 years, Shirley B. Stroup; son, Paul (Trish) Stroup, Jr; daughters, Linda (Henry) Goetz and Barbara (Bill) Stewart; and grandchildren, Daniel, Kelly, Matthew, Eian, Ian and Alec.

Donations may be made in remembrance to American Cancer Society. http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Paul_Stroup

Arrangements entrusted to Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care