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Stracener practiced medicine for forty-four years, including thirty-two at the pediatrics department of Madigan AMC.<ref name=obit/> Stracener lived for many years in Steilacoom in Pierce County in western Washington, where he sometimes even made free house calls. His principal work was concentrated in the fields of children's health, the prevention of childhood poisonings, and the education of childcare professionals.<ref name=obit/> Child-resistant packaging stemmed from passage in 1970 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, authored by [[U.S. Senator]] Frank E. Moss, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from [[Utah]]. The law is designed to halt young children from accidentally ingesting hazardous substances stored about the house. The law requires toxic, corrosive, or irritative substances to be packaged so that adults can easily open them, but not children under five years of age. The first product so protected, effective August 8, 1972, was [[aspirin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/practices/topic/poisoning/packaging.html|title=Poisoning Interventions: Child-Resistant Packing and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act|publisher=depts.washington.edu|accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> Stracener also conducted research for the later required child safety seats.<ref name=obit/>

Stracener practiced medicine for forty-four years, including thirty-two at the pediatrics department of Madigan AMC.<ref name=obit/> Stracener lived for many years in Steilacoom in Pierce County in western Washington, where he sometimes even made free house calls. His principal work was concentrated in the fields of children's health, the prevention of childhood poisonings, and the education of childcare professionals.<ref name=obit/> Child-resistant packaging stemmed from passage in 1970 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, authored by [[U.S. Senator]] Frank E. Moss, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from [[Utah]]. The law is designed to halt young children from accidentally ingesting hazardous substances stored about the house. The law requires toxic, corrosive, or irritative substances to be packaged so that adults can easily open them, but not children under five years of age. The first product so protected, effective August 8, 1972, was [[aspirin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/practices/topic/poisoning/packaging.html|title=Poisoning Interventions: Child-Resistant Packing and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act|publisher=depts.washington.edu|accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> Stracener also conducted research for the later required child safety seats.<ref name=obit/>

Stracener, who was also an active [[photographer]], died at the age of eighty. Survivors include his third wife, Anne-Birgitte Stracener of Steilacoom, Washington; a brother James Curtis Stracener; children Karen, Janice, Ed, and Becky; stepchildren, Astrid and Erik, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his previous wives, Betty Ratcliff of Pineville, Louisiana, and Jan Marie Schnaible, and a sister Audrey Stracener Jones.  A memorial service was held on September 25, 2011, at Oakwood Funeral Home in Tacoma, Washington.<ref name=obit/>  

Stracener, who was also an active [[photographer]], died at the age of eighty. Survivors include his third wife, Anne-Birgitte Stracener of Steilacoom, Washington; a brother James Curtis Stracener; children Karen, Janice, Ed, and Becky; stepchildren, Astrid and Erik, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his previous wives, Betty Ratcliff of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana, and Jan Marie Schnaible, and a sister Audrey Stracener Jones.  A memorial service was held on September 25, 2011, at Oakwood Funeral Home in Tacoma, Washington.<ref name=obit/>  

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