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The chairman and president of Strake Energy, Inc., Strake enrolled in 1949 at St. Thomas High School in his native Houston, where as an honor student he participated in  sports and student government. He graduated in 1953 as a member of the St. Thomas Student Council and the Letterman's Club.<ref name=sths>{{cite web|url=http://www.sths.org/about/hallofhonor/strakegw.html|title=Tradition: St. Thomas High School|publisher=sths.org|accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>

The chairman and president of Strake Energy, Inc., Strake enrolled in 1949 at St. Thomas High School in his native Houston, where as an honor student he participated in  sports and student government. He graduated in 1953 as a member of the St. Thomas Student Council and the Letterman's Club.<ref name=sths>{{cite web|url=http://www.sths.org/about/hallofhonor/strakegw.html|title=Tradition: St. Thomas High School|publisher=sths.org|accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>

He then attended the [[University of Notre Dame]] in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana]], at which he received a Bachelor of Arts in [[economics]] and was president of his senior class. He was commissioned in the [[United States Navy]] and served two years in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] on ''USS Rice County.''. From 1959 to 1961, Strake attended the [[Harvard University]] Graduate School of Business in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], from which he received a [[Master of Business Administration]].<ref name=sths/>

He then attended the [[University of Notre Dame]] in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana]], at which he received a Bachelor of Arts in [[economics]] and was president of his senior class. He was commissioned in the [[United States Navy]] and served two years in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] on ''USS Rice County.'' From 1959 to 1961, Strake attended the [[Harvard University]] Graduate School of Business in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], from which he received a [[Master of Business Administration]].<ref name=sths/>

Strake’s father, George Strake, Sr., was born in St. Louis, graduated from St. Louis University, served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corp in [[World War I]], went to Tampico, [[Mexico]] and later [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], to work in the oil business. He was orphaned at the age of seven. In 1929, he came virtually penniless to Houston, the home of his wife, Susan Kehoe Strake. He toured the back roads of East Texas in search of an oil-bearing formation. In 1930, he followed a creek bed outside Conroe, Texas, where he found the particular formation that he was seeking. Soon two oil wells came to fruition, and Strake, became the third wealthiest oilman in Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbsclubhouston.com/article.html?aid=183|title=George W. Strake, Sr.|publisher=hbsclubhouston.com|accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>  

Strake’s father, George Strake, Sr., was born in St. Louis, graduated from St. Louis University, served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corp in [[World War I]], went to Tampico, [[Mexico]] and later [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], to work in the oil business. He was orphaned at the age of seven. In 1929, he came virtually penniless to Houston, the home of his wife, Susan Kehoe Strake. He toured the back roads of East Texas in search of an oil-bearing formation. In 1930, he followed a creek bed outside Conroe, Texas, where he found the particular formation that he was seeking. Soon two oil wells came to fruition, and Strake, became the third wealthiest oilman in Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbsclubhouston.com/article.html?aid=183|title=George W. Strake, Sr.|publisher=hbsclubhouston.com|accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>