Strickland was a prominent member of the Seventh - day Adventist Church in the Cook Islands .
Was active in community affairs , being the chairman of the Cooperative Movement and the chairman of the Cook Islands Thrift and Loan Society .
Strickland was a prominent member of the Seventh - day Adventist Church in the Cook Islands and was active in community affairs , being the chairman of the Cooperative Movement and the chairman of the Cook Islands Thrift and Loan Society .