Arthur Artie Fred Strout, 42, was killed on October 25, 2023, during the mass shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grill in Lewiston, Maine. He had gone to the bar that evening to play pool and was practicing for a competitive league match. Earlier he had been shooting pool with his father, Arthur Barnard, who left the bar; Strout decided to stay for one more game and was near the door when the gunman entered and opened fire.

Reports say Strout was likely among the first people shot. His family endured seventeen hours of uncertainty before receiving confirmation that he was among the victims. He is remembered by relatives as fun-loving and devoted to his wife, Kristy, and their blended family of five children, often wrestling with the kids or driving them to school.

The shootings at the bar followed an earlier attack at a nearby bowling alley and left 18 people dead, the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history. Does anyone who knew Artie or his family have memories to share or information that could help preserve his story?