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<TYPE>EX-24
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of James M. Bedore and
Eric P. Hagemeier, each with full power to act without the
other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     1.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the 'Company'), Forms 3,
4 and 5 in accordance with section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

     2.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

     3.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 2nd day of March, 2009.


/s/ Brian J. Reetz
Brian J. Reetz
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