Robert R. Schmidt
Obituary
Bob Schmidt, Shawnee Mission teacher of
fifty years, passed away on Thursday (May 12, 2016). Bob was born in
1942 in Goessel and grew up in Newton. For thirty-three years, he
worked alongside his father at Schmidt & Sons Harvesting, driving
combines throughout the Midwest. He earned his BS in Education from
Emporia State University and began teaching in 1966. He retired in
2008 but continued substitute teaching until his death.
He will be remembered for his love of
baseball, camping, fishing and the great outdoors.
He is survived by his wife of
twenty-nine years, Ellen; one daughter, Amy Day, of Andover; two
sons, Robert Schmidt of Kansas City, Missouri and Patrick Schmidt of
Washington, D.C.; three granddaughters and one great granddaughter.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday,
May 16, at McGilley & Hoge Chapel. His funeral services will be
10 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, at the McGilley & Hoge Chapel, 8024
Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, with burial to follow at Resurrection
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Urban Youth Academy Baseball Complex. Please send them to
McGilley & Hoge Chapel, 8024 Santa Fe Dr., Overland Park, KS
66204.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcgilleyhoge.com
