We regret to announce that, this past winter, we lost the following members of our family tree:
See below for further details:
John Wayman Norris (1942-2020)
John was a son Harriet (Schmidt) Norris, grandson Herman John “Harry” Schmidt, great grandson of Herman Schmidt, 2xgreat-grandson-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 3xgreat-grandson-in-law of Friedrich Schmidt, 4xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 5xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 6xgreat-grandson-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 7xgreat-grandson-in-law of Hans Schmidt.
Walter Alexander “Wally” Schubert (1936-2020)
Walter was the husband of our late cousin Sandra Schubert, son-in-law of Art Schmidt, grandson-in-law of Fred Schmidt, great-grandson-in-law of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat-grandson-in-law of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat-grandson-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat-grandson-in-law of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat-grandson-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat-grandson-in-law of Hans Schmidt.
Wally’s great prowess as a speed skater was a great inspiration to me as I grew up just one block south of the Shuberts. Unfortunately I never achieved his level of capability by a long shot. I late was thrilled to learn Wally and my 2nd cousin once removed were married making us relatives by marriage. It is a great honor!