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Eric Schmidt Obituary

Schmidt, Eric C. (September 24th 1929 February 12, 2011), age 81, formerly of Crystal Lake, IL, died peacefully on Feb. 12th in North Carolina. Originally from Bremen, Germany, Eric immigrated to the United States via Toronto, Canada in 1955. Once in the United States, Eric was extremely proud to be an American citizen. Eric had a passion for life that left an indelible impression on everyone he met. He will forever be remembered and missed by his family and friends. He held executive positions in the materials handling industry at Crown Equipment and Baker/Linde, before concluding his 45-year career by owning Midwest Industrial Equipment dealership in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He retired to Sunset Beach, NC in 2004. Eric is survived by his three children: Heike Schmidt Carter (Larry), Eric H. Schmidt, (Lorraine), and Todd I. Schmidt (Carey); four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his estranged wife, Pamela Riley Schmidt. A celebration of his life will be at Church of Our Saviour, 530 West Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, March 19th at 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Culver Academies, 1300 Academy Road Box 153, Culver, IN 46511 in memory of Eric C. Schmidt. For further details, please email [email protected].

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Feb. 20, 2011.

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Gitta Fröse

March 5, 2011

Dear Heike, Eric and Todd,

I am very sad to hear that your Dad passed away. He was a very special person. My thouhgts are with you.

March 4, 2011

To the Schmidt family,

My thoughts are with you at this time. Eric was a trip and I always enjoyed working with him. He was a claas act.

Chris Thomas

Rudy Amling

March 4, 2011

Heike, Eric and Todd,
Our entire family's thoughts and prayers go out to you and the soul of your Father. And what a great soul he did posses as he was a loving, caring and extremely generous person. I always admired your Dad as he was always there to be a surrogate parent when Todd and I attended CMA.
His energy, style and that sly smile will be missed, but always remembered.

Love,
Rudy & the Entire Amling Family

Mark Roessler

March 4, 2011

Dear Schmidt family,
Deepest condolences at the passing of your dear father, grandfather and great grandfather Eric Sr. I had the privilege of working with Eric and saw in him the true professional, always striving to be the best he could be. On a personal note, Eric could brighten up a room full of people with his engaging personality and wit. He was also a very kind person, quick to help anyone in need. Thank you for the opportunity to say good-bye to Eric and all the best to the entire Schmidt family, always!
Mark Roessler
Summerville SC, USA

Eric H. Schmidt

March 3, 2011

Dad - it's hard to believe your gone, it seemed like you would always be around and I could visit you at anytime.
I am sure you have moved on to better places and where ever you are I wish you the best.
I have to thank you for all you did for me - providing me with a great life, a great education and a true respect for life and people.
Your thoughts and refections taught me to enjoy my life!
For all you did I thank you and will miss you dearly.

Hans-Jürgen Schmidt

February 27, 2011

Heike, Eric und Todd,

in dieser schweren Zeit sind wir in Gedanken bei Euch.

Marion, Hans-Jürgen und Veronica
Bremen, Deutschland

February 23, 2011

Lieber Erich
wir werden dich in Erinnerung behalten ,
Jens ,Heitrun u. Jana Feddermann Bremen-Achim Germany

walter u. helga plath

February 23, 2011

Lieber Erich. Nun hast Du Deine letzte Reise angetreten. Wir werden Dich in liebevoller Erinnerung, behalten. Helga und Walter Plath, Bremen-Achim, Germany

February 23, 2011

Lieber Erich.
Nun hast Du die große Reise angetreten, wir werden Dich in guter Erinnerung behalten.
Deine deutschen Wurzeln, Walter und Helga Plath aus Bremen-Achim, Germany

Donna Johns

February 21, 2011

Heike, Eric, and Todd,

My thoughts are with all of you in this time of sorrow.

Dagmar Schulz

February 21, 2011

Du wirst mir immer als der tolle Onkel aus Amerika in Erinnerung bleiben

Heike Carter

February 20, 2011

Dad, know you now have peace in the after life. Loving thoughts of you.

dave werda

February 20, 2011

To a great boss freind and father figure you will be missed deeply.ill never forget you.

Todd Schmidt

February 20, 2011

Pops - You'll be missed....but always remembered.

Love always - Todd

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