Monday, January 28, 2008

In Memorandum -- Dr. Ben Schutz

I learned some very sad news this morning. The father of an old friend of mine going all the way back to Jr High School -- Dr. Ben Schutz passed away last week of a heart attack. Mr. Schutz, as I knew him, was always one of the cool dads. He always played sports with us (though he would only play QB in pick-up football games). I remember watching the '98 World Cup with him and having him scream at (then US coach) Steve Sampson on TV. He put quite simply why as to why Sampson was a bad coach, "Sampson plays all the wrong players at all the wrong positions." I suppose that makes it tough to be successful.

Mr. Schutz made fun of us in a good natured way. He made fantastic jokes. He also cared about all of us. I didn't know him in his professional life, but he seemed to genuinely care about the well-being of his patients as well.

He was a very good man, and he leaves this world far too soon. My thoughts are with his family, and especially my friend Jesse.

6 comments:

Manimal said...

I second that. I hope Jesse, his brother and his mom are able to get through this difficult time. I remember him fondly, especially for his kindness in opening his home to Jesse's friends, including Mike and myself, even though all we did was generally cause a big commotion everytime we were around.

I read all of his books - I really thought he was a great author in the mystery novel genre. I wish he'd had the chance to write more.

RIP Dr. Schutz.

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