George Schneider Jr.

Professor George Schneider Jr., 75, a native of Transylvania, Romania, and longtime resident of Farmington Hills, Michigan, passed away from heart-related complications on Thursday, December 25th, in Boulder, Colorado.

A memorial gathering / luncheon will be held at 1:00pm on Sunday, Jan. 18th at Andiamo Trattoria, located at 7228 N. Main St., Clarkston, Michigan 48346, with interment on Monday, Jan. 19th at 9:30am at the Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Rd., Holly, Michigan 48442

He is survived by his wife, Ingeborg Schneider; sons, Michael G. Schneider and wife, Jodi; Richard G. Schneider and wife, Christina; and Robert G. Schneider and wife, Jayme; grandchildren, Jacob, Cameron, Logan, Blake, Evan, Olivia and Derek; sisters, Anna Shantz and husband, Stephen; and Erika Schmidt and husband, John; also step-daughters, Angela Weber and Heidi Sheedy, step-son Andrew Blum and step- grandchildren Patrick, Rachael, Lucas and Hannah. He was preceded in death by his father, George Schneider, mother, Anna Martha Schneider, step-father George Schneider, and step-brother George Schneider. In the aftermath of WWII George and his sister, Anna, were sent into Germany to be reunited with their mother. In 1955, his mother, Sister Anna, and step-father arrived in the United States with 5 suitcases and $250, where they settled in Lorain, Ohio. George was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving from 1957 to 1960, on the U.S.S. Leyte (CV-32) and U.S.S. Wasp (CV-18). He was also a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Production and Case Western Reserve with a Master’s Degree in Industrial Management. He and his surviving ex-wife, Maria Schneider (mother of his 3 sons), relocated to Farmington Hills, Michigan in 1967, where he spent some years working in the Cutting Tool Industry and in 1980 he began teaching Manufacturing Processes at Lawrence Technological University from where he fully retired in 2004. George has been published multiple times, authoring books about manufacturing, and in his later years gave back to the educational establishments that helped him along his journey, by donating nearly $600K for scholarship funds to Kent State University, Lawrence Technological University and SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers). His motivation for these donations can be found in his words “To bridge the gap between academia and industry”. His generosity, sense of humor and zest for world travel will be sorely missed by all of those who knew and loved him. See more at: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=George-Schneider&lc=2558&pid=173622246&mid=6252624&cid=em.legacy.dm.2558.6252624

In lieu of Flowers, the family asks that you make a donation in his name to Focus Hope, at http://www.focushope.edu/

Anybody who plans on attending the luncheon on Sunday the 18th, please RSVP to [email protected]

Anybody needing help with hotels can also RSVP to [email protected]