Jeff Ream Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: I felt kind sorry for him. He lacked the ability to move on with his life and carried a lot of anger and baggage. I don’t know if he was seeking counseling or not, but it may have been helpful. Rest In Peace, sincerely. The Shame of it he was a licensed counselor 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, FTNK said: wonderful culture drum corps has He caused a lot of people problems 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlrr Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeff Ream said: The Shame of it he was a licensed counselor Licensed? By whom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 35 minutes ago, rlrr said: Licensed? By whom? Georgia apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlrr Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said: Georgia apparently Georgia doesn't require a license for pastoral counseling (at least according to Howdy). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBugler Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 His last Facebook post was five days ago. I can't find anything indicating he passed. Where are you seeing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 This is simply awful and tragic. Prayers for his family. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlrr Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, GBugler said: His last Facebook post was five days ago. I can't find anything indicating he passed. Where are you seeing this? His sister posted about it on Facebook. Edited March 10, 2022 by rlrr added image 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, rlrr said: His sister posted about it on Facebook. Here's his sister's full text. (Posting since she stated it would be published in their local paper.) It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I let you know that my beloved older brother Mike passed away on Monday of this week. Our family is heartbroken to say the least, and he will be greatly missed by all of us. The only comfort we have is in knowing he is no longer in physical pain from his years of suffering with Muscular Dystrophy and other health issues - but most importantly we have peace because we know he knew Jesus as his Lord and Savior and we will see him again when Jesus calls us home. His wishes were not to have a funeral and he wanted to be cremated, so we have decided to have a private celebration of life with just his immediate family. Below is a tribute to him written by my brother Stan and me that will be published in our local paper in an upcoming issue. It was by far the hardest thing we have ever written, and we pray these words will honor him and his life. Mikey, you will always be in our hearts. A private Celebration of Life service for Dr. Michael Edwin Schmidt, 58, of Lawrenceville, will be held for the immediate family with Senior Pastor Don Drawdy officiating. Mike was called away to his heavenly home to be with Jesus on Monday, March 7, 2022. Born July 7, 1963, in Lincoln, Nebraska, he was the grandson of the late paternal grandparents Adolf and Hertha Schmidt and the late maternal grandparents Stanley Louis and Annabelle Marie Mason, and the son of the late Adolf Edwin Schmidt and Beverly Ann Mason Smith and bonus father Hoke C. Smith of Clarkesville, Georgia. Mike graduated from Snellville Georgia’s Brookwood High School its inaugural year in 1982, after three years at Parkview High in Lilburn. When not performing amazing tricks on a skateboard or buried in a book, Mike found joy in music, first mastering the trumpet, then an entire array of instruments. If it was brass, he could play it! Mike marched in Chattahoochee Sound Association, Spirit of Atlanta and North Star Drum and Bugle Corps after graduation. His musical talents included roles as a horn soloist for the Liberty University Marching Band, a trumpet soloist for Thomas Road Baptist Church, and performances in churches, nursing homes, and community events all across the country. He released music albums The Lord’s Horns (2002), Exquisite (2002), Spirit (2007), Redemption (2011), and Complete (2011), and was featured on Cabin Creek Gospel Volume 17 by Cabin Creek Records. Mike had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Proving no subject was off limits and no goal was unobtainable, he held multiple degrees in higher education including Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership - Behavioral Health from Grand Canyon University, Master of Divinity from Liberty University, Master of Arts and Religion from Liberty University, Master of Religious Education from Liberty University, Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University School of Divinity, Doctor of Biblical Education and Master of Biblical Education from Gwinnett - Hall Baptist Theological Seminary, Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) from Florida Bible College where he was a Dean's List Student for Multiple Semesters and he earned a Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) from Point University. Not a man to rest on his laurels, Mike spent his career devoted to working in ministries to serve the Lord in spreading the gospel and helping the people he was entrusted to counsel. He worked for just under 10 years as a Pastoral Counselor at Brookwood Counseling Center specializing in incarceration, substance abuse, PTSD, and intellectual handicap disabilities. He worked for over 41 years as a Pastoral Counselor and Professional Trumpet Soloist at Trumpet of the Lord Ministries, a ministry that Mike founded. He also served 4 years as a Corporal for the Georgia Department of Corrections and held the position as Pulpit Supply Preacher for Florida Bible College and Point University. Mike was passionate about serving his community. He was a beloved basketball coach for special needs kids and was an avid supporter of The Muscular Dystrophy Association. Mike designed and grew fabulous gardens, specializing in his beloved roses. Mike loved to spend time with his family, especially his grandson Nathan. No one was better at keeping in touch; Mike maintained active relationships with even the most distant family and kept his friends close, most of whom he’d known since childhood. Mike loved a good debate; he knew the Star Wars universe better than most of the people who produced it. He never met a pinball machine he couldn’t whip, and never passed up a ride on a roller coaster. An enthusiastic teacher, counselor, and musician, he was known for his quick wit, his infectious laugh, and his desire to help. Mike always loved being the loudest and highest pitched horn player. As Mike always said, “Mikey Schmidt plays notes so high on a trumpet that alien spy missions on the government are disrupted." We just know that God was preparing him for the heavenly orchestra. Survivors include his wife Patricia J. Schmidt, daughter Emily Ann Schmidt and son in law Carlos Ruiz, grandson Ian Nathaniel Ruiz, mother Beverly Ann (Schmidt) Smith, bonus father Hoke C. Smith, sister Deborah Schmidt Taylor and brother in law James Taylor, brother Stanley Adolf Schmidt, bonus sister Holly Tullis, bonus brother Andy H. Smith and sister in law Lea, mother in law Carol Ann Ruddick, sister in law Victoria Werner, brother in law James Ruddick and his wife Janet, brother in law Douglas Ruddick, sister in law Tina Spilde and her husband Hans, sister in law Kendra Miller and her husband Shane, aunt Sandra Pelletier, aunt Donna Mason and uncle Paul Rosetter, aunt Sandra Grasruck, cousin Peter Grasruck, cousin Chris Grasruck, and numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and second cousins. Per his wish, he will be cremated. In lieu of flowers, please submit a donation in Michael's name to either: The Gideons International, P. O. Box 1855 Clarkesville, GA 30523 or to The Muscular Dystrophy Association, WEB PO Box 97075 Washington, DC 20090-7075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 44 minutes ago, rlrr said: His sister posted about it on Facebook. Muscular Dystrophy sucks. Wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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