Gordon A. "Gordie" Schultz

SCHULTZ - Gordon A. Gordie July 7, 2008 at age 76. A Celebration of his Life was held by his family. Gordie, always an athlete, enjoyed umpiring, baseball and basketball. He attended Joe Brinkman Umpiring School. An original member of the Delaware Old Tymers baseball team, he also played in the Empire State Senior Games and National Senior Games for many years winning gold and silver medals at both levels. He was one of the founders of senior basketball at Hilbert College and a committee member for the U of B Masters Basketball Tournament. He graduated from South Park High School in 1952 and was immediately drafted into the Army, where he served in the Green Beret Special Forces group. He retired from the Buffalo Fire Department and Bethlehem Steel Railroad. Gordon was a Shriner with the Ismalia Temple, a member of Lackawanna Lodge 887 and the Buffalo Consistory. Predeceased by his first wife Patricia (Ales) Schultz, Gordon is survived by his wife Joan Appleby; his daughters Leslie (Sherwin) Brownsten, Tracey (David) Hurwitz; step-children Carol (Tom) Gilk, Douglas Wolf, James Wolf; sister Thelma Peters; and grandchildren Christopher and Cory Brownsten, Madison and Taylor Hurwitz and Stephanie, Stephen and Trevor Wolf. Special thanks to Roswell Park and Hospice Buffalo, Team 9. Memorial gifts may be sent to Hospice Buffalo at 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14227.