Gilbert Schumann Obituary

GALESBURG - Gilbert Berry Schumann, M.D., 62, of Branford, Conn., formerly of Galesburg, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2008, at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Conn.

Berry was born April 15, 1946, to Gilbert M. and Marguerite E. (nee Berry) Schumann in Galesburg, Ill. His parents preceded him in death.

Berry is survived by three children, one daughter, Jennifer Grace Schumann of Atlanta, Ga., and two sons, Aaron Michael (Erika) Schumann of Pottstown, Pa., and Jonathan Berry Schumann of Glen Allen, Va.; two sisters, Lou Ellen McElmurry of Memphis, Tenn., and Roxy M. Schumann of Peoria, Ill.; one aunt, Patsy Bond Berry of Galesburg, Ill.; and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

After graduating from Galesburg High School in 1964, Berry attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M., from 1964 to 1965.

He earned a medical technology diploma (M.T.) from Elkhart Institute of Technology in Elkhart, Ind., in 1967, a bachelor of science degree from Hiram Scott College in Scotts Bluff, Neb., in 1969 and a medical doctorate (M.D.) degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md., in 1974.

During his career, Berry was licensed in the states of Maryland, Ohio, Utah, Connecticut and New York, as well as the province of Alberta, Canada, as a pathologist, specializing in the field of cytopathology. He held various faculty appointments at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Syracuse, N.Y.; University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah; University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.

He was a member of many professional medical organizations. He was an author of several textbooks, textbook chapters and abstracts, and he served as a consultant and/or adviser to many medical institutions and companies.

Berry founded Schumann Diagnostics Inc.

Berry will be missed for his love of family and friends, his sense of humor, his enjoyment of trains, his passion for jazz and his enthusiasm for medicine.

A memorial service gathering and celebration will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at the Best Western Prairie Inn Hotel, 300 S. Soangetaha Road in Galesburg.

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Published by Peoria Journal Star on Oct. 15, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Gilbert Schumann

8 Entries

Saul Ship, Ph.D.

November 14, 2008

I just learned of Dr. Schumann's untimely death and wish to pass on my condolences to the family. I have known him since the 1980s when I was setting up educational programs for Miles Laboratories in Canada. Berry was very healthful and was always an extremely knowledgeable and motivational speaker. In recent years he was always generous with his time and his excellent advice. I will miss him.

November 11, 2008

Nov. 10, 2008
My husband, Gary Potter, was Berry's roommate when they were at Elkhart Institute of Technology. I was there,too,and we all attended the same classes for 2 years. Berry was so much fun to be around and I will never forget his "giggle" when he got really tickled. Gary would probably tell you of their diet of sardines and potato sticks to save on expenses. And the house they lived in was a horror to behold but still they had so much fun together.
When Jennifer was very little and they were living in Cincinnati it was in a huge house in Hyde Park when we visited them.
Then, when Gary and I had moved to our present town of Georgetow, Ohio, Berry came and visited us.
We did lose contact once he went to Utah but since Gary was working in a medical laboratory he could always locate Berry by the medical books he had written.
We are so sorry to hear of his passing. He was a big part of our dear and funny memories when we were oh,so young and just getting started.
Gary and Carol Potter (Georgetown, Ohio)

Lorri Genack

November 11, 2008

My sincerest condolences to Jenny, Aaron, and Jonathan. Your dad was an amazing person. His memory will live on through the many people he taught and inspired. I share your loss.

Gary and Carol Potter

November 11, 2008

Nov. 10, 2008
My husband, Gary Potter, was Berry's roommate when they were at Elkhart Institute of Technology. I was there,too,and we all attended the same classes for 2 years. Berry was so much fun to be around and I will never forget his "giggle" when he got really tickled. Gary would probably tell you of their diet of sardines and potato sticks to save on expenses. And the house they lived in was a horror to behold but still they had so much fun together.
When Jennifer was very little and they were living in Cincinnati it was in a huge house in Hyde Park when we visited them.
Then, when Gary and I had moved to our present town of Georgetown, Ohio, Berry came and visited us.
We did lose contact once he went to Utah but since Gary was working in a medical laboratory he could always locate Berry by the medical books he had written.
We are so sorry to hear of his passing. He was a big part of our dear and funny memories when we were oh,so young and just getting started.

Gary Potter

November 11, 2008

I was Berry's roommate at Elkhart Institute of Technology in Elkhart, IN. He and I shared many many laughs together and had many discussions about life and our futures. I am so sorry for his family's loss. He was one of a kind. My wife and I will miss him even though the last time we saw him was when he lived in Cincinnati many years ago. We had many good times together.
Gary Potter, Georgetown, OH

Carren Bersch, Editor

October 23, 2008

On behalf of the staff of Medical Laboratory Observer, we extend our sincere sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Schumann. He was a contributor to our Tips from the clinical experts, and he will be sorely missed.

Tina Roby

October 23, 2008

Berry, I will miss you dearly...you believed in me and I thank you for that. You were a good man and a pathologist that I always respected. I wish the world would have had the chance to see more. Gary, Lauren and I send your family our deepest condolences.

Heather (Knight) Spille

October 15, 2008

My first memories of Berry are of he and my dad playing with the giant train set in the living room - and then of him treating Jennifer and I to cheerios loaded with spoonfuls of sugar (don't tell mom) for breakfast. Berry was a generous host and a patient teacher. He took Jennifer and I cross country skiing - still my only attempt at it after all of these years - and didn't seem to mind my complete lack of coordination in the snow. I vividly remember trying to catch him - he was deceptively agile and speedy beyond belief. He made an impression on my life, a childhood friend of his daughter, so I can only imagine the great sense of loss his family and friends are feeling. My thoughts and prayers will be with you again this weekend.

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