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Bill "Coach" SCHMITZ

Land O' Lakes, Ohio

Age 59

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SCHMITZ, Bill "Coach" 59, of Land O'Lakes, Florida, passed away Aug. 26, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Lynn Schmitz; son, Matthew and daughter-in-law, Carrie Schmitz of Newport, KY; daughter, Allison and son-in-law, Andrew Summerour of Alexandria, LA; grandchildren, Mattie, Will,...

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Can't believe it's been 10 years. still miss you.

My heart is very heavy he taught me a lot.

GOOD BYE SMITTY. I WILL MISS YOU

I learned of this 2 weeks after the fact and I am still in shock. Bill and I became teammates first, and brothers forever, at the Academy. There are very few people that I looked more forward to seeing and talking with. I will so miss watching his football teams. Vanderbilt, Rice, Jesuit, UAB, Austin Peay, CGA ... so many lives he touched and so much good he accomplished. I will miss you forever, Wild William. God Bless Lynn, Matt, Allison and Bill's parents, Bill and Shirley; they are...

I regret the loss however Bill made me more than a better player, he made me a better father, teacher, coach, and husband you will be missed but never forgotten thank you for the memories and keeping me accountable.

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Lynn and family at this very difficult time.

Jesuit High School will be holding a Memorial Service at the Jesuit Chapel on Sept 5 at 7pm. All are welcome to attend. See www.jesuittampa.org under calendar of Events for more information.

As a co-coach with Bill for almost 10 years, we had a lot of great times and a few tough times. We had a lot of great conversations concerning both our coaching careers. My heart hurts terribly on learning of Bill's passing. My thoughts and prayers go to Lynn and the children that they can get through these difficult times and that Bill has finally found peace.

My deepest sympathies to the entire family on Billy's passing. As a CGA classmate of Billy's, our paths didn't cross after graduation until last summer when he made the trip to Ft. Lauderdale to attend a USCG ship commissioning, when one of his former CGA football players was assuming command of the newest cutter. That to me was just one example of the committment he made to the players he touched over the years, both during and after their sports careers, to point them towards the right...