Christopher A. "Chris" Schmidt Sr.

I wanted to express my condolences to the family. You were a good friend.

we left each other with out saying good bye. but i know you were thinkink of me before you left. you lived a very rough life and now i know you are at peace. i think of you and kathleen everyday watching over me. even tho we cannot be together i know you both will always be in my heart. watching down from heaven and seeing what i am doing with my life. falling in love, starting a family, growing older. i want to make you both proud of me. i want to do all the things you never did. i know you...

I've sat here stunned and saddened the past several days and wondered how I could put 40 years of knowing this person into a couple of paragraphs.
I can't.
Chris was someone I knew from the young obnoxious kid to the man who carried all the hurts of the world in his heart.
I shared much laughter,a few tears, a long friendship and even a short marriage with him. Chris was one of the most sensitive caring persons I have ever known. I only hope his children and family know...

Chris, although I only knew you for a short time, I felt as though I had known you for 30 years. You really made people feel at ease with your easy going nature. Thank you for taking care of Merry. You were my brother.

My condolences to the children. Know that he is at peace now and with Kathleen. Megan, please email me. Geneva Armstrong

I was sad to hear about Chris. I know he is now in a much better place and is finally free of the physical and especially the emotional pain he has felt for quite a while. I will miss his showing up at my house at the oddest times of the day or night to just talk and laugh. He would bring Kathleen and the babies sometimes and we would sit on the swing and enjoy one another. Or we would just listen to music. He talked most about his family, his brothers and especially of Margaret. He was very...

I would like to express my condolences to the family. I did not know him personally but I had to make the terrible call to 911. I wish you all the best and sorry about your terrible loss.

Man we had a lot of good times in the Guards