Alphonse Joseph Schmitt Jr.

SCHMITT Alphonse Joseph Schmitt, Jr. Retired Attorney Alphonse Joseph Schmitt, Jr. passed away on January 8, 2010. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Betty Magee Schmitt, his children, Alphonse Joseph Schmitt, III, Stephen Nolan Schmitt, Christopher Magee Schmitt and Suzanne Schmitt Brown, and his son-in-law, Michael James Brown. His beloved grandchildren, Margaret Magee Brown, Mary Nolan Brown and Michael James Brown, Jr., were the apple of his eye. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alphonse Joseph Schmitt, Sr. and Mary Nolan Schmitt, a daughter, Pamela Ann Schmitt, his sister, Nola Schmitt McLane of Phoenix, AZ, and his parents-in-law, Irby Dodds Magee and Nettie Morris Magee. A.J. was born in New Orleans on July 23, 1927. He graduated from Jesuit High School and performed his undergraduate education at Tulane University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma social fraternity. While continuing his education at Tulane School of Law, he was elected by the faculty as Judge of the Tulane Moot Court for 2 consecutive years and was initiated into the International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi. He served his country in the US Coast Guard and the Navy in the American Theater, the European Theater, the Asiatic-Pacific and the Japanese Occupation. He attended the Gunnery School in Washington, DC and the Naval Justice School in Newport, RI. A.J. was bestowed many military honors both in the line of duty as First Lieutenant of the USS Dortch and performing legal service in the military courts. He was certified and served as Trial counsel of the General Courts Martial of the armed forces of the U.S. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal and was a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America in addition to being a member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. A.J. was very active in the legal community. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association and practiced before most Louisiana and federal courts in addition to the US Supreme Court. He was honored by the Louisiana State Bar Association as a 60 year member. Also A.J. was active in Commercial and Residential Real Estate development. He was a member of the New Orleans Country Club, the Southern Yacht Club, Pickwick Club and several carnival organizations. He was a parishioner of Holy Name of Jesus Parish. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery), at 3:00 pm on Monday, January 11. Visitation will precede the Mass at 2:00 pm. Internment services will be private. The family respectfully requests that any memorial donations be made to Tulane School of Law, 6329 Freret St., New Orleans, LA 70118 or the Southern Dominican Province at 1421 N. Causeway Blvd, Suite 200 Metairie, LA 70001. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.