Tuesday, April 20, 2010

I'll Miss You, Daddy


I've been on hiatus from blog-writing since my father got sick and then passed away on April 1st. He was a good, kind, generous man and he will be greatly missed! Here's the obituary:



Schmidt, Donald P.
April 6, 2010 Dr. Donald P. Schmidt 87, Indianapolis, died April 1, 2010. He was born February 16, 1923 to Harry H. and Carol R. (Combs) Schmidt in Tacoma, WA. He was raised in Seattle, "God's county", as he referred to it. He was WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He served in the Pacific and received a bronze star. He was a clinical psychologist for over 40 years and enjoyed making a difference in people's lives in private practice and in community mental health centers throughout the U.S. He received the Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Clinical Psychology and taught psychology at the University of South Florida (1968-1971) and Illinois State University (1971-1978). He was a board member (1983-1989) and president (1987-1988) of the Grant Co. Mental Health Assoc., Marion, IN and founder and director of the Combat Veteran Treatment Program at the VA Hospital in Marion, IN. He also served as a consultant for DVA Vietnam Vets Outreach Center, Indianapolis (1989-1994). Don was preceded in death by his daughter, Carol Gravlin; and brother, Harry "Bud" Schmidt. He is survived by his wife, Wanda K. Schmidt; daughters, Sue Nolan, Beth Voigt, and Katie Schmidt; and son, Brian Schmidt; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. with calling at noon on Saturday, April 10 at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center- Washington Park East, Indianapolis. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at http:alz.org or VNS Hospice at http:vnsi.org.

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