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| May 2008 DES Luncheon |
Charles was born October 29, 1928 in Ottumwa, IA the son of Charles and Marjorie Kirk Schulz.
Charles was active in the Boy Scouts as a child and achieved the level of Eagle Scout. He was a 1947 graduate of Springfield High School. He then served his country in the Army from 1954-1956. He went on to graduate from Illinois Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts. While at Wesleyan, he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Episcopoi, and Independent Men on Campus. He later worked at DePaul University from 1970-1992 in the library as circulation security. He was a member of the Faith Congregation, had a great interest in Abraham Lincoln, and was an avid coin collector.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by one son, Kirk (wife, Pam) Schulz; two grandchildren, Ryan and Allison Schulz; one sister, Eleanor (husband, Ozkul) Akin of Istanbul, Turkey; two nieces, Tulin Pulley and Sermin Atlig; and one nephew, Huseyin Akin.
Funeral Ceremony: 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. Sixth St., Springfield with Celebrant Judy Woerner officiating.
Entombment will follow at the Oak Ridge Cemetery Chapel Mausoleum.
Please visit butlerfuneralhomes.com to offer your condolences.
The DES thanks Charles' son, Kirk, for sharing information on his Dad, March 29, 2013
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