It is with great sadness that we learned that one of our former professors, Dr. Hans A. Schieser passed away on the 4th of March, 2020. He was a full professor at DePaul University teaching Philosophy of Education and Theoretical Foundations of Education for 22 years until his retirement on August 1st, 1991. He then moved back to his hometown in southern Germany and was still very active at many academies and colleges in Germany and Russia for another 20 years. He was survived by his wife Margret Schieser, his two children, Elisabeth Hiller and Peter Schieser, and his five grandchildren. Dr. Schieser was always proud to have taught at DePaul and was a great admirer of St. Vincent DePaul. He was firmly embedded in the Catholic faith and had a strong desire to do good works. He sincerely wanted to leave the world a better place than when he entered it, and he genuinely loved being a teacher, always trying to be a force of good for his students.
Holy Mass and the funeral were held yesterday in Ulm Germany where Dr. Schieser had moved right after retiring from DePaul at St. Michael zu den Wengen. His son, Peter Schieser, has notified us that if anyone would like to send condolences you may direct them to either his mother at:
Mrs. Margret Schieser
Veilchenweg 9
89134 Bermaringen
Germany
Or, if you would prefer to send an email, Peter has offered to print them off and give them to his mother as well. His email is pschieser@gmail.com.
It is always with great sorrow that we learn of the passing of one of our own, but we can also celebrate the life of Dr. Schieser and all of his gifts to this world as well. He will be missed, but his contributions to academia, education, and future generations will always live on.
May he rest in peace.
Source: Mission and Ministry email, March 12, 2020
Photo source: DePaul University Archives, March 12, 2020; photo date unknown
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