Maj. Michael Thomas Schmitt, (Ret)

Michael Thomas Schmitt, Maj (Ret), a man known for his sense of humor and ability to tell legendary stories and jokes peacefully passed away on June 20, 2013 with his wife Cindy and family by his side. His battle with service related cancer has ended. He was born on February 18, 1942 in San Francisco, CA to parents Lionel and Geraldine Schmitt.

Besides his wife, Cindy, he is survived by six children; Lorelle (Dan-Prosser), Lisa (Prosser), and Michael Trevor (Suzie-NC) Schmitt and Joshua, Josiah (Megan), and Rachelle Moore (Brice) as well as six grand-children; Kayell, Emma, Eva, Abigail, Hank Houston, and Jordan. He leaves behind two brothers; Pete (Penny-Seattle) and Ronald (Sue-Puyallup) and two sisters; Susie (Ray-Post Falls, Id) and Judith (Bob-Roy). He also opened his house and generous heart to two additional ‘sons’: Sean, Keith, and welcomed Sara as an addition to his household.

Mike served in the US Army from 1961 until 1983. He then began his second career at the Boeing Company as a Human Factors Engineer for 29 years. His passions were: soccer (he was a referee, instructor, and assignor for PCSRA since 1989), drummer in the 60/70s band called GoldRush, and his cherry red Mustang convertible.

Mike will be joining his fellow servicemen at Tahoma National Cemetery in Maple Valley, WA.

He will be sadly missed by all….