[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E458-E459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF WILLIAM H. SCHNEIDER

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize William H. 
Schneider, a World War II veteran and devoted family man.
  Born on August 9, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri, he lived in North St. 
Louis for his first 50 years until moving to Florissant, MO where he 
spent the next 30 years of his life.
  The son of military parents, Mr. Schneider honorably served our 
country during World War II. While in the U.S. Army during WWII, Mr. 
Schneider was in the Philippines on a Navy ship that was present at the 
Japanese surrender. At the end of his service, he was honorably 
discharged.
  He took his work ethic to Complete Auto Transit, which was later part 
of Ryder trucking, where he worked for almost 45 years. He worked a 
variety of jobs over the course of his career, oftentimes working 
overtime to provide for his family.

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  And it is his family that will be his greatest legacy. He is known as 
a devoted and loving husband to his widow, Helen, and his current wife, 
Nita. His five children, twelve grandchildren, and five great-
grandchildren have each known him as a caring and dedicated family man.
  It is with great pride that I get to honor the life and legacy of Mr. 
Schneider today.

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