[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO CARL SCHULTZE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I am 44 years old; and although that is a 
short time of life, it has been a time of enormous changes. Yet there 
have been few things that have been consistent. One thing that has been 
consistent that I have observed in my life is a friend of mine who just 
passed away, Carl Schultze. He was Mr. Consistency, Mr. Collinsville, 
Mr. Holy Cross, Mr. Public Servant, Mr. Community Leader.
  The record of public service, love of God and family and community 
has ended with the death of Carl Schultze. Carl Willoughby Schultze, 
73, of Collinsville, Illinois, was born July 31, 1929 in Collinsville. 
Carl started his working career as a car salesman in 1947 for Norwin 
Chevrolet in downtown Collinsville, Illinois, and retired in 2001 from 
Jack Schmitt Chevrolet in Collinsville, Illinois.
  Carl was an active member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, the church I 
attend. He was involved in the church choir. His booming thunderous 
voice, always on key, served as the foundation of a successful church 
choir whose sole goal was to glorify God. He was past congregation 
president, financial secretary, elder, member of the school board and 
various other boards. He was a past member of the Collinsville Jaycees, 
was a Collinsville Tepee Adult Board president, and a member of the 
Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Collinsville 
Progress Board of Directors, having been president for 9 years.
  In May 2002, Collinsville Progress renamed the Improvement of the 
Month Award as the Carl Schultze Improvement of the Month Award, 
presented by the Collinsville Progress. He was a past board member of 
CMT YWCA, that is Collinsville, Marysville, Troy YMCA, and a past 
member of the United Way board, serving as chairman in 1990.
  He was on the board of directors of the Collinsville Building and 
Loan Association for 22 years, having been made a board member 
emeritus, and was a board member of the Collinsville Chorale. He was a 
very active and involved member of the Kiwanis, an organization that he 
got me to join, having served as president for two terms, past 
lieutenant governor of Division 34 of Kiwanis, and received the 
distinguished lieutenant governor pin, and was a past board member and 
received the Kiwanian of the Year Award, Hixon Fellow Honor, and the 
Amador Fellow Honor.
  Carl received other awards: the CHS, Collinsville High School, Alumni 
Award in 2001, the Spirit of Excellence Award in 2001, and the Irvin 
Dillard Award by the Collinsville Lion's Club. Over the years, Carl 
enjoyed singing for weddings and funerals, working outside in his 
garden, and was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather.
  He is survived by his loving wife and high school sweetheart, Mary 
Lou, and three compassionate and loving daughters, daughter Belinda 
Schultze, Laura Schultze, and Lisa Durham of Collinsville. Lisa is my 
grade school and high school classmate; and her husband, Chris, and 
Carl's pride and joy, his grandson, Jacob Schultze Durham.
  I have split wood with Carl, I have trimmed trees, I built a swing 
set, sold oranges, and sold bagna calda, and I have worshipped with 
Carl. He has been a father figure and a mentor. If I accomplish one-
half of the good deeds that Carl Schultze has done, I will leave this 
life a happy man.
  As the Bible says, ``Well done, good and faithful servant.''

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