THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, COLUMBUS, INDIANA, APRIL 24, 1963
LESSON IN LIVING
A lot of people, some of whom didn’t even know him, will miss Robert S. Schuder, who was killed Monday in an automobile accident near Martinsville. Stricken with spastic paralysis at birth Bob had to make it the hard way. While in high school he wrote a radio column for The Evening Republican. He did radio work and though repeatedly forced to curtail his activities because of over-exertion, he refused to give up. He developed his own business and he was always ready with a smile and cheery hello. Bob was an outstanding example of succeeding against a tremendous handicap. He had many helping hands along the way and still there were moments of terrible discouragement. From him all of us had much to learn and those others, those who had not yet had a chance to meet Bob Schuder, missed a wonderful personality and a great lesson in living.
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THE COLUMBUS HERALD, COLUMBUS, INDIANA, APRIL 26 1963
ROBERT S. SCHUDER FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Schuder, killed Monday in a semi-trailer-auto accident near Martinsville, were Wednesday at the Hathaway funeral home Tuesday. Mr. Schuder, 37, 629 Eighth street, was killed at 10:55 a.m. Monday while en route to Purdue university to visit a brother, Dr. Donald Schuder, a professor there. State Police Trooper William Torrance said the accident occurred as the tractor-trailer was being driven south on Road 37 and car driven by Paul Boak, 31, Route 7 was pulled westbound from Road 144 into its path. The auto was struck in the right front section, throwing Mr. Schuder out of the car and under the rear wheel. Mr. Boak stayed in the car which did not turn over. The truck outfit climbed the railing of a bridge over west fork of White River and followed the railing about 40 feet along the bridge. Then the tractor went on over the concrete railing, landing in the water with the trailer extending upward into the air, caught upon the bridge railing. Dennin Parkey, 37, Jonesville, Va., was determined to be the driver of the truck. He was in Johnson County Memorial hospital at Franklin but was expected to be released soon. A passenger in the truck, Keith Cowden, 21, also of Jonesville, was still in Robert Long Hospital. Officers said Mr. Boak probably would be cited for failure to yield right of way. Mr. Schuder, proprietor of the Bob White Telephone Answering service here, also was president of the Indiana Association of Telephone Answering Services. The local service has been discontinued for the present. Mr. Schuder also was a Goodwill Industries representative here. Born in Columbus Oct. 21, 1925, he was son of Henry and Estelle Mounts Schuder. His parents survive. He was graduated from Columbus high school in 1948 and received the B. S. degree from Indiana University in 1952. He was a member of the local Lions club.
LESSON IN LIVING
A lot of people, some of whom didn’t even know him, will miss Robert S. Schuder, who was killed Monday in an automobile accident near Martinsville. Stricken with spastic paralysis at birth Bob had to make it the hard way. While in high school he wrote a radio column for The Evening Republican. He did radio work and though repeatedly forced to curtail his activities because of over-exertion, he refused to give up. He developed his own business and he was always ready with a smile and cheery hello. Bob was an outstanding example of succeeding against a tremendous handicap. He had many helping hands along the way and still there were moments of terrible discouragement. From him all of us had much to learn and those others, those who had not yet had a chance to meet Bob Schuder, missed a wonderful personality and a great lesson in living.
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THE COLUMBUS HERALD, COLUMBUS, INDIANA, APRIL 26 1963
ROBERT S. SCHUDER FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Schuder, killed Monday in a semi-trailer-auto accident near Martinsville, were Wednesday at the Hathaway funeral home Tuesday. Mr. Schuder, 37, 629 Eighth street, was killed at 10:55 a.m. Monday while en route to Purdue university to visit a brother, Dr. Donald Schuder, a professor there. State Police Trooper William Torrance said the accident occurred as the tractor-trailer was being driven south on Road 37 and car driven by Paul Boak, 31, Route 7 was pulled westbound from Road 144 into its path. The auto was struck in the right front section, throwing Mr. Schuder out of the car and under the rear wheel. Mr. Boak stayed in the car which did not turn over. The truck outfit climbed the railing of a bridge over west fork of White River and followed the railing about 40 feet along the bridge. Then the tractor went on over the concrete railing, landing in the water with the trailer extending upward into the air, caught upon the bridge railing. Dennin Parkey, 37, Jonesville, Va., was determined to be the driver of the truck. He was in Johnson County Memorial hospital at Franklin but was expected to be released soon. A passenger in the truck, Keith Cowden, 21, also of Jonesville, was still in Robert Long Hospital. Officers said Mr. Boak probably would be cited for failure to yield right of way. Mr. Schuder, proprietor of the Bob White Telephone Answering service here, also was president of the Indiana Association of Telephone Answering Services. The local service has been discontinued for the present. Mr. Schuder also was a Goodwill Industries representative here. Born in Columbus Oct. 21, 1925, he was son of Henry and Estelle Mounts Schuder. His parents survive. He was graduated from Columbus high school in 1948 and received the B. S. degree from Indiana University in 1952. He was a member of the local Lions club.
THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, COLUMBUS, INDIANA, APRIL 24, 1963
LESSON IN LIVING
A lot of people, some of whom didn’t even know him, will miss Robert S. Schuder, who was killed Monday in an automobile accident near Martinsville. Stricken with spastic paralysis at birth Bob had to make it the hard way. While in high school he wrote a radio column for The Evening Republican. He did radio work and though repeatedly forced to curtail his activities because of over-exertion, he refused to give up. He developed his own business and he was always ready with a smile and cheery hello. Bob was an outstanding example of succeeding against a tremendous handicap. He had many helping hands along the way and still there were moments of terrible discouragement. From him all of us had much to learn and those others, those who had not yet had a chance to meet Bob Schuder, missed a wonderful personality and a great lesson in living.
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THE COLUMBUS HERALD, COLUMBUS, INDIANA, APRIL 26 1963
ROBERT S. SCHUDER FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Schuder, killed Monday in a semi-trailer-auto accident near Martinsville, were Wednesday at the Hathaway funeral home Tuesday. Mr. Schuder, 37, 629 Eighth street, was killed at 10:55 a.m. Monday while en route to Purdue university to visit a brother, Dr. Donald Schuder, a professor there. State Police Trooper William Torrance said the accident occurred as the tractor-trailer was being driven south on Road 37 and car driven by Paul Boak, 31, Route 7 was pulled westbound from Road 144 into its path. The auto was struck in the right front section, throwing Mr. Schuder out of the car and under the rear wheel. Mr. Boak stayed in the car which did not turn over. The truck outfit climbed the railing of a bridge over west fork of White River and followed the railing about 40 feet along the bridge. Then the tractor went on over the concrete railing, landing in the water with the trailer extending upward into the air, caught upon the bridge railing. Dennin Parkey, 37, Jonesville, Va., was determined to be the driver of the truck. He was in Johnson County Memorial hospital at Franklin but was expected to be released soon. A passenger in the truck, Keith Cowden, 21, also of Jonesville, was still in Robert Long Hospital. Officers said Mr. Boak probably would be cited for failure to yield right of way. Mr. Schuder, proprietor of the Bob White Telephone Answering service here, also was president of the Indiana Association of Telephone Answering Services. The local service has been discontinued for the present. Mr. Schuder also was a Goodwill Industries representative here. Born in Columbus Oct. 21, 1925, he was son of Henry and Estelle Mounts Schuder. His parents survive. He was graduated from Columbus high school in 1948 and received the B. S. degree from Indiana University in 1952. He was a member of the local Lions club.
LESSON IN LIVING
A lot of people, some of whom didn’t even know him, will miss Robert S. Schuder, who was killed Monday in an automobile accident near Martinsville. Stricken with spastic paralysis at birth Bob had to make it the hard way. While in high school he wrote a radio column for The Evening Republican. He did radio work and though repeatedly forced to curtail his activities because of over-exertion, he refused to give up. He developed his own business and he was always ready with a smile and cheery hello. Bob was an outstanding example of succeeding against a tremendous handicap. He had many helping hands along the way and still there were moments of terrible discouragement. From him all of us had much to learn and those others, those who had not yet had a chance to meet Bob Schuder, missed a wonderful personality and a great lesson in living.
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THE COLUMBUS HERALD, COLUMBUS, INDIANA, APRIL 26 1963
ROBERT S. SCHUDER FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Schuder, killed Monday in a semi-trailer-auto accident near Martinsville, were Wednesday at the Hathaway funeral home Tuesday. Mr. Schuder, 37, 629 Eighth street, was killed at 10:55 a.m. Monday while en route to Purdue university to visit a brother, Dr. Donald Schuder, a professor there. State Police Trooper William Torrance said the accident occurred as the tractor-trailer was being driven south on Road 37 and car driven by Paul Boak, 31, Route 7 was pulled westbound from Road 144 into its path. The auto was struck in the right front section, throwing Mr. Schuder out of the car and under the rear wheel. Mr. Boak stayed in the car which did not turn over. The truck outfit climbed the railing of a bridge over west fork of White River and followed the railing about 40 feet along the bridge. Then the tractor went on over the concrete railing, landing in the water with the trailer extending upward into the air, caught upon the bridge railing. Dennin Parkey, 37, Jonesville, Va., was determined to be the driver of the truck. He was in Johnson County Memorial hospital at Franklin but was expected to be released soon. A passenger in the truck, Keith Cowden, 21, also of Jonesville, was still in Robert Long Hospital. Officers said Mr. Boak probably would be cited for failure to yield right of way. Mr. Schuder, proprietor of the Bob White Telephone Answering service here, also was president of the Indiana Association of Telephone Answering Services. The local service has been discontinued for the present. Mr. Schuder also was a Goodwill Industries representative here. Born in Columbus Oct. 21, 1925, he was son of Henry and Estelle Mounts Schuder. His parents survive. He was graduated from Columbus high school in 1948 and received the B. S. degree from Indiana University in 1952. He was a member of the local Lions club.
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