Page created by: Donald E Schmoll

Born February 24, 1932 Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Passed February 9m 2021, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Predeceased by his loving wife Mildred M. (Terwedo) Schmoll (Millie)


In 1951 Don met Mildred Terwedo while rollerskating He was 20 she was 16. They married on January 7, 1952, just before Don shipped out as a Navy Private.

Don served for four years as a gunner on a battleship in the Navy during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on March 5, 1955. After moving his family from Pleasant Hill, Missouri to the Chicago, Illinois area he settled on a career as a Gasoline Tanker driver for Standard Oil Company later know as BP Amoco.

He retired from BP Amoco in 1993 and he and Millie fulfilled their dream of traveling the country and visiting relatives. They bought a Bus Camper and for the next 10 years, took to the road with their dog Missy and later Lady. During this time they visited many friends and family spread across most of the contiguous United States.

Don enjoyed working on his antique cars and even bought a 1947 Mercury which was the car he owned when he and Millie first met.

They eventually sold their home in Illinois and moved to the Fort Lauderdale Florida area where they "downsized" from their 3 bedroom 1 bath 1200 sq foot home to their new 1700 sq foot 2 bedroom 2 bath home.

At the time of Millie's passing in 2017 they had been together 65 years. After Millie passed, Don moved into an assisted living facility where he had a 1 bedroom apartment overlooking a small lake. He enjoyed the facilities benefits and spent time socializing with other residents, (especially those with dogs), and enjoying watching golf tournaments and old westerns on his 55" television . Even having had triple by pass surgery at 80 years of age and a Parkinson's disease diagnosis, He was able to remain self reliant with minimal need for assistance up until his passing.