11 weeks

The Schoser community welcomes McKinley Jae Schoser -
daughter of Chance and Danielle Schoser -
turning 11 weeks old today. Happy birthday!

Obituary for Hans Schoser

In tiefer Trauer nimmt die Stadt Trochtelfingen Abschied von Johannes Martin Schoser, der am 20. Januar, im Alter von 92 Jahren, verstorben ist.

Schoser war über 37 Jahre als Mitglied des Gemeinderates, davon viele als Erster Stellvertreter des Bürgermeisters, der Stadt Trochtelfingen kommunalpolitisch engagiert. In dieser Zeit ist neben der Umsetzung der Gemeindeverwaltungsreform insbesondere die Sanierung des historischen Stadtkerns ein zentrales Anliegen von Johannes Martin Schoser gewesen.

Zeit seines Lebens war er, aus innerer Verantwortung und tiefer Verbundenheit zu seiner Heimatgemeinde heraus, mit dem Wohl der Stadt Trochtelfingen verbunden, teilt Bürgermeister Christof Niesler mit. Neben seiner Kommunalpolitischen Arbeit war er weit über das normale Maß hinaus ehrenamtlich engagiert. Unter anderem war er maßgeblich an der Wiedergründung der Historischen Bürgerwehr der Stadt Trochtelfingen engagiert.

Hans (left) with his parents Gustav and Maria,
his elder brother Gustav (jun.) and his younger brother Franz
and his sister Mechtild at her First Communion

Ebenso war er zweiter und später Erster Vorsitzender der Stadtkapelle Trochtelfingen und Gründer des Trochtelfinger Geschichts- und Heimatvereins und hat bei letzterem wesentlich zur Überarbeitung der Stadtchronik beigetragen.

Darüber hinaus hat er als Geschäftsmann mit seinem Unternehmen erheblich dazu beigetragen, Trochtelfingen als Einkaufsstadt bekannter zu machen. 1989 wurde er mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz und der Bürgermedaille der Stadt Trochtelfingen ausgezeichnet. Im Jahr 2004 wurde er zum Ehrenbürger der Stadt Trochtelfingen ernannt.

Erschienen in swp.de am 23. Januar 2019

The Real Estate Manager

In our occasional series of professions that Schoser are pursuing we have come across a description of John Schoser's current job. As we could not have expressed it in more accurate terms, we copy the precise description from the NAIOP website i.e. the site of the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

John Schoser is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, responsible for 3.8 million square feet of office, retail, raw land and industrial space as well as oversight of 21K apartment units and 285 hotel rooms across the US, Brazil and Canada valued at over $6.5B. His clients have included major foreign investors, domestic corporate and state pension funds, as well as insurance companies. John has directed over $1 billion in asset sales; including purchase money financing/ underwriting John’s current role includes the evaluations of investment opportunities, supporting major investment activities, such as portfolio level acquisitions, dispositions, development, joint venture and entity level underwriting. In addition John is responsible for the preparation of financial and valuation models and focusing on increasing the value by implementing distinct asset management strategies, including creative leasing and operational efficiencies. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in November 2003, John worked with Lend Lease predecessor (Equitable Real Estate) since 1987. He spent time in Denver , Chicago, Atlanta and New York. John is a member of NAIOP and The Appraisal Institute. He received an MBA from Loyola University, and a BS, BA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Denver. 

The outside hitter

Like most sports, volleyball has developed its own jargon. There are for example different terms describing how the ball is served: underhand, topspin, jump serve or float. Attacking techniques have funny names such as 'dip/dink/tip/cheat/dump', 'tool/wipe/block-abuse' or 'line and cross-court shot'.
It does not get much easier when it comes to player specialisation.  There are setters, liberos and various types of hitters such as middle hitters, outside hitters and opposite hitters. The outside hitter is considered the most important attacker who gets the most sets from his/her teammates in order to drive the ball over into the opponent's court.

Daria Schoser plays the position of outside hitter ('Diagonal') in the volleyball team of TVA Hürth. She joined the club in 2017 after having played previously for teams in Cologne and Münster. While Daria at first obtained a place in the team as maternity replacement her team mates have now quickly considered her irreplaceable. According to the team's website, they appreciate Daria's powerful attacks as much as her cheerful nature both during and after the matches.

Stiletto and a Suitcase

We are sending a big aloha, hola, bonjour and hello over to fellow blogger Michelle Schoser. Recently, Michelle has started the blog Stilettos & a Suitcase combining her professional passion for makeup and her private love for traveling. See below what it is all about. Keep it up Michelle!

Makeup Artist By Day, Travel Writer By Night!

After 10 years as a successful Freelance Makeup Artist and a goal oriented leader building businesses and teams with MAC Cosmetics, in 2008, Stilettos And A Suitcase was created as a hybrid concept extension of both my passion for Makeup and my love of writing about Travel experiences. Traveling for both work, adventure and pleasure has been something that I truly enjoy and want to share as much as I can with others.  Artistry in general has fueled my inner being and having the ability to do it by making others feel beautiful to build that outer confidence as a Makeup Artist is the best part of my job!  As a frequent business traveler in the Cosmetics Industry and veteran Makeup Artist, there is a constant hustle and bustle of getting from a variety of travel destinations, helping people look their best and having your own style on point while you are on the go.  After 20 years of professional makeup artistry experience ranging from celebrities to bridal clients and 10 years as a Travel Writer, I do believe in working hard and having fun both personally and professionally. The world is a big place, so why not see it doing something you love!

Stilettos And A Suitcase is not only a place to book your Makeup Artistry and Stylist needs, it is a place for the latest information on travel, food, drinks, culture, fashion and beauty.  Please click the contact page for any questions or use our chat function to have your Makeup and Travel needs met!

With Love,
Michelle xo

The brass-band players

Schosers in Burladingen have already previously attracted our attention as having 'rhythm in their blood'. As reported back in 2009, no less than four Schosers were then members of Burladingen's local musical ensemble.

The passion and talent for music seems to have been passed on to the next generation. Once again, no less than four Schosers participated in a concert of the youth music school Burladingen in the Hörschwag community centre on Sunday, 19 November 2017.


Fabian and Valentin Schoser were part of the trumpet ensemble that opened the concert. Marian and Daniel Schoser joined the two and others as part of the brass ensemble that played 'First Performance' and 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' later on. Marian played the trombone and Daniel the euphonium. Needless to say that the performance was met with thunderous applause as Südwest Presse reports.

PaPis snacks take off to the skies

Nadia - cofounder of PaPicante

Former stewardess Nadia Schoser has achieved her ambition to design a healthy snack and have it served on airplanes. With her start-up company PaPicante, she introduced a pea protein snack bar to the public in early 2017 and only a few months later, the snack is listed not only with German airline Eurowings but also with major retailers such as EDEKA and REWE.

The snack comes in three flavours: American style, Mediterranean style and Asian style. Nadia's vision was to create a savoury and healthy counterpart to sweet cereal bars and other calorie-rich snacks usually served on board.  Accordingly, the snacks are made of natural ingredients such as pea protein crisps, rice syrup and puffed quinoa.

PaPicante's website reveals that to date 29,314 PaPis have been consumed. The website also runs an online shop where PaPis can be ordered in unlimited quantities.

Chairman wanted

To support extracurricular school activities, the town of Burladingen hosts a privately run fund-raising association. Over the past year, the association has supported projects as diverse as 'classes with horses', visits to the former concentration camp in Dachau and to a refugee reception camp in Sigmaringen as well as an alcohol prevention project for adolescents.

Melanie (2nd from right) with the association's board

At this year's annual assembly, there was therefore obviously reason to celebrate the successful work of the association. Even more so as the finances of the association are in good shape. Of particular importance to us is of course that Melanie Schoser has taken an active role in running the association as parents' representative. All would be seem perfect if there weren't a particular concern: after the resignation of the former chairman no one new has yet been found to fill that post. We don't want to believe that this can't be solved...

Game, set and match to Schoser!

Since 2015, the three tennis clubs of Burladingen organise together an annual youth tennis tournament. It takes place on Ascension Day which in 2017 was 28 May and was a particularly hot day.

Youth champion Daniel Schoser in the middle

Braving the heat it was Daniel Schoser who won the tournament and became 'youth city champion'. Already in the previous year, he won the competition in the category for under 12-year old boys (U12). It was also in 2016 that Marian and Fabian Schoser took part in this tournament. Fabian finished third in the U12 category and Marian finished runner-up among the older boys.

Rather than awarding any cups or medals as in previous years, the organisers decided this year to hand out to the winners original towels from Wimbledon.

World Solar Challenge

RWTH Aachen university is known for its engineering studies, in particular for its electrical and mechanical engineering. But the university has much more to offer to its more than 43,000 students! It runs for example also a master programme in 'digital media communication'. This is what Luzia Schoser has opted for.

Being a media student, she has joined the team of the university's student magazine Kármán. In its latest edition, Luzia has written an article about an initiative of engineering students to participate in the World Solar Challenge 2017. She writes that this is known to be the toughest race for solar-driven vehicles as they have to cover a distance of 3,000 km across Australia. 

Sonnenwagen Aachen

While this shows how communication and engineering can play ball, it is not reported whether Luzia will also join the solar team on their trip down under next year.