Franz Schoser 80 years

Published in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 27 July 2013

Evanston swimmers to cross Lake Michigan for cancer research

An Evanston-based team of seven swimmers will swim across Lake Michigan this weekend to raise money for cancer research. The group, named “Open Water On Lee,” will participate Saturday in Swim Across America’s first relay race across the lake. Open Water on Lee is one of three teams swimming to benefit cancer research at Chicago’s Rush Medical Center. The team will swim from Ohio Street Beach in Chicago to New Buffalo, Mich. — about 41 miles on a map, said team member and founder Michelle Milne.

John (2nd fr. left) with four of his teammates of team
'Open Water on Lee' to swim 41 miles in about 17 hours

The swimmers have practiced in the dark and plan to wear glow sticks to see each other during the relay. “We’re trying to alter our sleep cycle a little bit since we start at midnight so that we’re able to make it through the night,” Milne said. “The distance isn’t that far, it’s the not sleeping and then getting cold and warming up … it’s that whole cycle that I think is going to be the biggest challenge.” Team captain Chip Gilbertson (Kellogg ’87) said the swimmers hope to arrive at the finish line Saturday evening after as long as 17 hours in the lake. Milne said he has been participating in Swim Across America’s Chicago events for years and started the team with Gilbertson’s help by recruiting swimmers in the Evanston area. The team has raised more than $40,000 in donations and hopes to exceed its $50,000 goal.

“It is imperative that we give back,” Milne said. Gilbertson said the swimmers are driven by both their personal ties to cancer and love of the sport. “Each one of us has been touched tragically in that way, so we’re pretty inspired to help that cause,” he said. “Everybody on the team has a passion for swim, and combining the two of them, it’s a no-brainer for all of us.” Gilbertson also called the event “important community builder” and said support from the Evanston swimming community has been inspiring.

Teammate John Schoser said raising money for the cause has allowed him to hear the stories of others affected by cancer. “This is a great way to give a voice to the people who are gone,” Schoser said. “It’s just affected so many people in so many ways. What’s been profound to me is hearing all those personal stories.” On Saturday, the swimmers will brave a “fairly volatile” Lake Michigan in the name of those affected by cancer, Gilbertson said. “It pales in comparison to fighting the good fight,” Schoser said.

Written by Jeanne Kuang, Assistant Summer Editor  •
Published in The Daily Northwestern on July 15, 2013

JROTC

The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a Federal program sponsored by the US Armed Forces in high schools across the United States. The purpose of Junior ROTC is

"to instill in students in US secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment."

Albert Schoser of Aztec, New Mexico is in the Army JROTC. He is a Cadet Corporal, the Raider Team Captain, and an assistant class leader of Alpha Company first platoon. After college, Albert would like to join the Navy, following in his father's footsteps. 

Meanwhile, Albert is pursuing more peaceful activities through the JROTC when working in the Aztec Ruin National Park where his jobs tend to involve manual labor setting traps for animals stuck in places or doing masonry on the walls. We hope Albert keeps us briefed on his career advances!

Fever

Appoline Schöser lives in the French town of Angoulême and is an artist. She is active in diverse areas ranging from plastic arts to video arts. Appoline's creative talent can be witnessed in a video clip on Youtube featuring her contribution in the competition "concours sortir piano" in 2008. In the clip, she gives her own unconventional interpretation of Peggy Lee's song Fever of 1958.

La passion de l'électronique ancienne

Patrice Schöser of Sarreguemines at the French-German border has a passion for old consumer electronics. Recently retired, he uses his free time to collect and repair old transistor radios, tape recorders, record players etc.

*8 March 1952 in
Mulhouse/France

The collection of pictures on his website gives a good overview of the post-war history of consumer electronics. Should you still have an old radio somewhere in the attic, Patrice would be all too happy to come and get it.

Gießener Land

To obtain her degree in business administration, Dorothee Schoser carried out in 2009 a project work on the strengths and weaknesses of the Hessian region Gießener Land. The project team interviewed about 150 citizens about their perception of the region and noted that the environment, schools and kindergartens are considered its most important assets.

The regional development agency welcomed the students' findings and planned to use them to shape their future policy. Apart from obtaining their degree, the project team received as thank you gift from the agency a canoe ride on the Lahn river to discover the region from a very special angle.

Obituary for Hildegard Schoser

Hildegard Schoser (Stapf) of Trochtelfingen died on Saturday, 8 December 2012 in Tettnang hospital. She was 82. Hildegard was born on 21 April 1930, in Frankfurt-Höchst, the second child of Theodor and Anna Stapf. Her father owned a household supply shop in Hofheim where she helped out from an early age. Later, she worked in the clothing boutique of her husband in Trochtelfingen.

Hildegard married Hans Schoser on 13 August 1956. They had five sons. Hildegard is remembered by her family for her good sense of humor, her active involvement in several associations namely the women's association of the historical trainband and in carnival activities. For most of the past 16 years, she took care of her husband Hans confined to a wheelchair after a stroke.

Hildegard was preceded in death by her brother Theo. She is survived by her sister Cecilia, her husband Hans, their five sons Norbert, Bernhard, Georg, Michael and Joachim, their wifes and eight grand-children. A memorial service took place in St Martin in Trochtelfingen on 13 December 2012.

It's the strong who are laughing with tears

Wedding Registry

On 29 September 2012, Michelle Schoser and Ben Davis got married.

As a source of inspiration for wedding gifts Michelle and Ben created an online gift registry at Crate & Barrel. Their family and friends could choose among a wide variety of household items and order them instantly online.

Some of the less conventional items include an Italian Chrome pasta maker cranking out fresh homemade paste in minutes, an authentic Mexican molcajete handcarved of natural volcanic stone and a Cuisinart griddler with five separate cooking options handling everything from pancakes and sauces to steaks and burgers to grilled cheese and panini.

Nearly all their wishes seem to have been fulfilled. Hence, probably well worth paying a visit to Michelle and Ben around diner time.

Cooper run

The Cooper test is a test of physical fitness. It was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use. The point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. Hence, in contrast to other runs, the Cooper test fixes the time instead of the distance.

Jakob and Anton Schoser took part in a 12-minute Cooper run on 15 September 2012. They are both members of the Brussels Finnish Athletics Club 'Flying Finns' which regularly organises Cooper runs. Jakob ran a distance of 2525m while his younger brother Anton covered 2270m. In the case of Jakob, this was not even his best performance as he had managed to run 2610m one year earlier.