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I realize this isn't the place to get heavy, but it's been two years now, and I'd like to think someone may look him up him at some point. The text is the biography we put together for his funeral.
LeRoy Edward Schauer
March 19, 1938 - May 2, 2003
Rev. LeRoy E. Schauer, 65, died on May 2nd (2003) at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland after a prolonged illness.
Born on March 19, 1938, to LeRoy and Mildred Schauer, Roy grew up in Baltimore with his younger sister, Janet. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and from 1961 to 1965, he taught art to children in the Baltimore city school system.
In 1965, Roy made a decision that would change the direction of the rest of his life. Having learned American Sign Language from a childhood neighbor, he became a lay minister for Christ Methodist Church for the Deaf in Baltimore and began serving as a Methodist chaplain at Gallaudet University - a role he would continue until 1988. In 1969, he began his study at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
Roy also taught sign language classes, and in 1970, one of his students, Carole Herlyn, became his wife. That same year he was appointed as the minister of the Brentwood United Methodist Church as well as the Washington United Methodist Church of the Deaf, where he would serve for 18 years. In 1973, Roy received his Masters of Divinity from seminary, and the following year he became an ordained Elder in the Methodist Church.
His first son, Michael, was born in 1972, and in 1974 he and his family moved to Hyattsville, Maryland. His second son, Andrew, was born in 1976. In the summers his family enjoyed idyllic trips to the beach and camping vacations.
In 1982, Roy was diagnosed with a heart disease, and in 1985 he received his first heart transplant from Johns Hopkins Hospital in the early morning of Thanksgiving Day. Due to complications, he required a second heart transplant in 1991. Throughout these trying times, Roy remained active in the Methodist ministry by accepting an appointment in 1988 to Christ Church Baltimore County, and then another in 1990 to Corkran Memorial United Methodist Church in Temple Hills, Maryland. In fact, his transplant experience opened him up to another ministry, and he regularly visited with transplant patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Not letting his illness slow him down, he was also active in the arts. Whether it was photography, water colors, or ceramics, it seemed everything he touched came out beautifully. His sense of adventure and creativity are apparent in his sons today.
Roy continued to minister at Corkran until his retirement in 2000. In 2001, he was diagnosed with kidney failure and received a kidney transplant. Though problems with his health persisted, Roy enjoyed frequent trips with his wife to their second home in Ocean Pines, and rarely seemed to lose his sense of humor.
He is survived by his loving family - his wife, two children, sister and brother-in-law, nieces and nephews, as well as many other family members and friends.
LeRoy Edward Schauer
March 19, 1938 - May 2, 2003
Rev. LeRoy E. Schauer, 65, died on May 2nd (2003) at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland after a prolonged illness.
Born on March 19, 1938, to LeRoy and Mildred Schauer, Roy grew up in Baltimore with his younger sister, Janet. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and from 1961 to 1965, he taught art to children in the Baltimore city school system.
In 1965, Roy made a decision that would change the direction of the rest of his life. Having learned American Sign Language from a childhood neighbor, he became a lay minister for Christ Methodist Church for the Deaf in Baltimore and began serving as a Methodist chaplain at Gallaudet University - a role he would continue until 1988. In 1969, he began his study at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
Roy also taught sign language classes, and in 1970, one of his students, Carole Herlyn, became his wife. That same year he was appointed as the minister of the Brentwood United Methodist Church as well as the Washington United Methodist Church of the Deaf, where he would serve for 18 years. In 1973, Roy received his Masters of Divinity from seminary, and the following year he became an ordained Elder in the Methodist Church.
His first son, Michael, was born in 1972, and in 1974 he and his family moved to Hyattsville, Maryland. His second son, Andrew, was born in 1976. In the summers his family enjoyed idyllic trips to the beach and camping vacations.
In 1982, Roy was diagnosed with a heart disease, and in 1985 he received his first heart transplant from Johns Hopkins Hospital in the early morning of Thanksgiving Day. Due to complications, he required a second heart transplant in 1991. Throughout these trying times, Roy remained active in the Methodist ministry by accepting an appointment in 1988 to Christ Church Baltimore County, and then another in 1990 to Corkran Memorial United Methodist Church in Temple Hills, Maryland. In fact, his transplant experience opened him up to another ministry, and he regularly visited with transplant patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Not letting his illness slow him down, he was also active in the arts. Whether it was photography, water colors, or ceramics, it seemed everything he touched came out beautifully. His sense of adventure and creativity are apparent in his sons today.
Roy continued to minister at Corkran until his retirement in 2000. In 2001, he was diagnosed with kidney failure and received a kidney transplant. Though problems with his health persisted, Roy enjoyed frequent trips with his wife to their second home in Ocean Pines, and rarely seemed to lose his sense of humor.
He is survived by his loving family - his wife, two children, sister and brother-in-law, nieces and nephews, as well as many other family members and friends.
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