Max Schmidt Jr. died on Friday, December I4ih, 2OI 2 in Shelton, WA. He was 92 and a lifetime resident of Shelton. Max was born on May I6, I920 to Max and Pearl (Wyatt) Schmidt Sr. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in I937 and attended Stanford University in I938. In I949, he graduated from the University of Washington School of Forestry. Max served in WWII as a captain in the US Army 29I5i Combat Engineers. He was in the Battle of the Bulge and was wounded rebuilding a strategically important bridge over the Remagen River in Germany. On June 28, i946 he married Louise Berry in Shelton, WA. Max was employed by the Simpson Timber Company as a log bucker, forester, logging manager, and Washington Timberlands Manager from I946 to I984. He was a member of the Bayshore Golf Club, Shelton United Methodist Church, Toastmasters, Washington Forest Protection Agency (WFPA) and was President of the Olympic Logging Congress. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Schmidt, and his brother, Todd Schmidt. Max is survived by his sons, Clay Schmidt (Janis) of Gig Harbor, WA and Mark Schmidt (Sheila) of Shelton, WA; daughter, Marlene Bacon (Larry) of Shelton, WA; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two nephews and tour nieces. , OCR Text: Max Schmidt Jr. died on Friday, December I4ih, 2OI 2 in Shelton, WA. He was 92 and a lifetime resident of Shelton. Max was born on May I6, I920 to Max and Pearl (Wyatt) Schmidt Sr. He graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in I937 and attended Stanford University in I938. In I949, he graduated from the University of Washington School of Forestry. Max served in WWII as a captain in the US Army 29I5i Combat Engineers. He was in the Battle of the Bulge and was wounded rebuilding a strategically important bridge over the Remagen River in Germany. On June 28, i946 he married Louise Berry in Shelton, WA. Max was employed by the Simpson Timber Company as a log bucker, forester, logging manager, and Washington Timberlands Manager from I946 to I984. He was a member of the Bayshore Golf Club, Shelton United Methodist Church, Toastmasters, Washington Forest Protection Agency (WFPA) and was President of the Olympic Logging Congress. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Schmidt, and his brother, Todd Schmidt. Max is survived by his sons, Clay Schmidt (Janis) of Gig Harbor, WA and Mark Schmidt (Sheila) of Shelton, WA; daughter, Marlene Bacon (Larry) of Shelton, WA; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two nephews and tour nieces. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Obituaries for Shelton Cemetery,S Last Name,Schmidt, Max Jr. #1.tif,Schmidt, Max Jr. #1.tif, Schmidt, Max Jr. #1.tif