Orville John Schulte

Orville John "Dutch" Schulte of Los Gatos, CA died on Friday, February 11, 2000 at the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, CA. He was 81. Born on July 13, 1918 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late William F. and Bertha Hemplemann Schulte. In 1941, he was drafted into the Army and, following Officer Candidate School, was commissioned and sent to be part of the Signal Core. He then joined the Air Force in 1942 and his honors included the Legion of Merit, The Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service, and the Air Force Commendation Ribbon for Meritorious Achievement. While stationed in Colorado Springs, CO, he attended the University of Colorado. He then was assigned to Dayton, OH where he received a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1951. He was also stationed in Rome, NY, and then in Chicago, IL where he received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He was able to settle in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area for thirteen years where he was active in Little League Baseball, and the PTA. In 1967, he retired from the Air Force as the Director of Research & Development for the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. He relocated to Los Gatos, CA and was active in the Rinconada Hills Association where he lived. He also worked for twenty years for the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA until his second retirement. Col. Schulte is survived by his wife, the former Beulah Salinger of Los Gatos, CA, whom he married on July 17, 1942; a daughter, Karen M. Schulte Fisher of Easton; a son, Dennis John Schulte of San Luis Obispo, CA; a grandson, Darren A. Fisher of Annapolis, MD; a granddaughter, Robyne M. Fisher of Baltimore, MD; a great-grandson, Camden C. Fisher of Annapolis, MD; a cousin, Arnold Topel of Peoria, IL; and a nephew, William Noel Schulte of Norcross, GA. Graveside services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA on Tuesday, February 29, 2000 at 3:00 PM. Those wishing to attend need to be at the Administration Office by 2:30 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Eastern Shore Chapter, P.O. Box 2233, 212 W. Main Street, Salisbury, MD 21801.