Wilmer R. Schultz 1926-2021 by Sue Straeter
Wilmer joined Rotary in January 28, 1952. He attended Rotary meetings all over the world. Wilmer understood how to make up Rotary meetings he missed due to travel. His perfect attendance record stands at 69 years—a feat accomplished by few, even at the international level!
Wilmer was President of Emmaus Rotary Club from 1964-65. He was very involved with stamping out polio and donated wheelchairs through Rotary to underdeveloped countries where polio had taken its toll.
We remember him as a consummate Rotarian, Paul Harris Fellow, successful spiritually, financially and personally. Wilmer said if the toils of lives define us more than anything else, then perhaps a poem called THE BRIDGE BUILDER by Dromgoole, captures the essence of my life.
We lost a dear friend, but his legacy is visible around us in the contributions the Schultz Construction Company made through Building construction and Bridge/Highway construction.
Wilmer Schultz - By the Numbers
4 Years as a perfect soldier
48 years as a perfect father
51 years as the perfect husband
61 Years as the perfect employer
69 Years of perfect attendance at Rotary Meetings
95 years as a perfect gentlemen
This writer actually met and knew Wilmer from another non-Rotary perspective. I actually met Wilmer when he was bidding on a project some 35 years ago. He was kind, pleasant and a gentlemen. He was respectful and as a young man in the complicated world of construction, he offered me his welcoming voice and personality. My respect for him was instantaneous. Little did either one of us know that our paths would cross again at the Emmaus Rotary many years later, where he again reached out to me with his welcoming demeanor. I certainly did not know Wilmer like most of our Rotary members, but I do know that he was a man of his word and he lived his life respecting others.
This is the one of last photos I took of Wilmer as he attended our meeting virtually.
We will miss you Wilmer!
With a Heavy Heart
Sal Verrastro