Obituary
Michael A. Schnitzer, age 68, of Vernon Hills, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4th surrounded by his family, beloved husband and best friend for 41 years of Shari Schnitzer, nee Gindin; loving father of Brad (Cristina) Schnitzer and Eric Schnitzer; devoted son of the late Norman and the late Sheila Schnitzer; best brother of Joann (Steve) Sullivan; dear brother-in-law of Eileen (Alan) Spiegel and Debbie (David) Steuer; favorite uncle of Aron (Lori) Sullivan, Hailee (Kevin) Ferguson, Ben (Sam) Spiegel; Lauren (Paul) Axel, Joel Spiegel, Josh, Mat and Hannah Steuer. He filled many roles in our lives as husband, father, son, brother, brother-in-law, cousin, uncle, great uncle, and friend to so many. Michael loved being involved in everyone’s lives and stayed closely connected with friends and family daily. He loved baseball and coached his son’s teams. Michael worked for the SEC and made some lifelong friends there as well. He retired to stay home and raise his boys who brought him much joy.
A 2x double lung transplant survivor, Michael, beat all the odds and fought hard to stay with us for the last 8 years. He is no longer suffering or in pain. There will be a Celebration of Life Service, Sunday, March 22nd, 1:00 p.m. at Michael and Shari’s Residence, 333 Haddon Circle, Vernon Hills, IL 60061. Donations would be appreciated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, https://give.cff.org/tribute/michael. Info: The Goldman Funeral Group, www.goldmanfuneralgroup.com (847) 478-1600.
Arrangements by Goldman Funeral Group.
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