Obituary: Gary 'Silver' Schmidt

Obituary: Gary 'Silver' Schmidt

World traveler and running, cycling enthusiast taught at Alpine school Gary “Silver” Schmidt passed away on May 4, 2026 at Bronte Health & Rehab Center, Bronte, Texas, with family and Mario, his beloved Corgi, at his side. He was 89 years old.   Gary was born February 20, 1937, in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, near Denmark and the Baltic Sea. He was the son of Felix Johann Ernst Schmidt of Köln, and Alice Gertrud Else Behrendt of Kiel. Aft…