09/02/20
- NNHS Newsletter -
Jill Douglas Schumacher
Jill Douglas Schumacher
(19 June 1939 - 31 Aug 2020)
Newport News High School Class of 1957
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09/02/20
- NNHS Newsletter -
Jill Douglas Schumacher Newport News High School Class of 1957 |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
There's more sad news today.
Jill Douglas Schumacher, Class of
1957, sister of
Roderick MacGillivray of VA and Sally St. George of PA, passed away in
Houston, Texas
on Monday, August 31, 2020.
From the Houston (TX) Monitor - 09/02/20:
Jill Douglas Schumacher
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HOUSTON,
TX - Jill Douglass-Schumacher of Houston, Texas passed away on Monday,
August 31, 2020 in Houston after four years of courageously battling
numerous health conditions.
Jill was born on June 19, 1939
in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is preceded in death by her parents, Donald
Douglass and Bland MacGillivray. Jill had four sons who were her pride and joy, and she was blessed with five grandchildren whom she adored. |
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Jill loved children and she loved education. After being a stay-at-home mom for
15 years, Jill returned to college to proudly obtain her degree from the
University of Houston at the age of 40. She then became a teacher, and she
taught elementary through high school-aged children in several Houston school
districts as well as in McAllen, Texas. Teaching was her passion and she happily
taught and positively touched the lives of many students for twenty-one years
until she retired. Jill is survived by her husband Bob, her son, Scott, his wife, Lisa, and their children: Ross, Lonna, and Alec of Belleville; her son, Todd of Houston; her son, Thomas, his wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Eliza of Spring, and her son, Timothy, his wife, Kelly and their son, Trent also of Spring. She is also survived by her brother, Roderick MacGillivray of Williamsburg, Virginia and her sister, Sally St. George of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and many more relatives and close friends. Another one of Jill's passions was the Christmas season. She loved the holiday so much she started preparing months before December arrived. There will not be a public service. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks. Published in the Houston (TX) Monitor on September 2, 2020. View Guest Book |
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Jill was a wonderful teacher and colleague. I met Jill at Nikki Rowe HS. One of the sweetest teachers that our students were fortunate to know. My condolences to her entire family and all her friends. She lives on in all of your hearts and memories. ~ MaryPat Strong
I was sorry to hear about Jill. I was in the same English class with
her at NNHS. When I took my wife to Houston for cancer treatment,
Jill contacted me and offered us some help. I thought we would get
the chance to meet up, but busy schedules prevented that. May our
Lord provide peace and ease the pain Jill's family now feels for her
loss.
Loved going to the Schumacher home at Christmas time. Jill always
told me to start decorating in October. She was right! Great teacher
for the students at Brown Middle School. Prayers for the family. A
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Our sincerest condolences are extended to Jill's family, friends and classmates.
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