Richard John “Dick” Schneider

John and Agnes Schneider. He passed away at his home in Millbrae, on August 13, 2018, after

a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Schneider, his daughters

Millbrae Councilwoman Ann Schneider and Lynn Stutz, Esq (Ken) of San Jose, and his

granddaughter Kathryn Stutz.

Dick grew up in San Francisco and Burlingame. He joined the National Guard in 1940, and was

inducted into the US Army Air Force the morning after Pearl Harbor. He served as a flight

engineer, training pilots on B17s, P52s and B29s. After the war, he became a safety engineer,

working for the CA Dept of Industrial Safety.

In the 1940’s Dick became a skilled photographer. His photos won many awards, and were on

display in California and Europe. Dick and Jackie were active members and leaders in many

camera clubs including Millbrae, Retlaw, Mid-Peninsula Photographic Alliance, Northern CA

Council of CCs, and the Photographic Society of America. They served as ambassadors to the

Royal Photographic Society in the UK, traveling with that society’s members both in the US and

abroad. Dick taught many amateur photographers and published articles in photographic

journals.

Dick loved to travel, and toured the American west extensively. He had a special love for

Yosemite and the gold rush country. He and Jackie also traveled overseas, with trips to Kenya

& Tanzania, Australia, the Caribbean & Panama Canal, and much of Europe. They also enjoyed

many cruises.

Dick was an active volunteer for his daughters’ swim teams, the Pacifica Sea Lions, Millbrae

Otters & Golden Gate Aquatic Club, and he served as President of the Millbrae Meadows Swim

Club. He also taught his girls and many of their friends to water ski.

In the last months of his life, Dick was able to attend the graduation of his only grandchild,

Kathryn, in Tacoma, WA, and to celebrate with Jackie their 65th wedding anniversary on a

cruise to Alaska, with their daughter Ann.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. September 15, 2018 at Chapel of Highlands, 194

Millwood Drive, Millbrae, followed by a reception at Dick’s favorite restaurant, Peter’s Cafe, 10

El Camino Real, Millbrae. Donations may be made in his honor to the Yosemite Conservancy.

PAID OBITUARY