Wednesday, December 3, 2003
I was very sad to learn of Mr. Schneider's passing. I played for him when he was an assistant coach for North Plainfield in the early 80s. He was a great man, coach and educator. I am in the sports business and 4-5 years ago, I made an appearance on TV prior to a Mets-Yankees game. Mr. Schneider wrote me and told me he had seen it and left his number for me to contact him. I called a few days later and we talked for a couple of hours about NPHS and where our lives had taken us. My brother was recently inducted into the NPHS Hall of Fame. I couldn't be there because of work responsibilities, but the first question I asked him was if Mr. Schneider was there. He was a warm, kind man who made a difference, at least on one person's life.
Unfortunately, work again will prevent me from attending tonight's viewing. But please know my thoughts and prayers are there.</b></font><br><br>
