Birth date: Sep 15, 1929 Death date: Jan 27, 2009
Dr. Martin William Schoppmeyer, Sr. 79 of Fayetteville, AR passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in Fayetteville. He was born September 15, 1929 in Weehawen, N.J. to William George and Madeleine M. Haas Schoppmeyer. He graduated f Read Obituary
Martin,God be with you,lt was nice we had some time before you passed away.We were the last 2 Schoppmeyers.
Dr. Schoppmeyer served as my advisor through both my Specialist and Doctoral degree program. He was always my mentor. He taught us to search for the true meaning of leadership through the various studies of the classics of leadership and through his seminar style of class discussion. He had a passion for serving all children of the state as evidence by his work for equity of school funding for Arkansas Schools. His work and message continue to live as I, now, serve as a professor of Educational Leadership at Arkansas Tech University. He was not only a mentor but a friend. I regret I just learned of his passing and extend my warmest thoughts to Marlyn, Susan and Marty.
Dear Mrs. Schoppmeyer,
I was one of your students around 1990 in sixth grade. I was just thinking of you because a friend posted a class picture on Facebook. I looked you up on Google and saw the sad news about your husband, so I wanted to pass on my sympathies. If you ever want to chat, or if you're ever out in the San Francisco Bay Area, please send me an e-mail. I remember your class very fondly. Thanks for everything, and please take care during this hard time.
-- Sincerely, Clarissa (previously Smith)
Martin was my dear friend. I was and am proud to have been a part of his life and family for the last two years. I spent so much of my time trying to make him happy. I was glad to do it because he britened my life. He will be dearly missed by me and all who knew him. It is still hard for me to beleave he is gone. I feel him with me in those times I feel his loss deeply. He could never stand to see me or any one unhappy and would do his best to solve any problems I had if i told them to him. He did his best to be the kind of father I never had and I loved him for it. I thank you Marilyn, Susan, and Marty for sharing him with me.
Dr. Schoppmeyer was what we referred to as a golden pen. He was such a good communicator. He would pick up the phone and call whoever was going to read/approve the grants that he wrote as he was writing them, and he would ask them what it was exactly that they were looking for in the grant. Then he would write the grant in the exact format with the exact content needed for it to get funded. He was able to get much federal grant money for Arkansas by doing that.
His classes were always very interesting with personal references to his history in educational administration. It was good to have a teacher teaching us who had the experience in educational administration. We knew that he was teaching us based on his own personal experience. His classes were not always based on textbook only. Arkansas will indeed miss him now that he is gone. Dr. Schoppmeyer was always willing to go the second mile in sharing what he knew with everybody in the state and the state legislature, and most of the time they listened.
May you rest in peace, and May God Bless the family at this time.
To Susan, Marilyn, Marty and Carin:
My heart aches for your loss. I know Martin was one-of-a-kind, and there is a special place in heaven for him.
Until you see him again, take honor in his rememberance, and may God lift you up and carry you through this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Michelle
I am so sorry for your family's loss. You all will be in my prayers.
What a loss. We have fond memories of Dad (Roy B. Allen) sharing his recollection of meeting the "Yankee Republican Educator" for whom he had so much respect. Rob has told many people how supportive and encouraging Dr. Schoppmeyer was over the multi-year span of working towards those degrees.
We pray for you during this difficult time. May God's peace and cherished moments ease your burden.
Carin: We are sorry about your loss and will remember your father-in-law and your family in our prayers. Dick and Molly
