Norman O. Schneider Jr., former University Police director, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003, of cancer at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. He was 72 and lived in Fenton, Mo.
A St. Louis native, Schneider served in the Army during the Korean War.
He worked for the St. Louis and Kirkwood police departments. In 1969, he joined the University as director of security and campus chief of police. He retired in 1993.
Among the survivors are his wife, Fay Storck Schneider, whom he married in 1969; a son, Jon D. Schneider of Kansas City, Mo.; and a grandson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Louis Peregrine Society, 2343 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63139; BJC Hospice Program, 9890 Clayton Road, Suite 220, St. Louis, MO 63124; or the American Cancer Society, 4207 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.
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