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Lorenz "Lefty" M. Schultz, Jr.
Lorenz "Lefty" M. Schultz, Jr.
Lorenz “Lefty” M. Schultz, Jr. September 17, 1937 – February 24, 2019
Reverend Lorenz “Lefty” Myron Schultz died on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the age of 81, in Albany, Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Schultz, daughter Kiri, and daughter-in-law Martha, the surviving spouse of his son, Kevin, who predeceased him. He is also survived by several stepchildren through his wife Barbara, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Reverend Schultz served in campus ministry at San Francisco State University and California State at Chico, and at Sierra Vista, Fresno, in the California-Nevada Annual Conference. He served at Portland: Errol Heights and Hughes Memorial, Grants Pass: Newman, Idaho Falls: Trinity, Eugene: Wesley and Forest Grove in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. He retired in 2001. He and Barbara made their church home most recently at Albany UMC.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 1:00 pm at the Albany First United Methodist Church, 1115 28th Ave. SW, Albany, OR 97321. (541) 928-3505
Memorial gifts in Lefty’s memory may be made to the American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, or the Albany First United Methodist Church.
Friends may contact Barbara Schultz at 4729 Becker Circle SE, Albany, OR 97322, (541) 928-1325, lbschultz2@gmail.com for condolences or more information.
Elaine Stanovsky, Bishop
Dan Wilson-Fey, Conference Treasurer and Benefits Officer