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July 8 and July 9, 1977 Alton Telegraph
Schmittling
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Schmittling of 218 Ohio, East Alton, have received word of the death of their son, Air Force T. Sgt. Cletus Schmittling Jr., 37.
Sgt. Schmittling was killed in an auto accident Friday on Guam where he is stationed.
Arrangements are pending at Burke Funeral Home.
Funeral arrangements for Staff Sgt. Cletus Schmittling, 37, who was killed in a car accident on Guam where he was stationed, have been completed.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Schmittling, Sr. of East Alton, he married the former Dau Chantawe in December, 1975.
In addition to his parents and widow, he is survived by three sons, Dan and Tom of Mississippi and Pvt. Brian of Germany; two sisters, Barbara of Seattle, Wash., and Cecilia of Gillespie; and two brothers, William of Alton and Larry of East Alton.
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W. Wayne Peal, Sr.
I remember when I first heard about Cletus's death, I was so sadden because he was my friend and he had a young wife and they were just getting started in life. One thing that impressed me about Cletus was one day he claimed that he could do 100 push ups and I told him that I did not believe he could do it. Well folks guess what, he did 100 push ups right on the spot. WOW that really impressed me. But besides him having a great body he was a great person and many times I have thought about him. I just wish that I had expressed how I felt about people when they were alive, but that is a life lesson that I have learned much later in life. Just tell folks how you feel.