Robert Schmidt Obituary

Charles Robert Schmidt
April 9, 1957 - August 26, 2024
Robert Schmidt was born on April 9, 1957 in Amarillo, TX to proud parents Mary Winsett Schmidt (on her birthday!) and Charles Schmidt and sister Ewing Schmidt McCulloch. He grew up riding horses and fishing at the Palo Duro Canyon with Ewing and cousin Owen Winsett, played tennis and began his lifelong journey of faith through Young Life at Tascosa High School, then went on to graduate from The University of Texas at Austin. At UT, Robert met the men who would become his best friends, loved life as a Fiji brother and followed his father and grandfather's footsteps into a degree in Civil Engineering. Not long after college, Robert met the love of his life, Jenni McCaleb, forging a rich marriage that spanned over four decades of commitment, growth and laughter.

Robert and Jenni poured their lives into their six children, Hanna Schmidt Balemi, Sarah Carraway Maag, Emma Catherine Schmidt, Charles McCaleb Schmidt, Abigail Schmidt Keairnes and Joanna Nell Schmidt. The Schmidt world has since grown to include sons-in-law Ryan Balemi, Michael Paul Maag, and Peter Keairnes, and daughter-in-law Carlie Davis Schmidt, each of whom Robert loved deeply. Grandchildren Sadie and Jack Balemi; Warner, Lucy and Eden Maag; and Lennox and Murphy Schmidt will forever know Robert as their beloved "Hap" (short for either Haphazard or Happy Birthday, depending on the day).

Above all else, Robert valued friendship. More than just an accessory to life, he believed in the power of relationships to shape and guide the people we become. In the 1980s, Robert co-founded Overland Partners, alongside his three best friends as an experiment in living life together in the context of business, and served as partner and principal there for more than 20 years. In the years that followed, Robert was passionate about sharing the tools he gathered through life, relationships and business, offering mentorship and leadership coaching to a wide range of people across the country, from young entrepreneurs, to faith leaders and CEOs.

By the many people Robert loved and was loved by, he will be remembered as a laughing storyteller, an honest mentor, a curious seeker, and above all, a loyal friend to the end.

Robert's life lives on through his wife Jenni, sister Ewing, uncle, aunt, cousins, children, grandchildren, in-laws, nieces, nephews and all who have been touched by his generosity of spirit.

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