Thomas E. Schell - 网上纪念网站

Dad had the answers. One time after work a coworker and I were in his living room having a discussion about a current event, and we each had different opinions about what was happening.  During our discussion, up pops Dad on the television to tell us what was really going on!  And that wasn't the only time.  In 1992 a coworker and I were listening to music while we completed paperwork at the end of our shift.  When a news break came on, we stopped to listen to the report about the riot going on in L.A.  I was so proud when at the end of the report, the news man said "Tom Schell, ABC News."

Dad was a very loving, caring, and generous person all his life. He worked hard and played hard. And he laughed hard. Some of my favorite memories of Dad are memories of when we laughed together. One time while on a long-distance phone call, I told Dad a joke that I had just heard. After he finished laughing, he told me that he had heard that joke before I was born. I don't know which was funnier to Dad, the joke or the fact that he heard it again from me after all those years.

Dad told me that when he and his sister Martha were young, they had a new wagon that they had received for a present. During a steel collection drive to support the WWII war effort, Dad and Martha took the wagon to a donation site. When I asked Dad if he and Martha had the wagon loaded with steel, he said "We donated the wagon." When I was about ten years old, Dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I asked for a more powerful eye piece for my telescope, but under the tree Christmas morning there was the biggest telescope I had ever seen!

Just a short time before Dad left this world I was counting my blessings, and one of those was that at my ripe old age of 50, both of my parents were still alive. As you can imagine, over those 50 years I have gathered a lot of wonderful memories about Dad. I would like to share them all, but I'll stop here for now. Except, that is, to let you know that Dad told me more than once that he wanted his epitaph to read "Tommy had a good time."

God bless you, Dad. I love you.

I still remember always talking to my grandpa about basketball ever since I was little. I always told him that I wanted to play and be the very first girl in the NBA. When I was finally old enough my grandpa told me that there was a different league for girls, the WNBA. I didnt believe him. So when there was a game on, he called me and told me to turn it on. He got me in to basketball and was the reason I started playing. He always supported me in everything I did, especially basketball. There was never a game that he missed. If I had to bet on who would never miss one of my games, I would have bet on him every time. He was always there cheering me on, or yelling at the refs (then I would say I had no idea who he was) but I am going to miss that. I know now it was just because he loved me and wanted me to do good. Getting back out on that court is gonna be hard, but I will keep doing it just for him. He is always going to be there on the court with me and every game I play now is going to be dedicated to him.

Tom was a good man, good friend and one hell of a reporter!   While at ABC News, based in Atlanta, I'd often get sent out to L.A. to fill in at the bureau.  Tom was unselfish, always willing to give me his time and vast knowledge of his complex territory to help make my story better.    Tom's sources were impeccable. So was his reporting.   

 

Tom and I often spoke about our families, whom we were very proud of.  Tom was a funny, warm and caring friend and colleague.  A special guy doing special work.

I remember Tom from my days at the La Cienega studios in the 70's.  He was always down to earth and one of the hardest working journalists I've known.  After I left L.A. for the Washington Bureau I ran into Tom on campaign trips and other assignments.  What a busy guy!  I especially remember his rapport with the troops in the newsrooms at ABC.  Tom always had time for everyone.  Easy to remember and hard to forget Tom.

Bob and his wfe Mary knew Tom when he was younger, many times when Bob was driving a moving van and he got to california he went to see TOM

They kept in touch via emails and sometimes phone calls WE always liked Tom. He and Bob looked a lot alike  Tom we miss you and love you

dear betty and family 

i was saddened  to hear of tom's death.  i am tom schell grandson of william schell who was the brother of tom's dad.  i remember as a child in the 50's meeting tom's dad at a funeral in alaquippa,pa.  tom and betty were engaged at that time.  i e-mailed with tom on occasion and we discussed our roots from the schell clan.

i have just learned this date 3-05-08 of his passing and i lit a candle at our lady of lourdes church here in venice, fl.

may god keep and bless him and betty and family.

 

sincerely,

tom, linda and ryan schell

I'm sorry, to hear about your dad's death. I seen him on TV and heard him on the radio.  I was looking forward to the Schell family reunion this summer to meet Tom's  and his family and talk to him about the Schell family.  My deepest sympathy everyone.  God bless all of you.

Esther the great granddaughter of William (twin) Schell

Dear Schell family,

We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to you all. The few times I talked with Tom, I could tell how much he loved his family. His stories of the Schell brothers back in West Middlesex, PA were priceless. We count it a blessing to have known him and will miss sharing family info with him. What a joy he was!

All our love,

John & Charlette Schell

(great-grandson of John Edward Schell)

My longtime friend and former ABC Bureau Chief (Atlanta) Bill Knowles sent me your wonderful email about your Dad.  I worked with and greatly admired your Dad.  He was, in every sense, a complete journalist and a man of great character.   Without question, your Dad had the best, most reliable law enforcement sources in the business!  And, as you'll read in my reply to Bill, Tom was always willing to help out a colleague.  
 
Please accept my sincere condolences and please pass them on to your family.  The problem with our business today, we no longer have reporters such as Tom Schell.  They don't make em like Tom any longer.