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Personal note from Matthew and Lukas Schulze

Please join us for a memorial service for Franz Schulze, who passed away on December 9, 2019. The service will be held in Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at 1 pm on Saturday, February 1st. There will be a reception at Glen Rowan House immediately following the service. Please direct inquiries to Lukas Schulze (luke.schulze@gmail.com)

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Franz Schulze, a prolific Chicago art critic and educator who chronicled the lives and work of two of the 20th century’s most consequential architects, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, died December 9 at the Radford Green assisted living facility in north suburban Lincolnshire.

Schulze, who previously lived in Lake Forest , was 92. The cause of death was complications due to infections, according to his sons Matthew and Luke.
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Five years .... My boyfriend then husband made slides of Chicago architecture for Franz and I often went with him to de…
Five years .... My boyfriend then husband made slides of Chicago architecture for Franz and I often…
Five years .... My boyfriend then husband made slides of Chicago…
Frank was my drawing and painting professor from 1957 to 1961. Thanks to him,I really know how to draw! He was also a c…
Frank was my drawing and painting professor from 1957 to 1961. Thanks to him,I really know how to d…
Frank was my drawing and painting professor from 1957 to 1961. T…
I worked for the "physical plant" while at LFC. One day they sent me to do some painting in Young Hall. I was up on a…
I worked for the "physical plant" while at LFC. One day they sent me to do some painting in Young …
I worked for the "physical plant" while at LFC. One day they se…
As an Educator and Mentor, Franz inspired me to pursue a career as a world famous architect, which I did. Except for t…
As an Educator and Mentor, Franz inspired me to pursue a career as a world famous architect, which…
As an Educator and Mentor, Franz inspired me to pursue a career…

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Born

January 30th, 1927
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Passed away

December 9th, 2019
Lake Forest, IL, USA

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Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home
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