William "Bill" Schulz

Bill Schulz passed away on Thursday January 20, 2022. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 17, 1946, youngest of the late William A Schulz and Irene B. Kulat.  He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Michael Brown, of Placitas, New Mexico, their son Christopher Long and his wife Lisa, and great nephew and niece, Alex and Marissa. He is also survived by his many friends from his Easterseals Arkansas work family.

Bill served in the United States Army from 1969 – 1972 and was stationed at Taipei, Taiwan working in Defense Communications. Bill received his Bachelor’s in Math and Psychology in 1974 from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. In 1977-1978, Bill completed special studies at the U of A in Fayetteville in Chinese Language, Chinese History and Agency Counseling. In 1986, Bill received his Master’s in Psychology from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. Bill’s career after the Army started at AT&T from 1979 – 1987 where he worked in maintaining communication voice and data systems for the entire state of Arkansas and served as chairperson of the company’s Quality of Work Life Committee. From 1987 – 1993, Bill was self-employed as a business consultant which is how he found Easterseals Arkansas. From 1993 – 1996 Bill served as a consultant to Easterseals Arkansas, helping the organization implement new computer and technology systems. In 1996, Bill joined the organization in the role of IT Director until he retired in 2016 after 20 years of service. Bill was invaluable to Easterseals in helping to transition the infrastructure of the organization to using technology more effectively and efficiently to support services and administrative functions.

Bill had many interests.  He loved and was devoted to his cats Casey, Jerry, Brody and Charlie.  He enjoyed fine dining, listening to music, wine tasting, photography and traveling. He took extended trips to China and Taiwan with Susan and Mike, and also floated on the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon.  Bill especially admired Tony Bennet and a highlight for him was attending a birthday cocktail party for Mr. Bennet. Bill got to see him perform live in New York during this trip – a memory he treasured. Everyone always looked forward to Bill returning from his trips so they could experience his incredible adventures through his pictures and storytelling.

Angie Bell was a good friend that accompanied Bill to Houston many times for medical treatment. She and her friends introduced him to new things like rock concerts and a burlesque show. They had many outings that Bill enjoyed. He had a great sense of humor and even though he was usually pretty reserved he was open to new adventures and experiences.

Bill was intelligent, open minded, interesting, fun, and a loyal friend.

He will be greatly missed.

A memorial gathering will be Tuesday February 8, 2022, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Smith Little Rock Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at 1501 W. Maryland Ave., North Little Rock, Arkansas 72120 at a later date to be announced.