Dear Members of the St. Andrew's Community,
I am very sad to write that our friend and colleague Mike Schuller died Saturday evening in his home at St. Andrew's.
Mike lived a life that was loving, energetic, relentless, and generous.
As a son, sibling, husband, father, and grandfather, Mike celebrated the wonder of life in a brilliant and global family. As a independent school leader, he gave everything to his schools, his communities, indeed the whole world of boarding and day schools. Everywhere he lived and worked, Mike defined the good community with an embrace of service to causes that rescued people in our nation and world.
Even cancer and death found him relentless, resilient, and defiant. He lived and worked and loved throughout each month of his battle. No doctor, no treatment plan could explain just how he kept the disease in retreat for so long. Nor could any of us comprehend the grace and courage of Candy Schuller who acompanied Mike on this journey every step of the way and who showed us all what is possible within the human spirit.
We who loved and appreciated this energy, drive, and resilience celebrate this life and find peace in knowing he is at rest now.
Please keep Mike, Candy, and the Schuller family in your thoughts and prayers and recognize that we are blessed to live in a community that celebrates the joy of life and the sadness of death and the spirit that transcends all.
Tad Roach