THE SCHUTZ CONNECTIONS
Front left to right: Rachel Nolin Gillespie, Ada Margaret Hutchison Schutz Class of 1941, Kenneth Nolin Schutz Class of 1945, Nancy Nolin Mast Schutz Class of 1950, Back left to right: Douglas Nolin Schutz Class of 1977, Susan Nolin Shopland Schutz Class of 1973,
Sharon Nolin Schutz Class of 1975
Mark, Susan & Ben Shopland – Staff at Schutz 1995 –1996
Bethany unable to attend Memorial Service – imminent arrival of second child
Left to Right – The Nolins Sharon, Susan, Douglas, Rachel, Ken, Nancy & Ada Margaret Hutchison
The past few days brought home once again the precious gift we have been given by being a part of those who lived and served in Egypt.
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Hutchison served at Tanta Hospital from 1921-1955. Their two daughters, Ada Margaret Hutchison and Rosella Hutchison Nolin played an important role in the life of Schutz School and mission service at various stations in Egypt.
Dr. & Mrs. William Nolin and their children lived at Schutz School in Alexandria. Dr. Nolin was part time superintendent and the rest of his time was spent as Treasurer of the American Mission, with an office in downtown Alexandria. Mrs. Nolin taught music and other subjects as needed. The Nolin’s served in Egypt from 1922 to 1958.
Ada Margaret Hutchison began as a boarding student at Schutz in 4th grade and later was a short-term teacher when Schutz was in Assiut from 1946 to 1949.
Rosella Hutchison married Ken Nolin and they returned to Egypt in 1955, where they served with the mission of the United Presbyterian Church for 15 years. In 1970, after leaving Egypt, they settled in the Mon Valley, where she worked at Brownsville Hospital and also for several years with Albert Gallatin Hospice.
On Friday I attended with others who had served in Egypt the beautiful memorial service held at the Claysville United Presbyterian Church for Rosella Nolin. (Schutz Class of 1942) Rosella planned her service that included solos by grandson Ben Shopland and our singing together “I’ll Fly Away”. This was what her daughters Susan, Sharon, and Rachel sang to their mother as they held her hand as she flew away.
On Saturday, along with others we attended the amazing memorial service held at the Presbyterian Church in Washington, PA for Ruth Nolin. (Schutz Class of 1943) Ruth managed the laboratory and later the radiology department at Tanta Hospital in Tanta, Egypt. Her work there lasted 15 years and was cut short by the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, when all U.S. Citizens left Egypt. Her final employment was at Washington Hospital where she worked for 21 years as supervisor of the hematology department. Ruth also planned her service and at her request it was music, music, music highlighted by nephew and baritone soloist Benjamin Shopland. The special Postlude was Toccata from Fifth Organ Symphony played by Paul Jacobs who is head of the organ department at Juilliard.
7/26/2014 Jean Stultz