Robert M. Schmidt, 76, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Fairfield. Mr. Schmidt was born January 15, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA to parents Andrew Jacob and Margaret Kay Smith Schmidt. He served in the United States Navy from 1962 – 1966 as an Aviation Boatswains Mate Aircraft Handler. He married Delilah Ann Herrington on January 30, 1965 in Corpus Christi, TX and she preceded him in death on August 16, 2011. He first moved to Freestone County in 2000 but relocated to Cypress, TX with his granddaughter following his wife’s death. He was a retired welder with AMOCO later BP Oil Co. and later employed by the City of Fairfield in maintenance. He was known around Fairfield as a very good handyman. In addition to his wife and parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Irene Brodecki.
Left to cherish his memory is a son, Robert Schmidt, Jr.; a brother, Michael Schmidt and wife Tammy of Pennsylvania; one sister, Margery James of New Jersey; three grandchildren, Jessica Franklin and husband Kody of Cypress, TX; Andrew Schmidt and wife Margaret of Grand Prairie, TX; Brittney Schmidt of Fairfield. He is also survived by the “light of his life”, a great-granddaughter, Ivy Franklin.