Robert Kenneth "Bob" Schneider

1951 - 2006  (54 years)

• Name	Robert Kenneth "Bob" Schneider
  Born	24 Sep 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Business	1987
  	Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105453690
  Military	WW2
  Name	Sigung Bob Schneider
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-233328
  Died	25 Jun 2006	Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I233328	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Kenneth Walter "Ken" Schneider,   b. 21 Oct 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 2000, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Marianna Teresa "Mary" Zepf,   b. 31 Jan 1920, Karavukovo, Zapadnobacki okrug, Vojvodina, Serbia ,   d. 8 Mar 1992  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F63912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Our Academy's History: Founder Sigung Bob Schneider (1951-2006) Sigung Bob Schneider founded Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy in 1987 and operated it successfully until 2006. An active martial artist for over 25 years, Sigung Schneider held a second level black sash in Kung-fu and continued to study and upgrade his skills throughout his life as a disciple of one of the top Kung-fu teachers in the world, Grand Master Pan Qing Fu. Throughout his training he was exposed to Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kick Boxing and different styles of Kung-fu. With over 25,000 hours of study, practice and teaching, Sigung Schneider helped thousands of students achieve their martial arts goals. To the profound sorrow of his students, he died tragically in June of 2006. Our History (2016) Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy. Available at: https://www.waterlookungfu.com/about-waterloo-kung-fu-academy/our-history/ (Accessed: 3 May 2024). ______________ [limestone rock with Buddha statue] Robert Kenneth Schneider/ 1951-2006/ He was an extraordinary man/ who strove to make the journey a better one./ He was kind and loving and generous./ He was my hero, my protector, my best friend/ he was my rock./ In loving memory of Robert (Bob) Schneider/ and his faithful canine companions, Emma & Milo/ I was blessed to have been loved by you./ Forever in my heart... Liz/ Waterloo Parkview Cemetery, Section FB, Row 12 _____________ ROBERT SCHNEIDER 1951-2006 Passed away, on Sunday, June 25, 2006, at age 54. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced in Monday's edition of The Record or may be obtained by contacting the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, 519-745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com The Record Fri, Jun 30, 2006 Page 31 ________________ Local martial artist found dead Huron County OPP looking into 'suspicious' death at cottage BY KAREN KAWAWADA RECORD STAFF KITCHENER It was just supposed to be week's trip to cottage for a hard-working man. He left his porch light on and promised a friend he'd help with a martial arts camp when he got back. Now Huron County police are investigating what they call the "suspicious" death of Bob Schneider of Kitchener. Police went to a farmhouse between Goderich and Grand Bend at about 1 p.m. Sunday. There, they found the body of Schneider, 54. Police closed off a sizable chunk of Bronson Line, south of the town of Bayfield, until early yesterday evening while. they investigated. The whole property was cordoned off and members of the Emergency Response Team conducted a ground search. But so far, they're staying tight-lipped about the circum- stances of the death. "It's in the early stages of investigation," said Const. Jeff Walraven of the Huron County OPP. "Basically, it's a death that needs to be explained." Walraven wouldn't say what led police to the house or why they're calling the death suspicious. An autopsy will be held today in London. But Schneider's friends can't imagine how the fit, clean-living kung fu instructor could possibly have died, let alone suspiciously "He's the strongest guy I've ever known, physically and mentally" said Ron Day, who has known him for 30 years, first as his martial arts instructor and then as a friend and confidente. "I just talked to him a few nights ago," said Day, adding Schneider cheerfully agreed to help him teach at martial arts camp this week. Schneider grew up in Waterloo Region. He started studying kung fu at Day's Kitchener Kicks academy when he was a young man working as a bartender, said Day Kung fu became Schneider's passion, and he trained every day. Besides Day, he also studied under Pan Qing Fu, putting him up in his house when the Chinese grand master immigrated to Canada in the early 1990s. About 15 years ago, Schneider opened the Waterloo Kung Fu Academy on Davenport Road, where he was owner and head instructor. "He was the hardest worker. He inspired me," said Day. "He was my student but when I needed help he was like a confidante to me." "I only know him to be all about martial arts," said George Da Silva, 29, a student and instructor at the academy. "Even (on holiday) in the Dominican Republic, he'd be on the balcony first thing in the morning, practicing." "He had high standards for the school but he maintained very high standards for himself as well," said Eric Kraushaar, a lawyer and senior instructor at Schneider's academy "He's the only person I've ever known to have every student's name memorized, every parent's name." said Da Silva. "He was like a father figure to those of us who knew him through the kung fu school." Day said he first invited Schneider up to his Huron County cottage some years ago. Schneider loved it and started going to the area himself. For the last few years, he has rented cottages near Bayfield for a week at a time, a few times a year, said Day. Virginia Steckle, who lives two farms away from the one where Schneider was found, said the farm at 75368 Bronson Line is owned by a man who lives in London. The land is rented out to local farmers, who grow cash crops, while the white-sided farmhouse is rented out as a cottage in the summer. The farm is only a short distance from Lake Huron, and Schneider liked to walk on the beach with his dogs and relax at the cottage, reading and thinking alone, said Day. Although Schneider has had a girlfriend in Kitchener-Waterloo for the last five or six years, he didn't live with her and apparently didn't go to the cottage with her, said Day and Kraushaar. Steckle and neighbour Jean Dunn said police went around asking area residents if they'd seen or heard anything strange, but as far as they knew, nobody had. Some neighbours saw a man jogging, but until the police showed up, everything seemed normal, said Dunn. Schneider's late father was a police officer, his brother is a firefighter and Schneider himself was "honest and sincere," said Day. "I'm quite certain he wouldn't have had any criminal involvement," said Kraushaar. "I don't know of anybody who would have had bad feeling towards him." Schneider was briefly married as a young man but didn't have any children, said Day. He is survived by a brother and sister. Family members were at Schneider's Moore Avenue house yesterday afternoon, speaking to police, but declined to comment. Schneider had lived in the house for a number of years, alone save for his dogs, said next-door neighbour Merv Taylor. There were seldom visitors and never anything unusual going on, said Taylor. "He was friendly but very quiet." "Bob was like one of my sons," said Peggy Day, Ron's wife. "He grew up at my house and came to family functions. He was just one of the boys that came here. He's going to be really missed. My heart is just heavy at the moment." The Record Tue, Jun 27, 2006 Page 2 kkawawada@therecord.com __________ Freak mishap killed man Police have concluded a Kitchener man found dead at a Huron County cottage last weekend died as a result of a freak accident involving a hammock. Bob Schneider, 54, died Sunday in a rented farmhouse south of Bayfield, between Grand Bend and Goderich. Police were initially stumped as to what would have killed the strong, fit man, who was owner and head instructor at the Waterloo Kung Fu Academy. An autopsy Tuesday concluded Schneider died as a result of blunt force trauma to the hood police said. Schneider, who was alone at the cottage, was using a hammock tied to a tree when the tree trunk broke and hit him in the head. The tree had a rotten base, said Jeff Walraven of the Huron County OPP. Schneider managed to get into the house but died of his injuries there. Sudden deaths are always treated as suspicious until all facts are determined, said Walraven. The Record Thu, Jun 29, 2006 Page 11 _______ ROBERT (BOB) KENNETH SCHNEIDER 1951-2006 Passed away, along with his faithful canine companion, Milo, on Sunday, June 25, 2006, as a result of a tragic accident while on vacation near Bayfield, Ontario, at the age of 54 years. Since he founded the Waterloo Kung Fu Academy in 1987, Si Gung Bob, has been the much-loved and respected owner and head instructor of hundreds of students of all ages. Along with his kung fu family, Bob will be very sadly missed by his loving partner of over ten years, Elizabeth Nolan; his sisters, Suzanne Burgess (Bill), Catherine Young (Terry Zweng) and Mary Everett (Rob) and brother, Michael Schneider. Uncle Bob will also be missed by nephews and nieces, Chris, Bettina, Sean, Tiffany, Mike, Tristan, Kirsten, and Daniel, and great- nephews, Brandon and Dryden and great-niece, Aidan, as well as many good friends. Bob is predeceased by his parents, Kenneth (2000) and Marianne (1992) Schneider and his younger brother, Lorne (1974). There will be no visitation. A celebration of Bob's life will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 1 p.m. at the Waterloo Inn, 475 King Street South, Waterloo ON (www.waterlooinn.com). Cremation has already taken place. In lieu of flowers, kind donations to Bob's favourite charities, the Toronto Humane Society and Foster Parents Plan, or a charity of your choice, will be gratefully accepted as expressions of sympathy. Condolences for the family and donations in Bob's memory may be arranged through the Erb & Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, 519-745-8445 or online at www.erbgood.com In living memory of Bob, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning program by the funeral home. Thank you Bob, for touching and enriching so many lives with your fine and gentle spirit. Namaste. The Record 3 Jul 2006 pg 16

  
  

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  Born - 24 Sep 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jun 2006 - Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth