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  • January 28, 2019

Gerald Schimke

Gerald Schimke

Gerald Schimke 326 220 Logan

Gerald “Jerry” Schimke died Sept. 29, 2018 in Aptos, CA, at the age of 85. He had recently moved from the Pacific Northwest to be with family. He grew up in Eastern Washington, majored in economics and business administration at PLU and later received his MBA from Harvard. He played basketball at PLU and continued to shoot hoops for many years after college. He served on PLU’s Board of Regents from 1968 to 1977. In 1962, he married Grace Rieke. She died in 2012. He is survived by children Carol and Brent, and siblings Dale and Janet.