Biography of william knox schroeder
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He told a Kent State classmate he was 'scared' of the unrest. Two days later, he was dead.
Editor's note: This seven-part series relives the days leading up to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University, through the lives of some of those most affected. Today, the events of Wednesday, April 29, 1970, and the life of sophomore William "Bill" Schroeder.
Now this was how college life was supposed to be, Bill Schroeder told his sister, Nancy.
In a letter that traveled a week earlier from his room at Kent State University to hers at the University of Kansas, he wrote of how he'd been spending the spring quarter learning photography with a borrowed camera, attending evening lectures, going to concerts and joining general "bull sessions" around campus.
It was rare that the sophomore didn't have a job consuming his spare time. From his days as a newspaper carrier through his time in food service, he'd always been a worker. The previous summer, he'd made enough on the assemb
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William Knox Schroeder (1950 - 1970)
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Son of Louis Arthur Schroeder and Florence Ella (Endebrock) Schroeder
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Biography
Bill Schroeder is Notable.
William Knox Schroeder ( July 20, 1950 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings. Background
Schroeder was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Florence Ella (Endebrock) and Louis Arthur Schroeder. He had an older sister, Nancy, and a younger brother, Rudy. Schroeder moved with his family to Lorain, Ohio, when he was in elementary school and graduated from Lorain High School where he was an honors student and an outstanding athlete. A
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Bill Schroeder
Shot & Killed on May 4, 1970
The following is an excerpt from a letter to J. Gregory Payne from Florence Schroeder, the mother of Bill Schroeder, killed at Kent State on May 4, 1970.
. . . When the Kent State families first realized that there was a possibility of a settlement without the second rättegång, there were many heated discussions of the matter. The lawyers agreed among themselves that they would not discuss their anställda preferences, and would not try to influence us in any way. Some of the families felt that we were passing up a chance to "showcase" the event igen, and that the media exposure was invaluable. On the other hand, some, including ourselves, felt that there was nothing new to be learned, and that we had little chance of any financial settlement, even with a favorable verdict. The lawyers were well prepared and we never lost confidence in their ability to present a winning case. BUT, there remained the physical condition of Dean Kahler and