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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The G.I. Bill afforded him the opportunity to receive a college education. He left baseball and later graduated with a bachelor of science at the University of Iowa. He then worked in time study and inspection management at [[JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]] until his retirement after thirty years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The G.I. Bill afforded him the opportunity to receive a college education. He left baseball and later graduated with a bachelor of science at the University of Iowa. He then worked in time study and inspection management at [[JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]] until his retirement after thirty years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The G.I. Bill afforded him the opportunity to receive a college education. He left baseball and later graduated with a bachelor of science at the University of Iowa. He then worked in time study and inspection management at [[JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]] until his retirement after thirty years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The G.I. Bill afforded him the opportunity to receive a college education. He left baseball and later graduated with a bachelor of science at the University of Iowa. He then worked in time study and inspection management at [[JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]] until his retirement after thirty years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Randylyon: Created page with &quot;SCHILTZ, Laverne &quot;Ed&quot;. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 26, 1930--Dubuque, IA, July 27, 2011). The son of Alfred and Mary (Nachtman) Schiltz, began working at the age of twelve on a Milwau...&quot;</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;SCHILTZ, Laverne &amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot;. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 26, 1930--Dubuque, IA, July 27, 2011). The son of Alfred and Mary (Nachtman) Schiltz, began working at the age of twelve on a Milwaukee Railroad Section Gang. An honors student, he graduated in three years from [[LORAS ACADEMY]] in 1948. An exceptional baseball catcher, he played for various professional teams and was selected for an all-star team and trained alongside Mickey Mantle. He was then promoted to a Class A Eastern League before being drafted into the [[KOREAN WAR]]. A gifted mathematician, he served as a cryptographer for the U.S. Army. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to play for the New York Yankees organization. There he helped develop three major league pitchers: Eddie Fisher, Jim O&amp;#039;Toole and Don Schwall.&lt;br /&gt;
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The G.I. Bill afforded him the opportunity to receive a college education. He left baseball and later graduated with a bachelor of science at the University of Iowa. He then worked in time study and inspection management at [[JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]] until his retirement after thirty years.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;LaVerne Schiltz,&amp;quot; THonline: http://www.thonline.com/obituaries/article_a27be0e8-1617-5594-bf36-bf654172e9ad.html&lt;br /&gt;
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