Remembering Tom Schnetlage, software program manager at UC Berkeley, hiker, bird watcher
He also volunteered at the Human Awareness Institute and at Kaiser Oakland Hospice.
Tom Schnetlage. Photo: Frances Spector
Tom Schnetlage, a long-time Berkeley resident, passed away peacefully from cancer on Dec. 19, at the age of 68. Born in Elgin, Illinois to Charles & Patricia Schnetlage, who preceded him in death, Tom graduated from MIT. He retired after 29 years at the UC Berkeley Department of Political Science as a software program manager. He is survived by his siblings David, Joyce Foresman, Karen Grimm, Richard and Douglas, his son Paul and two grandchildren, Ulric and Ronin as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Tom is also survived by Frances, Karin, Ruth, Kristina, Paula, and Rozelle.