Philip Paul Schol

Philip Paul Schol, age 73, passed away on February 16, 2022, in Great Falls, Montana. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 26th a.m. at Crossroads Memorial Church, to be followed by a luncheon. Phil was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on April 29, 1948, to Rev. Henry Lammert Schol and Phyllis (Temple) Schol. After Phyllis passed away when Phil was young, his father remarried Dorothy Mirriam Frohwein and the couple raised their blended family in St. Petersburg, Florida. Phil attended school in St. Petersburg and after graduation attended William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Post-graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving as a sergeant until his honorable discharge in June 1976. Phil went on to work for the U.S. State Department.In 1971 while living in District Heights, Maryland, he met the love of his life, Ann Marie Carmines. They married on February 18, 1972, and raised two daughters, Teresa and Angela. Phil attended seminary at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in 1974 and completed it after his service in the Air Force. The couple moved to Laurel, Maryland in 1990 where Phil served as a bi-vocational pastor at Maryland City Baptist. After he retired from the State Department in 2007, Phil and Ann moved to Montana to enjoy their qazi-retirement years, where Phil enjoyed working as delivery driver and chaplain at their church, and Ann enjoyed her employment at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Phil’s hobbies included his lifelong love of baseball and his voracious appetite for reading books of all genres. He loved listening to Country and Christian music and was fond of George Strait. He was a trivia whiz, always looking to beat the contestants on Jeopardy, even taking the entrance quizzes to get on the show one day. He was always full of facts and jokes, many sprinkled with the Biblical knowledge he had accrued over his years of study. His faith was very important to him, and Phil loved serving at their church Crossroads Baptist in Great Falls. We will surely miss his wit, laugh, and wisdom but we are comforted that we will be reunited with him in heaven. Phil was preceded in death by his parents; stepmother; sister, Kaye; and in-laws, Charles & Aileen Carmines. Phil is survived by his loving wife, Ann; daughter, Teresa (Kevin) Young of Abilene, Texas; daughter, Angela (Steve) Beacham of Ellicott City, Maryland; sister, Patty of Yuma, Arizona; brothers, Marlyn of McAlpin, Florida, Duane (Sherry) of Fernandina Beach, Florida, Corwin (Vivian) of England, Ronnie (Janet) of Gainesville, Florida, and Mark (Lanita) of Ocala, Florida; sister-in-law, Birdie Lauver of Great Falls;as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and 3 great-great niece and nephews. Condolences for the family may be shared online at www.SchniderFuneralHome.com.