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John Schilling 1896 - 1967

John Thomas Schilling of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri was born on November 13, 1896 in Marshall, Saline County, and died at age 70 years old on April 5, 1967 in Kansas City, Jackson County. John Schilling was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum in Kansas City.

John Thomas Schilling

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 64131

November 13, 1896

Marshall, Saline County, Missouri, 65340, United States

April 5, 1967

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States

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Introduction

John Schilling was my great uncle. In 1922, Uncle John co-founded WHB, a Kansas City radio station. There he met his future wife, Yvonne Rodier, through her sister, my maternal grandmother, Marguerite. My grandmother had landed a job playing piano in the WHB studio orchestra. She met my grandfather, Ralph P. Stevens, a bass player, in the orchestra and they double dated with Schilling and Aunt Yvonne. Both couples subsequently married. After WHB was sold, Uncle John became the manager and vice-president of KMBC, a local television station (
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). As I remember Uncle John, he was a big, sandy-haired, mustached man with a red face and bright, blue eyes. He, my Aunt Yvonne and my grandparents did a lot of traveling together. They motor-toured the U.S. back when that was still an adventure and later took a number of trips to Mexico and Europe. I spent a lot of time at Uncle John and Aunt Yvonne's home when I was young. It was a lovely place, set back from the street. They had never had children, and I rarely saw Uncle John. My understanding when I was young was that he was always terribly busy working. Many years later, I learned that, in addition to his duties at the station, he was usually kept pretty busy with other women. Still, the more I learn about him, the more I wish I'd been older when I knew him. I'd love to hear him talk about his life. He was an adventurous and ambitious man who tried his hand at lots of things - often successfully. Here's my one clear memory of him. One summer night, he showed me the constellation Orion and taught me how I could always find it by looking first for Orion's Belt, then his sword. That, in turn, got me interested in learning the stories behind, and the names and locations of the other constellations. I'm an old woman now but I always think of Uncle John when I look at the night sky. He gave me the stars.
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1896

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November 13, 1896

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Marshall, Saline County, Missouri 65340, United States

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Professional Career

When he was 23 years old, John told the 1920 Federal census that he was working as a radio engineer in the "wireless" industry. His Missouri death certificate said that he was the Vice President and General Manager at KMBC radio station.
Personal Life & Family

John Thomas Schilling was born on November 13th, 1896 in Marshall, Missouri to John M. Shilling (1867 - 1953) and Viola Jane Hobbs (1876 - 1962) and he had two sisters, Wilma and Viola. John Schilling married Yvonne Priscilla Rodier (1897 - 1968) on November 16th, 1925 in Jackson County, Missouri. For more about John, see John Schilling: Introduction and John Schilling: Obituary.
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1967

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April 5, 1967

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heart attack

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Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri United States
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Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
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Obituary

JOHN T. SCHILLING KANSAS CITY, MO (UPI) John T. schilling, 70, a pioneer in the broadcasting field, died Wednesday after a heart attack. - The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) Saturday, April 8, 1967 on page 14.

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John Schilling lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.

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In 1896, in the year that John Schilling was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.

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In 1913, John was 17 years old when the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.

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