Background
Schmitz, Larry Joseph was born on April 1, 1942 in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Bernard Fritz and Dorothea Jane Schmitz.
Schmitz, Larry Joseph was born on April 1, 1942 in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Bernard Fritz and Dorothea Jane Schmitz.
Certified Diesel Technology, Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee, 1962.
Diesel technician, Halliburton Company, Duncan, Oklahoma, 1963; assistant manager, Thornhill-Gibson Oil Corporation, Medford, Oklahoma, 1965-1972; operator/chief operator, Koch Hydrocarbon Company, Medford, 1972-1981; safety supervisor, coordinator, Koch Industries, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, 1981-1991; contractor safety coordinator, Koch Refining Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, since 1991. Fire instructor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Industrial Firefighter School, College Station, since 1988;director Contractor Safety Council, Corpus Christi, since 1991.
Instructor Oklahoma State Firefighter's Association, Oklahoma City, 1984-1991. Contractor awards chairman Coastal Bend Businessmen's Roundtable, Corpus Christi, 1992-1993. Secretary, director St. Peter's Home Association, Corpus Christi, 1992-1995.
Director church board St. Peter's Church, Corpus Christi, since 1994. With United States Army Reserve, 1963-1969. Member American Society Safety Engineers, National Petroleum Refiners Association (member committee since 1994), Knights of Columbus (district warden 1994-1995, grand knight 1985, deputy grand knight 1992-1993, Knight of the Year 1992-1993).
Married JoAnn Miller, February 20, 1965. Children: Larry Joseph II, Bradley, Ashley, Shelby, Michael.