ERIC CLIFFORD JOSEPH SCHULTZ
Eric Clifford Joseph Schultz passed away at his home in Watervliet, New York on
Sunday morning, June 7, 2020 after a prolonged illness.
Eric was born on May 14, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Cliff and Mary Ellen
Schultz. The family moved to the United States in 1978 and lived in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
He graduated from Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois then attended Western
Illinois University in Macomb where he earned his BSc and Masters Degrees in Law
Enforcement and Justice Administration. Eric then was employed at Excelsior College in
Albany, New York and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He proudly
became an American citizen on April 30, 1996. Eric lived in New York with the love of
his life Nicole (Nikki) Fredette until his passing at the age of 46.
He is survived by Nikki, his parents Cliff and Mary Ellen Schultz, sister Lisa and her
children Cole and Evan, and his brother Mark, sister-in-law Julee, and their children
Kaylen and Cody. He also has many cousins and friends who mourn his passing.
The Covid-19 restrictions due to the present Coronavirus pandemic necessitates a private
internment. Memorial celebrations will be planned at a later time.
Eric, your everlasting peace and happiness now begin. Give Grandma and Grandpa Davis
and Grandma and Grandpa Schultz a big hug from all of us. As you are now safe among
the Angels and looking down upon us, we ask that
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord shine his face upon you
The Lord be merciful unto you and grant you peace