Paul Schell

Who they were

Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (born 1937)

Early life

Educated at: University of Iowa, Theodore Roosevelt High School, and Wartburg College.

Early life and education The oldest of six children of Lutheran minister Ervin Schlachtenhaufen and nurse Gertrude Reiff Schlachtenhaufen, Paul Schell grew up in the small farm town of Pomeroy, Iowa , and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa . He attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa , where he played linebacker on the school football team. He also worked as a short-order cook and a fireman. Schell transferred to the University of Iowa where he completed his undergraduate degree.

Path and career

Career This section needs more citations . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( August 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) In New York, Schell took a position at the Dewey Ballantine law firm, where he specialized in corporate finance . During his time there, he shortened his surname "Schlachtenhaufen" to "Schell," a change he described as "practical,

Death Schell died at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle , Washington following heart surgery on July 27, 2014, at the age of 76. [ 1 ] ^ Ellison, Jake. "Paul Schell, Seattle mayor during 1999 WTO riots, has died - Strange Bedfellows — Politics News" . Blog.seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018 . Retrieved July 28, 2014 .

Why this date

Paul Schell appears on our July 27 calendar for 2014 as a death entry.