1924 - 2007

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• Birth	26 Mar 1924	Dusseldorf,, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Sep 2007	Elyria, Lorain, Ohio
  Person ID	I7820	Barbarowa Neighborhood
  Last Modified	02 Nov 2007 17:45:44
  Father	Wilhelm SCHULTZ
  Mother	Juliana VON STRIBLING
  Family ID	F3691	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Josephine KOTYS
  Children	1. Joyce Marie SCHULTZ
  Family ID	F2993	Group Sheet
  Family 2	unknown
  Children	> 1. Starlett E. SCHULTZ
  Family ID	F3693	Group Sheet

• Notes

  RESIDENCES: 1983 - 2653 W.27th St., Cleveland, Ohio 2007 - 4319 W.56th St., Cleveland, Ohio A Life Story: Adolph Schultz, 1924-2007, From scrawny teen to strongman; Policeman and bodybuilder once lifted car off injured woman-il-ser- Obit Plain Dealer 08 Oct, 2007, pg. 6 sec. B Masten spoke of prizes for machine winners, says ex-police chief A Schultz Plain Dealer 11 Aug, 1984, pg. 03 sec. A Tiny Linndale's mayoral race has all 3 candidates hard at it Plain Dealer 16 Oct, 1983, pg. 25 sec. A Linndale mayoral candidates squabble over petitions-il Plain Dealer 15 Sep, 1983, pg. 02 sec. D OBIT: SCHULTZ, ADOLPH: Father of Starlett McCarthy-il-Obit Plain Dealer 19 Sep, 2007, pg. 7 sec. B ADOLPH SCHULTZ, loving father of Starlett McCarthy (Hugh) of Elyria; dear grandfather of Michael, Eric and Juliana and great grandfather of three; brother of Monda Weinmann of Brookpark, OH. Funeral services at the Funeral Home Friday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. Interment at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Avon, OH. Friends may call at the BUSCH FUNERAL HOME 32000 DETROIT RD., AVON, FROM 2-4 AND 7-9 P.M. THURSDAY Adolph Schultz, 83, of Elyria, Ohio and formerly of Cleveland, Oh passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at his daughter's home in Elyria due to complications with congestive heart failure. He was born March 26, 1924 in Dusseldorf, Germany and as a small child, lived in Mexico, Texas and then in Cleveland for about 60 years. ... He attended Cuyahoga Community College where he received an Associate degree in Child Psychology and John Carol University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Police Administration. Adolph retired as Police Chief in Linndale, OH and a retired Police Sergeant with the Cleveland Police Dept with 26 years of service. He served in the US Army during WWII and received 2 Purple Hearts, Brass Sars and Victory medals, and the Distinguished Unit Badge from France. ... Adolph was a 32nd degree mason and was a member of Masonic Lodge #634( 45 years) in Cleveland; Chess Club; Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Cleveland and owner of former Adolph's Health Studios in Cleveland. He won 19 bodybuilding & state weight- lifting championships in the 1940's & 50's including Mr. Cleveland, Mr. NE Ohio, Mr. Ohio, Iron Man, Mr. Atlas and 3rd place Mr. Junior America. ... He taught English at West Tech High School in the 1950's,and was a counselor throughout his life, counseling troubled teens. He enjoyed reading (natural medicine/ health and philosophy); playing chess and poker. He especially enjoyed talking to people. ... He is survived by a daughter, Starlett McCarthy (husband, Hugh) of Elyria; three grandchildren, Michael, Eric and Juliana and three great grandchildren; a sister Monda Weinmann of Brookpark, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents, Welhelm and Juliana Von Schultz (nee Stribling); 3 brothers Ray, John and Emil Schultz and sister, Olga Schultz as well as 3 infant brothers and an infant sister. He leaves behind a multitude of beloved family and friends. His daughter and grandchildren were the loves of his life referring to his grandchildren as his three jewels . NEWS STORY -- Adolph Schultz was bodybuilder, cop who lifted car off woman: A Life Story Monday, October 08, 2007 Alana Baranick Plain Dealer Reporter Retired Cleveland beat cop and bodybuilder Adolph Schultz was never a 99-pound weakling, unable to retaliate if a muscle-bound bully at the beach kicked sand in his face. No. The once-scrawny teenager weighed 106 pounds before he began sculpting the physique that netted him such titles as Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Northeastern Ohio and Mr. Ohio. Schultz, who died Sept. 18 at age 83, started a regimen that included a healthy diet and weightlifting in the early 1940s after a high school track coach deemed him too thin and sickly to make the team. He won or placed in numerous bodybuilding and weightlifting contests in the late 1940s and '50s, including the Iron Man of Cleveland competition. Universal Pictures sponsored the contest to promote its 1951 boxing film, "Iron Man," starring Jeff Chandler. "[My dad] could have been a movie star, he was so good-looking," said Schultz's daughter, Star McCarthy. Schultz also performed feats of strength at amateur shows. Newspapers touted his ability to bend an iron bar with the strength of his jaw and to withstand the force of an adult man jumping on his stomach from a height of 8 feet. Once, while serving with the Cleveland police, he arrived at the scene of a traffic accident on Jennings Road and found a woman trapped under a car. The super-strong Schultz got down on the ground, lay on his back and used his legs to lift the vehicle to save the woman's life. After retiring from his 26-year career with the Cleveland police in 1981, Schultz served as chief of the Linndale police - for 50 days. He resigned from the tiny village's safety force, known for its speed trap on Interstate 71, because of major differences with the mayor. Schultz ran unsuccessfully to take the mayor's place in 1983. Politics probably motivated Schultz's parents' move from Duesseldorf, Germany, where Schultz was born, to Mexico in the late 1920s as Adolf Hitler rose to power. The Schultzes operated a motel in Mexico and lived in Texas before moving to Cleveland in the late 1930s. Schultz left high school and a job as a milling machine operator to join the Army during World War II. He served with the 9th Infantry Regiment of the Army's 2nd Infantry Division in the Normandy and Rhineland campaigns. After the war, he earned a diploma at West Technical High School. "He started going with my girlfriend," said classmate Eileen Marta. "He married her." That marriage - the first of three - lasted only about three years, but he remained lifelong friends of Marta and her family. "He came here many years," Marta said. "Half the time he brought a different girl." His "best girl" was his daughter. He gained custody of Star when he and her mother - his third wife - divorced. He raised Star with the help of his mother. The single father was a member of the police force, when he opened Adolph's Health Studios at 4140 Pearl Road in Cleveland with his brother John, a fellow bodybuilder. "He was a fun fella," said fellow officer Nick Tome. "When he'd see a small [paunch] sticking out, he'd say, 'Why don't you diet and exercise? You'll feel better and live longer.' " Schultz instigated the start of the Police Department's "Fat Man's List" to remind police to keep fit. "He was always chewing peanuts and walnuts and cashews and talking about black olives," Tome said. "They're better than the green ones." The Rev. Horst Hoyer, pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Cleveland where Schultz was a parishioner, credited Schultz with curing him of a nagging leg pain that left doctors scratching their heads. Schultz determined that one of Hoyer's legs was shorter than the other, causing his spine to get out of kilter. "He worked on my spine," Hoyer said. "I felt like a baby the very next day. As a person, he was always concerned about other people's health. That was his life. To make other people healthy and secure."