Allen "Rudy" Schmied

Allen "Rudy" Schmied: HAMPTON,CT - Our beloved Allen Rudolph Schmied lost his battle with cancer on March 17, 2010. Rudy passed on peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, after a courageous fight filled with dignity. He will be dearly missed by his parents Allen and Tina Schmied; his brother Scott; his grandmother Dorothy Schmied; Great-Aunt Rauni, and Great-Aunt Marion and the Thompson clan; his Uncle Timo; Aunt Eeva, Uncle Eric, Aunt Leila, Uncle Claus, Aunt Kaarina and her husband Nick, Uncle David and wife Julie; his cousins David, Sadie, Natasha, Laurel, Becky, Erik, Gabe, Eli, Joe, Bryan, Ariana, Lily, Kayden, Lindi, John and Ben; his pups Bowser and Sophie; and friends of all ages too numerous to name. Rudy was born November 18, 1983 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He came to Hampton with his family in 1987, growing up at the Poltilla homestead. Rudy enjoyed his experience as a competition marksman. He loved the outdoors, especially his hiking trips in the White Mountains. He delighted in making people laugh; his sense of humor often catching people off guard. Rudy graduated from Parish Hill High School in 2002 where he received awards for excellence in computer programming and was commended by the CT State Board of Education for excellence in math, science and interdisciplinary studies. Rudy was granted a Bachelor's degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2009 and was awarded membership in the Delta Mu Delta Business Administration National Honor Society, and the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society. Rudy was proud of his service with the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Air Control Squadron where he earned the rank of SSgt. Following basic training he attended the aerospace warning and control systems operator course at Kessler Air Force Base in Mississippi where he was selected as class leader. Airman Schmied graduated the Community College of the Air Force with an associate's degree in Air and Space Technology. During his service, Airmen Schmied was deployed twice: in 2005 he was deployed to New Orleans to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort; in 2007 Airman Schmied was deployed to Qatar to assist Operation Enduring Freedom. He was nominated by the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron for their "hard-charger" award while deployed and for that unit's Airman of the Month in May 2007. Senior Airman Allen R. Schmied was named the 2007 outstanding Airman of the Year for the 103rd Fighter Wing. He was awarded a Certificate of Recognition as the 2008 Connecticut Air National Guard Airman of the Year in 2008. Airman Schmied also received a medal from the State of Connecticut for selfless service during a time of war. In lieu of flowers, donations will be forwarded in his name to the Yale Cancer Center. Please make checks payable to Allen Schmied, PO Box 62, Hampton, CT 06247. His family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday March 27th between 1:00 and 3:00pm with the Funeral Service beginning at 3:00pm at Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. (Rte. 195) Willimantic. An online guestbook is available at www.potterfuneralhome.com .