James Daniel Schell, AKA Dad, Papa, Dan or Sarge, passed away April 16th, 2011. His memorial will be held at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX on April 29th at 11am. 

He was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to Howard Schell and Helen Gaffeny Schell on October 10th 1924. 

He is survived by a sister Mary Helen Schell-Smith; his wife, Paula Ann Kirk-Schell; three sons, Daniel Micheal Schell, Timothy Patrick Schell, Jonathan Paul Schell; three daughters, Kathryn Ann Schell-Crater, Mary Camille Schell-Blankenship and Paula Kathleen Schell; twelve grandchildren, Camille Ann Crater, Nicholas Schell, Geneva Schell, Ian Schell, Kristen Schell, Trixie Lea Woods, William Edward Blankenship, Jessica Jaurez, Anna Kirk Agbedanu, Kristofer Schell, Jonathan Schell Appleby and James Schell-Kindle and twelve great-grandchildren anda host of nieces and nephews and many lifelong friends. 

He served in the Army in WW2, with the 145th field battalion. He battled in Germany, France and Italy from December 2, 1942 to October 25, 1945. He was a forward observer and a staff sergeant. He was a war hero. He was a P.O.W. for 19 days in Munich, Germany at the end of the war. 

He was an alumni graduate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1947.He married Paula Ann Kirk, Dec 28th 1948. He worked for the American Crayon Company for 40 years. He taught Art at various schools around the country as he demonstrated art supplies. He transferred to Kansas City, MO in 1962 and then to Denton, TX in 1978.He was an outstanding artist specializing in watercolor paintings. He also had a love for gardening and woodworking/carpentry. He retired in 1987 and then worked for Vista lights and his last job was as a security guard. 

It is too hard to sum up his life in words as he had a very full life and did many great things. He was always his Irish self and always made us laugh. He was loved and admired by all of us.He was a strong man and and a very true man all the days of his life; always a constant in our lives.He loved his family unconditionally. He was the greatest dad ever. He is Greatly missed by all of us and will never, ever be forgotten. 

