JEUEL SCHMIDTKE
1958 - 1977
DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING
DEN


JEUEL L SCHMIDTKE
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(1/24/06)

J. L. SCHMIDTKE
DEN purchasing dept
DOB 12/14/22
DOH 8/25/58
per the Feb 1960 FL Roster.
JEUEL SCHMIDTKE
DEN director-purchasing
per the Jan 1970 FL Telephone Directory.
He is not in the Nov 1977 Quick Reference Directory.
-Jake Lamkins
(10/17/11)

Posted at Facebook and FL Club:
Another death in the FLamily:
JEUEL SCHMIDTKE
1958 - 197?
DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING
DEN
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=jeuel-schmidtke&pid=153853242&fhid=4389
Need date when he left FL and a photo.
-Jake Lamkins
(10/17/11)

Thanks for the post regarding Jeuel  Schmidtke.
Jeuel was the department head as Director of  Purchasing when I worked for
FAL in Inventory Control. I will e-mail my full  remembrances soon, but am
tied up right now. I remember him well, probably  mostly for his calm &
dignified demeanor during a time  of some intense personalities & issues within
the company  & department.
-Darren Weeks
(10/18/11)

Subject: follow-up thoughts on Jeuel Schmidtke	 
I worked in Inventory Control from 1967-1971.  Inventory Control was part
of the Purchasing Department. Essentially, Inventory  control personnel would
determine How much/how many of an item that we  needed and when we needed
it. After these details were developed, the  requirement was passed up the
hall (in the "new" Smith Road facility, now long  gone) on to the Purchasing
Department. The Purchasing Department was responsible  for "shopping" the
qualified vendors for best price and delivery times,  deals, discounts etc. Of
course virtually all aircraft parts had to be  certified. We had about
39,000 items in inventory including parts, ticket and  baggage stock, expendable
cabin & food service items, office supplies, raw  stock, etc.
The Purchasing Department was responsible for the  expenditure of millions
of dollars year in and year out. I have previously  written to you about the
fiscal policies over the years as senior  management always wanted to
minimize cash outlay. Money was always tight as I  recall.
I won't revisit the department personalities, may they  all R.I.P. But I do
recall the personality conflicts as one particular  manager wanted to do it
"this" way and the other wanted to do it "the other"  way. It seems like
mini-battles were often underway. Cash flow at the airline  was always a
nightmare. There were multiple A/C in the fleet when I was there:  DC3, Convair
340s & 580s, the CN Darts after the merger, B272-100, -200 and  eventually
the 737 fleet. And a few other odds and ends, it  seems.
Jeuel was a true professional in the midst of these  pressures. He was
always decent, and courteous. I recall that he didn't like  bickering but knew
that it was part of life of working under pressure. When  we had meetings in
his office, he always made sure that these were going to be  peaceful
events. I kind of remember him always in a clean white shirt and tie  & suit -
always a gentleman, He knew that the purchasing role required a  certain amount
of horse trading with vendors but didn't allow any games to  dirty up his
department.
It is funny how we remember (or try to remember) long  ago co-workers and
other personalities - but I think, in most cases, that  our minds prefer to
remember the good things, and left the other stuff just  drift away.
When I left FAL to pursue other interests (such as  making enough money for
a family), Jeuel gave me a very nice letter of  recommendation and I still
have this letter. He was the kind of guy to take  a minute to do something
like this.
-Darren  Weeks
(10/18/11)

Larry Vann became director of purchasing in Oct 1977.
I'll assume he filled the vacancy left when Jeuel left the company
until I get further info.
-Jake Lamkins
(10/22/11)