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Hon. Tarey B. Schell

Male 1939 - 2011  (72 years)


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  • Name Hon. Tarey B. Schell 
    Born 19 Jan 1939  Rugby, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 7D9021A8DA3CC040B31A7253F01BC57CCAD2 
    Died 7 Sep 2011  Atlanta, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Sep 2011  Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 9, 2011
      Judge Tarey Schell

      SCHELL, Judge Tarey Griffin Judicial Circuit Felony Court Judge Tarey B. Schell, 72, of Peachtree City and Tybee Island, Georgia died at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia on September 7, 2011. Prior to his current title, Tarey served as the presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court Griffin Circuit From 2004 to 2008 he was the Associate Judge of the Juvenile Court Griffin Circuit from 1999 - 2004. He was graduated from the Georgia State University School of Law in 1990 and was a partner in the law firm of Burn and Schell from 1990 to 2004. Judge Schell was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1961. During his 26 year active military career, he earned a Master's degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and served as: Operations Officer for the 1st Cavalry Division Artillary, Vietnam (1968-1969); Professor of English USMA (1969-1972); Assistant Dean USMA (1976-1980); Hq2DIVARTY, Korea (1980-1981); Assistant PAO HgFORSCOM, Fort McPherson, Georgia (1981-1984). He retired from active duty as Lieutenant Colonel in 1984. He was born on January 19, 1939 in Rugby, North Dakota, to Joseph and Myrtle Schell. He married Priscilla J.Healy of Rye, New York on June 10, 1961. Judge Schell is survived by Priscilla H. Schell, his wife of 50 years, his four children, Gretchen Schell, Adrienne Barreto, Lauren Bozone, and Christopher Schell, son-in-law Raul Barreto, daughter-in-law Teri Schell and grandchildren Matthew, Cathryn, and Erin Bozone; Raul, Ryan, and Ross Barreto; Mica and Romina Schell; and Sierra Schell. The visitation will take place at Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, 200 Robinson Road, Peachtree City, Georgia on Friday, September 9, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. The funeral mass will take place at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Peachtree City, Georgia on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Interment will immediately follow mass at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Highway 54, Peachtree City, Georgia. Reception following interment at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Peachtree City, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation be made to Griffin Judicial Drug Court, c/o Spalding County, P.O. Box 1087, Griffin, Georgia 30224. Carl J. Mowell & Son, Peachtree City, GA 770-487-3959 www.mowellfuneralhome.com <http://www.mowellfuneralhome.com/>

      Atlanta Journal-Consititution, Georgia, September 12, 2011
      Tarey B. Schell, 72 Griffin Judge had “a lot of compassion:
      Community leader put special focus on foster care

      Tarey B. Schell grew up in the expanse of North Dakota and tailored a career equally as broad. It was a career that spanned 26 years in the Army and another 21 years in law, where he served in private practice and spent 12 years on the bench of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Mr. Schell, 72, of Peachtree City died from a sudden brain aneurysm at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta on Sept. 7. Funeral services were held Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Peachtree City. Prescilla Schell, his wife of 50 years, recalled him as a caring man who garnered admiration from all of his peers. When he was named presiding Juvenile Court judge in 2004, she said, the story went around that other candidates had said, "If you don't choose me, choose Tarey Schell." Mr. Schell was born Jan. 19, 1939 in the small town of Rugby, N.D. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1961. Heading to the academy by bus was his first time in the big city, his wife recalled. "He turned to the young man next to him and said 'People are pretty pale around here.'" Mrs. Schell said with a laugh. "And the man replied to him: 'At least we don't have hay in our ears.'" While in the Army, he earned a master's degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, then served as operations officer for the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery in Vietnam in 1968-69. Following his tour, he was professor of English from 1969-72 and assistant dean from 1976-80 at West Point. He retired from active duty as Lieutenant Colonel in 1984. Mr. Schell returned to school, and in 1990, at age 50, he graduated from Georgia State University School of Law. "He was getting his degree in law while I was down at Auburn getting my degree in art," said his son, Christopher. "We would always have the same breaks together -- Christmas break, spring break -- and we'd say, 'Hey, we can hang out together.'" Upon graduation, Mr. Schell established a firm with partner Glen Burn in Peachtree City and remained in practice until 2004. Christopher Schell recalled his father as a man who remained active his entire life but always included time for his children and grandchildren. "He always made time for his family," he said, "whether at soccer games or other activities, regardless of his work load." He was a member of the Peachtree City Optimist Club and the Knights of Columbus, and helped organize food pantries in Peachtree City. Judge Schell became especially committed to the families whose children were placed in foster care, and he helped launch the local chapter of Court Appointed Special Advocates, a program that supports foster children. He worked with local churches to provide a space and time for visits at no cost to the parents. More recently, as Drug Court judge, Mr. Schell worked to rebuild lives of teens and young adults, said Donna Michel, coordinator for the program. "He wasn't a man sitting in this position filling a square," she said. "A lot of compassion has to come in, and he had a lot of that."
      Mr. Schell was so committed to Drug Court, she said, that he was in the process of making the program a legal nonprofit entity. That way, she said, the court could expand its funding sources in the face of government cutbacks.
      "He is going to be missed," she said. "He was just the perfect person to be in this role." Aside from his wife and son, other survivors include children, Gretchen Schell, Adrienne Barreto and Lauren Bozone; and nine grandchildren.
    Person ID I10558  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2014 

    Father Joe Schell,   b. Rugby, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Myrtle Adela Bessette,   b. 20 May 1915, Rugby, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2004, Atlanta, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 1936 
    Family ID F4027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Priscilla J. Healy,   b. Rye, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Jun 1961 
    Family ID F4029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart