Obituary of Morgan Lucas Schuldt

Poet and publisher Morgan Lucas Schuldt of Tucson, Arizona, passed away on January 30, 2012. He was 33 years old, born Feb. 11, 1978. The son of Barbara Schuldt and Murray Dychtwald, Morgan was born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey, where he attended Toms River High School East. He was a member of the National Honor Society. He grew up loving the Jersey Shore, poetry, travel and family. He earned a bachelor's degree in English Literature in 2000 from the University of Virginia, graduated Magna Cum Laude, and from the University of Arizona an MFA in Poetry in 2002 and an MA in English Literature in 2007. He lived in Tucson for the past 10 years and pursued a career in writing, editing and teaching. He is the author of Verge, a collection of poems published by Free Verse Editions, and three chapbooks-Otherhow (Kitchen Press), L=u=N=G=U=A=G=E (Scantily Clad Press), and (as vanish, unespecially), forthcoming from Flying Guillotine Press. He was the cofounder of CUE, a journal of prose poems, and CUE Editions, a poetry press. He is survived by his mom Barbara Schuldt, his dad Murray Dychtwald; grandmother Shirley Schuldt; aunt & uncle, Nanse & Jake Blake-Haskins; cousins & great cousins. He will be missed by all whose lives he touched. In lieu of gifts or flowers, donations in Morgan's memory can be made to the NJ State Origination of Cystic Fibrosis and UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) A memorial gathering will be held at Kedz Funeral Home, 1123 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ on Friday, February 17, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. A Funeral Liturgy will be offered, 10:00 am, Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Church, Hooper Avenue, Toms River. A repast will follow at the Tuscan House Restaurant, Toms River, NJ at 12:00 noon.