Zachariah Gray Schmidt was received into the loving arms of the Lord on April 28, 2022, at the age of 42. He was born January 16, 1980, to Ronnie and Lisa Schmidt in Austin, Texas, where he spent a good portion of his life growing up, and it was a place he would always find himself returning to. He was a beloved father of Jaxon Gray Schmidt and Sebastian Gray Schmidt whom he enjoyed getting to spend time with and passing on to them the many talents he was known for. An avid fisherman and hunter who enjoyed spending time on the water as well as in the woods, even as a child having access to open range and the beautiful Cherokee Creek on a ranch he could never get enough of, he honed his skills to become the master he was, taking very little and making a bountiful harvest from it was a great attribute he held. All he would need was string, a hook and some time, or “just one bullet.” The rewards he would reap were endless, and he loved being able to take care of the ones he loved most. He was a natural born landscaper, a talent in which he can notably be recognized for by helping create many beautiful landscaping sceneries around Travis County: Town Lake Park in Downtown Austin, Rough Hollow in Lake way as well as Austin Bergstrom International Airport to name a few. His skillset when it came to digging trees and wrapping them by hand was unmatched. Working with his father in their tree yard, he could turn out loads of big rigs filled with trees to be delivered for landscaping jobs all over. Of all the hobbies he enjoyed, cooking was one of his favorites; he spent time watching cooking shows and learning recipes that he would put a twist on and perfect in his own way.
He leaves behind in his remembrance a loving mother and father, Lisa and Ronnie Schmidt of Cherokee, Texas; a grandmother, Elizabeth Gray Johnson of Mission, Texas; one aunt, Martha McDoniel of San Saba, Texas; a cousin Billy Cawthon of Houston, Texas, who is more like a brother to Zach and someone who holds many memories of them dear to his heart; two sons, Jaxon Gray Schmidt and Sebastian Gray Schmidt; a loving girlfriend, Darlene Sanders of New Braunfels, Texas, who will cherish many memories of the two and the time that was spent in his presence; as well as many friends he met along the way who will remember him as a light in their life in one way or another and the life of the party. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, B.C. McDoniel, and uncle, James Raymond McDoniel, who was better known as “Jim” or “Jami.”
John 14:1-3 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
Psalm 73:26; My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 8:28; And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:38-39; For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.