. History of Milwaukee, city and county . ness of purpose and that sense of moral, political and social duty possessedby past generations of Americans. This, however, cannot be truthfully said of FrancisJ. Schuttler. His ideals were the highest. He possessed none of the flippancy so oftennoted in the young men of his generation, but, on the contrary, his profound respectand admiration for the distinguished lawyers, jurists and statesmen of both his owntime and of the past almost amounted to veneration. His uniform unswerving in-tegrity was a marked feature of his character, not alone in the mo
. History of Milwaukee, city and county . ness of purpose and that sense of moral, political and social duty possessedby past generations of Americans. This, however, cannot be truthfully said of FrancisJ. Schuttler. His ideals were the highest. He possessed none of the flippancy so oftennoted in the young men of his generation, but, on the contrary, his profound respectand admiration for the distinguished lawyers, jurists and statesmen of both his owntime and of the past almost amounted to veneration. His uniform unswerving in-tegrity was a marked feature of his character, not alone in the more restricted senseof fidelity to his pecuniary obligations, but with reference to all his duties to societyand his fellowmen. If anywhere in his character there might be found a fault, it washis unbounded generosity. No one in need of aid, whether financial or otherwise, was •ever turned away empty-handed. He gave what he could under the circumstances anddid so without ostentation, quietly, almost secretively. So far from indulging in. FRANCIS J. SCHUTTLKR HISTORY OF .MILWAUKEE 255 expressions of malice or \uikiiulness to anyone, it was his uniform liabit to speali wellof all and, if that could not be done with conscientious regard for Uie truth, togive them the charity of his silence. His unswerving devotion and loyalty to hisfriends and his hospitality, reminiscent of other diiys, endeared him to all who werefortunate enough to be numbered among his friends. Gifted with a philosophical and analytical mind, an orator of marked ability,earnest and industrious, Francis J. Schuttler seemed fitted by nature for a long andsuccessful career in the profession which he chose for his lifes work. But as hestood at the very threshold of that career, an All-Wise Providence saw fit to take himfrom our midst. Years were not given him to achieve success nor to attain the honorsthat his abilities promised. Only his intimate friends can fully appreciate that inthe untimely death of Francis
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