Our loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and Friend,

R. Conrad Schultz, left us peacefully in his sleep on September 11, 2026 in Eugene, Oregon. He was 88 years old, but he didn’t look a day over 70!

Ralph Conrad Schultz Jr. was born in North Bend, Oregon on March 11, 1938 to Ralph Conrad Schultz and Dorothy Pearl Bushong. His sister, Joyce Elaine Orr (Danny) joined the family a few years later.

Because he was a “Junior,” and his dad claimed their first name Ralph, he went by Conrad, Con, Connie, or as his sister often called him: Con-Brat! Growing up on the Oregon Coast and later, in Eugene, he would camp and fish nearly every weekend during the summer with his family or with his Scout troop. Whether it was fly fishing, lure fishing, or bait fishing, he loved them all and thought the world revolved around a fishing pole. One of his favorite things about fishing throughout his life was observing God’s creations and enjoying the peace of the water and nature. His parents instilled in him the values of honesty, kindness, hard work, and love of family, among others. He was an Eagle Scout and belonged to the Order of the Arrow. He also attended a National Scout Jamboree in Pennsylvania.

Conrad loved sports, and in high school joined his friend on a church basketball team for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They won the region title that year and continued on to the all-church tournament in Salt Lake City. Conrad was baptized into the church soon after. As Con made friends with members of the team and girls of the same age at church, he met a young woman named Carolyn Lake. He couldn’t get her out of his mind and soon they were quite an item! After graduating from Eugene High School in 1956, he attended two semesters at Brigham Young University, then left in 1958 for the Gulf States Mission (Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi), returning in 1960. He entered the University of Oregon and resumed a relationship with his high school sweetheart, Carolyn. After she graduated from BYU with a nursing degree, they married on June 12, 1961, in the Salt Lake Temple. They returned to Eugene to finish his schooling, including earning a juris doctorate from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1965. Conrad began his law career working for the firm of Thompson, Mumford and Woodrich, first as a summer clerk, then as an attorney after graduating. He later joined with Robert W. Hill to form their own law practice, Hill & Schultz. They worked many great years together, until Bob retired and moved to Utah. Not too long after that, Con’s son Scott graduated from law school and joined the practice. It was fulfilling for him to work with his son.

After their marriage in 1961, Conrad and Carolyn added the first of five children that would come to them. Stephen joined the family in 1963, followed by Susan in 1966, and Scott right on her heels in 1967. They moved to a bigger house on West 22nd street in Eugene, where Jared came in 1970, and finally Sally completed the group in 1976. One of Conrad’s dreams was to build a home on his own land. They found 13 acres west of Eugene and started to build. By December of 1976 the house was finished enough to move in, although the family jokes that it never got fully completed! Conrad loved living on the Stone Oaks property, as it came to be known. He planted a garden, got some cows, purchased a tractor, and bailed hay every summer, much to the chagrin of all the children he recruited to help him.

Conrad was a fun and devoted father. Even though he was busy with his law firm and weighty church callings, his children always felt that he put them first. He loved to help them with their sports, often taking notes on his yellow legal pad about what they did well, and ways to improve. He instilled in them a love of hard work, perseverance, and our Savior Jesus Christ.

In June of 1999 Con left his law practice in the hands of his son Scott, in order to accept the call to be the Mission President of Colorado Denver South Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which would be a 3 year calling. He loved training and working with the young men and young women who were serving as full-time missionaries for an 18 month to 24 month period of time. After 2 years in Colorado, Conrad accepted another call by the leaders of the Church, to serve the Lord and the people of West Africa. Living in Ghana and traveling nearly every week to other West Africa countries, he loved those African people and learned so much from them. In 2007, he was honored when he was called to be the President of the Portland Oregon Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served for 3 years. By this time he had been away from his Law Practice for almost 12 years, and Scott had made it his own. Con gave up his Oregon Bar Membership and became truly retired in 2010. That gave him more time to focus on his family, family history, and fishing. He was loved and respected by all who knew him for his loving kindness, generosity, good humor, spirituality, and wisdom.

Conrad is survived by his wife of 65 years, Carolyn, and his five children and their spouses: Stephen (Pamela) of Springville,UT; Susan Foutz (Harold) of Veneta, OR; Scott (Mikell) of Pleasant View, UT; Jared (Deeann) of Richmond, VA; Sally Forsgren (Brad) of Meridian, ID and his 17 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Joyce Orr (Danny) of Ontario, OR.

The family expresses great appreciation to the staff and volunteers at the Pete Moore Hospice House for the tender and loving care given to Conrad that made his last days peaceful and comfortable. 

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