He is survived by his parents; brother, Shannon Schriner (Michele) of Junction City, Kan.; sister, Debra Akins of Topeka, Kan.; stepson, Elric Edge of Rio Rancho, NM; his life partner, Phyllis Schenkel of Hutchinson, Kan.; his aunts, Cheryl Smith of Hutchinson, Kan. and Susan Shelite of Austin, Texas. He enjoyed and loved his nieces and nephews. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1982, Hutchinson Junior College in 1984 and was an honor graduate from Vatterot College, Wichita, Kan., with a degree in Air Conditioning and Electronics. He was currently employed at Tyson Foods, Hutchinson as a HVAC Technician. Before attending Vatterot, he was a welder for El Dorado Bus in Salina, Kan. for about 10 years. He was an avid outdoorsman, he hunted, fished, and loved to bow hunt. He was a life member of the National Rifleman Association.
Cremation has taken place and there will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013, at Fairlawn Burial Park, along with his grandmother, Helen Smith, who passed away, Jan. 27, 2013. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Hutchinson Food Bank or Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, in care of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory. Visit www.PenwellGabelHutchinson.com to leave the family a personal message.