Alan Hugh Schoen Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Alan Hugh Schoen of Carbondale, Illinois, born in Mount Vernon, New York, who passed away on July 26, 2023, at the age of 98, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Charles John Schoen and Elizabeth Olga Dietz. He is survived by: his nephew John Schoen; his siblings, Donald, Homer and Alice; his wife Reiko Schoen; his children, Cathy Schoen, Andrew Schoen and Alison Schoen (Lanter); his son-in-law Brad Lanter; his grandchildren, Rae Schoen, Jamison Schoen, Natasha Stone, Alexandra Stone, Emily Lanter and Joseph Lanter; and his great grandchildren, Sawyer Bushnell and Conlan Scholtz.
Schoen's contributions to minimal surface research have been widely recognized and he was a speaker at multiple international minimal surface conferences.
