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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1989
NAME: Jonathan Schechter
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: Bloomfield Township para-
medic, naturalist and free-lance writer.
FAMILY: Single. His mother, Ruth
Collins, lives in Tonawanda, New York.
Two sisters: Sara Schoeman of
Columbia, South Carolina; Laurie
Rimon of Kfar Blum, Israel.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts degree
from Goddard College in Vermont and
Master of Science degree from
University of Washington, college of
forest resources.
ORGANIZATIONS: Michigan Alliance for
Environmental and Outdoor Education,
World Wildlife Fund and Natural
Institute for Urban Wildlife.
FAVORITE BOOK: The Arctic Wolf Living
with the Pack by L. David Mech.
LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: "I sold a
feature story on the Israeli para-medics,
to Rescue magazine." The magazine also
published some of his photos.
PHILOSOPHY: "I'm liberally oriented. I'm
not one who believes that there is
always a plan to follow. I enjoy trying to
be happy. Life isn't a dress rehearsal.
It's the real thing."
BACKGROUND: Jonathan Schechter was
born in New York City, but he grew up
in the rural community of Wilton,
Conn. The family was raised on 50
acres. "It was the country, complete
with woods and chickens," reminisces
Schechter.
His father, Victor, was a biology
professor at the City College of New
York. Schechter believes the subtle
influence of his father's profession and
growing up in the country were
responsible for his love of nature. "I've
wanted to be a forest ranger and live in
a fire tower, since the seventh grade,"
said Schechter.
When Schechter was 7 years old, his
father died and the family moved to
Rochester, N.Y. His mother worked as a
nurse, while the children attended
school. When he was 13, his mom
remarried and the family moved to
Tonawanda, a city near Buffalo.
After high school graduation,
Schechter attended Goddard College and
was graduated with a liberal arts
degree. He then attended the University
of Washington in a two-year masters
program from the college of forest
resources. He wanted to be hired by the
government as a forest ranger, but since
there were many Vietnam veterans
competing for the jobs, he did not get
the position.
In 1976, he was hired by Cranbrook
as an assistant at the nature center. He
worked there for seven years and
eventually became the director of the
nature center.
As a naturalist, he once removed a
bat from a home- in Birmingham that
tested positive for rabies and he had to
undergo a series of shots.
He switched careers for financial
reasons in 1983 and began working as a
para-medic and fire fighter in
Bloomfield Township. "I enjoy turning
about a bad situation and making it
better." Schechter has handled many
trauma situations including heart
attacks, gun shot wounds and broken
fingers.
Because of his flexible working
schedule, he still has time to present
nature programs and help the
community with animal problems.
Lately Schechter has been writing
articles on nature and para-medic
procedures. He recently wrote an article
for Sports Afield magazine on cold
water drowning. He used a fictitious
setting on Lake St. Clair with a boat
capsizing and unfortunately this
scenario recently happened.
His new goal is to publish a novel.
Since he often visits Israel, he may
make the novel's setting the Golan
Heights. "I'm hoping that writing is the
key to where I want to be."
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to expect a tuna sandwich. Surprise. The
group enjoyed tuna sandwiches on rye