Andres Schloemann

Capt. Andres Schloemann passed away on Dec. 11, 2015. Capt. Schloemann was born on Feb. 22, 1981, in São Paulo, Brazil, and grew up in Costa Rica, Germany and the United States. Following graduation from high school in Charleston, South Carolina, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina where he received his degrees in Criminal Justice and Political Science. He was commissioned in the South Carolina Army National Guard, and chose to make the Guard his career. In 2010 he married Elizabeth Burleson at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. While there, he served as the liaison between the Arizona National Guard and the U.S. Border Patrol. Following a move to Fort Benning, Georgia, Capt. Schloemann was assigned to the Alabama National Guard. In 2013-2014 he was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a logistics officer in charge of supply, ordinance and transportation at a remote operating base. Capt. Schloemann was awarded a Bronze Star for his service. He was in the process of taking charge of a National Guard unit in El Paso, Texas, at the time of his death. Capt. Schloemann is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two sons, Gabriel and Sebastian; his parents, Manfred and Lucia Schloemann; a brother, Javier Schloemann, his wife Rebekah, and their two children, Isaac and Anna. Andres loved his family and the military and set a high standard for himself as a husband, a father, and an officer. He will be deeply missed. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Dec. 17th, from 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon at Hillcrest Funeral Home in El Paso, Texas, with the service to begin at noon. Burial is expected to be in January 2016 at Salisbury National Cemetery in Salisbury, North Carolina. A memorial service will follow at the Texas National Guard Armory in El Paso on January 30th. Memorial donations may be made in Capt. Schloemann's name to the Wounded Warrior Project. Services entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral Home, 1060 North Carolina Drive.