BELLPORT, N.Y., March 14 (UPI) -- Frank Schnaue, a longtime financial editor for United Press International in New York, has died at the age of 57.
He apparently suffered a heart attack on Sunday at his home in Bellport on Long Island.
Schnaue began work for UPI as a copy boy at the age of 17 and worked his way up to become a financial writer. In 1994 he was named New York financial editor, overseeing the financial writers and tabulators in New York City.
In 2003 UPI closed its financial office in New York City, consolidating operations in Washington, but Schnaue continued to write copy for the UPI financial report as a contractor.
"He loved the job, he loved the people, he loved the company," said his wife, Barbara.
Schnaue was a member of the New York Financial Writers Association, and served on the board of the directors of Friends of Children Everywhere, New Beginnings Family Services and the Adoptive Parents Committee of Long Island.
"Frank was a consummate wire writer, being able to seemingly bang out bright and readable copy with one hand tied behind his back," said UPI Financial Editor T.K. Maloy.
Schnaue is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughter Elizabeth, and two brothers, Billy and Henry.
Visitation was scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lindenhurst Funeral Home in Lindenhurst, N.Y., followed by a 1 p.m. funeral mass at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church in West Babylon, N.Y.
