▁t ies ▁to ▁a ▁university . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁former ▁dan cer ▁and ▁model , ▁Fran ▁Pa ige . ▁ ▁Sch enk el ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁Christ ina , ▁Ted , ▁and ▁John . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁three ▁grand children , ▁Christopher , ▁Michael , ▁and ▁K atie . ▁ ▁Chris ▁res ided ▁on ▁T ipp ec ano e ▁Lake ▁in ▁Le es burg , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Sch enk el , ▁a ▁long time ▁friend ▁of ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁owner ▁Tony ▁H ul man , ▁was ▁a ▁passenger ▁in ▁the ▁pace ▁car ▁for ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁race . ▁A str onaut ▁John ▁Gl enn ▁and ▁H ul man ▁were ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁when ▁its ▁driver , ▁Indian apolis - area ▁D odge ▁deal er ▁E ld on ▁Pal mer , ▁crash ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁D odge ▁Ch allen ger ▁convert ible ▁into ▁a ▁camera ▁platform ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Sch enk el ▁died ▁of ▁em phys ema ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁at ▁Saint ▁Joh ns ▁United ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Bi pp us , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Other ▁appearances ▁Sch enk el ▁appeared ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Bo ▁Bur ton ) ▁as ▁the ▁bow ling ▁announ cers ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁in ▁the