Michael Barry Schweitzer; Michal Rothschild
A memorial service for Simi Valley businessman Michael Barry Schweitzer and his companion, Michal Elizabeth Jane Rothschild, will be held Thursday, friends said.
Schweitzer, 50, and Rothschild, 47, of Thousand Oaks, were killed Friday in Reno, Nev., when the plane Rothschild was piloting crashed near Cannon International Airport.
Schweitzer was the owner of Tujunga Escrow Co., which has offices in Simi Valley and Port Hueneme, and was the founder in 1981 of Simi Valley Bank.
Both he and Rothschild enjoyed the outdoors and often went flying, visiting property that Schweitzer owned in Sun Valley, Idaho, friends said.
The pair also enjoyed tennis and fishing. Schweitzer was an avid horseman and hiker.
Rothschild was a longtime resident of the Conejo Valley, and was studying at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, associates said.
Schweitzer is survived by a son, Michael; daughter, Melissa; and father, Howard Schweitzer. Rothschild is survived by a son, Craig; daughter, Lisa; mother, Mary Carson; father, Alvin Rothschild and three brothers.
The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel at Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks.
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