Matthew Joseph Schaller 1944-2015

Joseph was born February 2, 1944, in Kankakee.  He died March 15, 2015, in San Francisco, California.

Joseph was an iconoclast who loved Potrero Hill, where he lived since 1988.  He was actively involved in the Potrero Hill Garden Club, and showed his photography at the Potrero Hill Artists’ Exhibition and at Klein’s Deli.  He is survived by his wife, Audrey Cole and his two brothers.  He will be deeply missed.

Joseph was the oldest son of Matthew Schaller and Teresa Conrad Schaller.

He did many jobs during his lifetime. Some of his accomplishments were: A Professor of Psychology and Developmental Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was involved in the Infant Color Vision Project, Madison, WI. He was the founding member of Women's Counseling Service, Madison, WI. He was a licensed Clinical Psychologist both in Wisconsin and California and a founding member of Macintosh Consultants Network.

His academic background included Ph.D. and M.S in Developmental Psychology, Statistics, Michigan State University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

He was survived by his life partner of Audrey Cole.