Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Operation Rescue extends its deepest sympathies to the Schindler family after the passing of patriarch Robert (Bob) Schindler. Operation Rescue's president, Troy Newman, and other members of the Operation Rescue staff were honored to be a part of the historic fight against the forced killing of his daughter, Terri Schindler-Schiavo, in Pinellas Park, Florida, in 2005.

"We knew Bob to be a kind man with a big heart. May he rest in peace," said Newman. "Bob's legacy will continue through his family and the work of the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation."

Operation Rescue encourages others to join them in making a contribution to the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation to help protect people with cognitive brain injuries.

The Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation
5562 Central Avenue, Suite 2
St. Petersburg, FL 33707

About Operation Rescue®
Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation.  Operation Rescue recently made headlines when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America.  Its activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in obedience to biblical mandates.