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After retiring in 2001, Mr. Bacon returned
to music, composing for cabaret and the
theater. He wrote songs for the musical
“Wicked Moon,” which premiered in 2011
at 4th Wall Theatre in Bloomfield, N.J.
Mr. Bacon died with his wife, Mary Jane,
beside him. She survives him, as do his
daughter, Alexandra Bacon; and his niece
and nephew, Brent Brookfield Loyer and
Montgomery Brookfield.
1952
Albert “George” Scherer III
a family man and devoted volunteer, who
loved animals, history, and literature, died
on October 17, 2015, at Albany Medical
Center in Albany, N.Y. He was 82.
Born in New York City on August 13,
1933, Mr. Scherer was the son of Albert G.
Scherer and Clara Legg Scherer. He was
the great-grandson of famed 19th-centu-
ry painter Francis Bicknell Carpenter. Mr.
Scherer grew up in Rumson, N.J., before
the family moved back to New York City,
where he attended St. Bernard’s School.
Mr. Scherer enrolled at St. Paul’s School
as a Second Former in the fall of 1946.
His father had registered George for SPS
admission in 1936, when the boy was only
three years old.
At SPS, Mr. Scherer was well liked.
He completed school near the top of his
form, graduating
cum laude
and three
times earning Second Testimonials. Mr.
Scherer was an exceptional athlete, who
earned letters in football, baseball, and
hockey. He was an outstanding goal-
tender who captained the SPS hockey team
as a Sixth Former. Mr. Scherer also cap-
tained the Old Hundred football team and
competed in SPS and Old Hundred track.
Mr. Scherer’s SPS participation was not
limited to athletics. He served as treasurer
of the Sixth Form Student Council and
the Old Hundred Club, was a member of
the
Pelican
Board, served as a camp coun-
selor, was vice president of the Athletic
Association, and served as president of
the Missionary Society. He also belonged
to the Concordian Literary Society, the
Propylean Literary Society, and the Rifle
Club. As a Fifth Former, he was the
recipient of the Frazier Prize, recognizing
him as the School’s top scholar-athlete.
From SPS, Mr. Scherer went on to Yale,
where he majored in English with the Class
of 1956, played four years of hockey, was
a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and as
a junior was involved in the Yale Charities
Drive. Mr. Scherer continued to excel in
hockey, setting a Yale record for saves by
a goaltender in a single game and estab-
lishing a standard for save percentage
with an .899. He played with the New York
St. Nicholas Hockey Club after graduation.
For many years, Mr. Scherer worked in
the paper and pulp industry, including
the Great Northern Paper Company. He
later worked in sales for Diamond Inter-
national Corporation in Boston and in
the late 1990s was a full-time consultant
with the Sweden-based paper company
Th. Brunius & Co.
On October 6, 1961, Mr. Scherer married
Carlin Whitney Stewart at King’s Chapel
in Boston, Mass. Mr. Scherer became the
stepfather of Carlin’s two children, Rich-
ard Stewart, Jr. and Whitney Stewart ’77,
and on June 21, 1962, the Scherers wel-
comed son John Carpenter Scherer. The
family lived for many years in Wayland,
Mass., before George and Carlin began
splitting time in the early 1990s between
Maitland, Fla., and Manchester, Vt.
The Scherers enjoyed traveling. On a
questionnaire for Mr. Scherer’s 50th SPS
reunion, he listed Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
as his “favorite place of all.” Mr. Scherer
also included woodworking, golf, and
flying airplanes among his interests. He
loved spending time with his animals,
working in the woods, cutting through his
Vermont fields on his tractor, and reading
history books.
In retirement, the Scherers spent most
of their time in Vermont, where Mr. Scherer
volunteered with the Bennington County
Meals on Wheels, delivering meals and
making connections with many in the pro-
cess. He also supported national and local
animal rescue centers throughout his life.
Mr. Scherer was devoted to SPS, main-
taining many lifelong friendships and
giving back consistently to the School. He
served as a form agent for the Form of 1952
from 1973 to 1977 and was a member of the
Parents Committee from 1974 to 1975.
Mr. Scherer leaves his wife of 54 years,
Carlin; his son, John Scherer; his step-
daughter, Whitney Stewart ’77; his stepson,
Richard Stewart, Jr.; his three grandchild-
ren, Christoph Andersson and Ellis and
Zachary Scherer; and many friends, includ-
ing all of his very special animal friends.
1953
John Whittaker “Jack”
Lonsdale, Jr.
who embraced a life in Vermont after
working for many years in the New York
finance industry, died on December 28,
2015, in Warren, Vt. He was 81.
Mr. Lonsdale was born in New York City
on December 19, 1934, to John Whittaker
Lonsdale and Elsie Peterson. His father
worked in real estate, while his mother
was a social worker. Mr. Lonsdale attended
the Allen-Stevenson School in New York,
before coming to St. Paul’s in the fall of
1948 as a member of the Second Form.
While at the School, he was an enthusias-
tic participant in extracurricular activities.
He wrote for the
Pelican
, sang in the Glee
Club, played football and baseball, and was
a member of the Missionary Society, Acolyte
Guild, and Propylean Literary Society.
He headed to Harvard, where he con-
centrated in English and graduated with
the Class of 1957. Mr. Lonsdale served in
the U.S. Navy after college, working as
a communications officer. That service
included the 1958 invasion of Lebanon.
After the military, Mr. Lonsdale began
a career in the New York financial world.
He worked at First National City Bank
(now known as Citibank) and on Wall
Street, living in New York City and later
in Bedford Hills, N.Y.
