RICHARD JONAS SCHEUER

Richard Jonas Scheuer, age 91, died November 7, 2008. Born July 14, 1917 in Long Lake, New York, he was a real estate and construction executive. He leaves his wife, Joan, sons, Daniel and Jonathan (Debra), daughter Marian Sofaer (Abraham), and eleven grandchildren, Michael, Helen, Joseph, Aaron, Raphael, Benjamin, Adam, Simon, Matthew, Alexander and Hannah. His son Rick died in 1996.

Dick graduated from the Fieldston School and Harvard University, class of 1939, where he majored in classics. He later earned an M.A. at NYU. During WWII, he enlisted and served as an officer in the Army Signal Corps in Italy.

He served as Board Chair of the Jewish Museum, New York, and later as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College. With Moshe Safdie as architect, he took a lead role in building the expansion of HUC's Jerusalem campus, which was featured in the Venice Biennale of 1991. He was active in archaeology for four decades, serving on the boards of the American Schools of Oriental Research and the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, where he encouraged young scholars and supported archaeological publication. He was honored by Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek with the award, Yakir Yerushalayim. He was also president of the Scheuer family foundation.

As a long-time resident of Larchmont, N.Y., he helped build the local Democratic Party and served as Village Trustee. With Joan, he raced a 210 class sailboat on Long Island Sound, and spent many summers sailing the New England coast with family and friends.

Funeral at Larchmont Temple, Monday, November 10, 2008 at noon.