Matthew Scherer Scholarship
Fellow Hemanites:
My name is Ron Scherer and I am
writing to tell you about my son Matthew. Matt was 35 years old and married only two
months when he was diagnosed with Leukemia. Because he carried what is called a
Philadelphia Chromosome, his Leukemia was very aggressive. He underwent several rounds of Chemo and even
a Bone Marrow Transplant during the year he was sick. Unfortunately, the disease won and Matt passed
away July 29, 2007. Part of me is
missing now, but the family wishes to keep his memory alive and has created a
web site in his name at Legacy.com, which we invite you to view. Simply enter the following link in your
browser:
http://matthewscherer.legacy.com/lmw/Homepage.aspx
Matt was a Dean at John D. Wells Middle School
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
He was a mentor and educator who changed
the lives of many children. He loved what he did for a living; cared deeply for
his "kids", and always guided them in the right direction. Matt taught his "kids" the
importance of education, along with caring and respect for others. His students did not call him Mr. Scherer or
Scherer... they called him dad.
In honor and memory of Matt, we have
set up a scholarship at the John
D. Wells
Middle School and will be
presenting this award to someone in each of the graduating classes commencing
with the 2008 school year.
A donation in any amount will
help make a child's future dream come true.
Please mail a check payable to
Nicole Scherer, 111 Bionia Avenue,
Staten Island, New York
10305 or Karen
Scherer, 16 Comstock Avenue,
Staten Island, New York
10314. We will ensure the check is deposited into the
scholarship fund.