Herbert Joseph Scholz, Jr.

HERBERT JOSEPH SCHOLZ, JR.-Charleston Herbert Joseph Scholz, Jr.,78, of Charleston, widower of Julia Taylor Scholz, died Thursday, May 6, 2010. Family and friends are invited to attend the funeral service on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel at Bishop Gadsden, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston (James Island). Burial will follow later at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Yard, Summerville at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Herbert Joseph Scholz, Jr., was born November 1, 1931 in Birmingham, AL, son of the late Herbert Joseph Scholz and Anne Cronan Scholz. Mr. Scholz graduated from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and received SB degrees in both electrical engineering and industrial management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While at MIT he held student engineering assignments with the Alabama Power Company, the Ohio Power company and the American Electric Power Service Corporation. He also served as President of Delta Upsilon Fraternity and completed ROTC training. He joined General Electric on the Manufacturing Training Program in 1954. His employment at General Electric was interrupted by the Korean conflict during which he served as 1st Lt. in the Army Signal Corps. He returned to General Electric in Schenectady, New York in 1957 where he held various assignments culminating in his position as manager of General Electric’s Charleston Plant. He located, designed and built the plant which manufactured parts for large steam turbine-generators, employing 1200. He was a longtime resident of Summerville, SC and a summer resident at Lake Toxaway, NC and has lived at Bishop Gadsden in Charleston for the last five years. He held numerous leadership positions in the broad community, including acting as President of the Charleston Manufacturers Club, Director of the Summerville Chamber of Commerce and was on the Board of Directors of the Greater Trident Chamber of Commerce and United Community Services, a member of the Executive Committee of the Charleston Development Board, on the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and on the Area Commission for Trident Technical College and on the First National Bank of SC Advisory Boards for both Summerville and Charleston. He served on the vestries of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Summerville, SC and the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cashiers, NC and was on the SC Episcopal Diocesan Council. In addition he was on the Board of Bishop Gadsden and acted as Treasurer of the Finance Committee. He enjoyed photography, sailing, gardening and woodworking. He was kind, considerate and the essence of a gentleman. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. Survivors include two daughters; Claire S. O’Connor and her husband Thomas of Westport, CT and Jean S. Kegel and her husband Carter of London, England and seven grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Bishop Gadsden Residents Assistance Fund, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412 or The Church of the Good Shepherd, 1448 Hwy. 107 S., Cashiers, NC 28717. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 303 S. MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843) 873-4040.

Herbert Joseph Scholz, Jr.

November 1, 1931 - May 6, 2010