I learned last night of the death of William Scheide, who passed yesterday morning at the age of 100. Scheide was as generous as he was long-lived. He shared his abiding love for music, of course, especially that of Johann Sebastian Bach, of whom he was a respected interpreter and scholar; but he was also active in social causes, fighting against poverty, disease, hunger, ignorance and discrimination. He touched many, many lives in the Princeton area and beyond.

This article, which was posted on Planet Princeton yesterday, merely scratches the surface:

Princeton Philanthropist William H. Scheide Dies at 100

My sympathy to his family and friends.

PHOTO: William Scheide (center) with the Bach Aria Group he founded. Clockwise, from left, Eileen Farrell, Julius Baker, Robert Bloom, Paul Ulanowsky, Jan Peerce, Norman Farrow, Bernard Greenhouse, Maurice Wilk and Carol Smith