Milton George Scheuermann Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born on Carnival Day, February 28, 1933, in New Orleans, LA to the late Milton G. Scheuermann Sr. and Ethel Brown Scheuermann. He is survived by his loving wife Margie Tucker Scheuermann. He graduated from the School of Architecture Tulane University in 1956. Shortly after that he received his draft notice of which he spent two years in the Army with a large part portion of time based in Germany. Milton Scheuermann Jr. was an Adjunct Professor of Tulane School of Architecture for 56 years. In addition, he was the Head of Physical Plant at Dillard University. As a music lover, he was a member since 1955 of New Orleans Friends of Music as well as a President. He founded New Orleans Musica da Camera in 1966, a medieval and early music group which remains the oldest surviving early music organization in the United States and continues to broadcast a radio program devoted exclusively to early music in the United States. For several years, Milton Scheuerman Jr. co-hosted Continuum, a program on Musica da Camera that airs on Sundays at 6 a.m. on 89.9 WWNO and 8 p.m. on Classical 104.9. His two other sources of devotion were his love for black and white photography and being an amateur Magician as a member of the Magicians' Club of New Orleans. All friends are invited to attend visitation services at noon on Friday, May 24, 2024 at the Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, followed by service at 1:00 pm. A reception will be held following the service. Donations in Milton's memory should be made to Tulane School of Architecture's RMH Renovation Fund - Richardson Memorial Hall, 725 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130 or to New Orleans Friends of Music, 5500 Prytania St., P.O. Box #402, New Orleans, LA 70115.
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