Richard C. Sherer Jr

Richard C. Sherer Jr., age 71, of Canton, passed away August 7, 2016, at Aultman Hospital. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 to Richard C. and Kathlyn Stanford Sherer. Rick attended elementary school in Alliance and completed all of his high school at St. John's Military Academy now known as St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin. Rick graduated from Mount Union College with a B.A. in Economics. He had worked for a number of very diverse employers most recently retiring as Paving Products Manager from Belden Brick. Other employment included Vice President of Paving for Whitacre Greer; President and owner of R.D. Williams Office Supply/Kay's Hallmark; Area 8 Coordinator Ohio School-to-Work for the State of Ohio; Sales Manager for Furbay Electric Supply and Mansfield Electric Supply; Sales Representative for Canton City Blueprint; and was a teacher/coordinator in Plain Local Schools. Rick was also a 14-year employee at the former Joe Slaughter Menswear. He was a committed volunteer throughout his life participating in many activities. Rick was a member and chairman of the Central Stark County Mental Health Board, member and chairman of the Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce, recipient of their Entrepreneur of the Year Award, was a cofounder of the Alliance Area Development, and a longtime member of Stark County Port Authority. A former board member of both United Way of Central Stark County and Alliance, Rick served on many committees and subcommittees including chairing the Central Stark County Community Planning Committee. He was a board member and chairman of Leadership Stark County and a graduate of Leadership Ohio. He served as president of the Alumni Council of Mount Union College. He was most recently a member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Massillon and a former longtime member, lay reader, vestry member and senior warden of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Canton. Rick was a board member of both the Alliance and Canton Rotary Clubs with perfect attendance for 34 years and was president of the Canton Rotary Club in 2013-14. He was a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow + 1, member of the F&AM Conrad Lodge No. 271 and of the Tadmor Temple.
Rick was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Stanford Sherer. Rick was married to his beloved wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) for 46 years. He is survived by Mary Ann, son, "Jay" Richard III; son, Jonathan (Sara) and grandsons, Ian and Mark; son, Maxwell (Erica) and grandson, Oliver; sister-in-law, A. Jane McFadden; two nieces; and many cousins.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 27th at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Massillon 226 3rd St. SE Massillon 44646 co-officiated by Fr. George Baum and Fr. Ervin Smuda. His family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. The family encourages memorials to the Rotary Club of Canton, St Timothy's Episcopal Church of Massillon, and St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Canton. Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.