Collector and scholar John Andrew Herdeg dies at age 83
As a collector and scholar, John committed 50 years of service to the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library serving as Chairman of the Board for 9 years and participating on numerous board committees throughout his long tenure. Photo by Paul Simeone. Courtesy of Winterthur.
MENDENHALL, PA
.- John Andrew Herdeg, age 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Born in Buffalo, NY on September 15, 1937, son of Franklin Leland and Susannah Estelle Clark Herdeg, John spent his youth in Gowanda, NY. He graduated from Deerfield Academy, Princeton University and The University of Pennsylvania Law School. In 1961, John married his lifetime love, Judith (Judy) Coolidge Carpenter, moved to Connecticut and joined the Connecticut Bar while working in New York City as an assistant to the Trustee of the bankrupt New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Shortly thereafter, Judy and John mo