Harold William “Scotty” Scott Jr., 87, of Little Silver, died peacefully July 12, 2020, in Palm Springs, California. He was born and grew up in New York City. Scotty moved to Rumson and married Dorothy Cumming. The couple lived most of their lives in Rumson before retiring to South Carolina in 2008; Scotty moved to Palm Springs in 2019 to live near his son.
He attended Buckley School in New York City, Brooks School in Massachusetts and New York University.
Scotty enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951 and joined the Air Weather Service as a meteorologist. He served in Libya and Turkey for four years during the Korean War and received a general’s commendation for duty above and beyond. He worked for General Mills Corporation in New York, Philadelphia and Minneapolis and also for Charles Sauter & Company in White Plains.
Scotty was a founding member of BSA Scouts Troop 3 in Little Silver and became its Scoutmaster for 25 years, during which time he fostered 25 Eagle Scouts. He guided many wilderness camping trips in the Northeast and canoe trips to Maine and the Adirondacks. Among his many distinctions were the Silver Beaver Award and the Order of the Arrow.
Scotty was a past member of the Sea Bright Beach Club and a past commodore of the Rumson Country Club Yacht Club. He also supported the youth sailing programs at the Lake Murry Sailing Club in South Carolina. Serving with the Little Silver Fire Police for six years was a great honor for him. He was also a volunteer with the National Park Service at Battery Potter on Sandy Hook.
His wife Dorothy Scott; parents Harold William Scott and Kate Billings Scott; and sister Phyllis Scott Lobdell predeceased him. He is survived by his son Harold William Scott III (Robbie) of Palm Springs, his daughter Laura Scott Auch of North Carolina and grandsons Tucker Scott Auch and Nicholas Joseph Auch, also of the Carolinas.
A memorial service will be held at St. George’s-by-the-River Church at 10:30 a.m. July 10, 2021, followed by a family burial at Fairview Cemetery. Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
A Scouting Memorial will also be held for current and former Boy Scouts and their families at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2021, at the Embury Methodist Church in Little Silver.
The article originally appeared in the May 27 – June 2, 2021 print edition of The Two River Times.
