Richard Walter '(Dick)' Scott

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Scott, Richard Walter (Dick) Died on Jan. 25th of 2017. A service of the celebration of his life will be at the First United Church of Christ in Northfield, March 4th at 2 p.m. Dick was born Jan. 14, 1932, to Ruth and Walter Scott in Faribault, MN, and lived in Granite Falls before moving with his family to Northfield where Dick graduated from Northfield High School in the spring of 1949. He met Jane Larson in 1951 and they were married in August following their graduation from Carleton College in 1953. After a year in Hartford, Connecticut they moved to Northfield where Dick worked with his parents in their Ben Franklin store. In 1963 the family moved to Minneapolis where he began his studies for a Masters Degree in Math upon earning his teaching credits at Carleton College the previous year. A teaching position opened in the Math Department at Northfield Senior High School. He, Jane and Hugh moved back to Northfield where Mark was born in 1967. Dick taught in the high school for 30 years, and coached track for 25 years. In that time the team won the AA State Championship in 1983. He never lost his love for students, colleagues, and teaching math. His interest in them continued along with keeping abreast of changes in retail and in the health of the Community at large. Dick is survived by his wife, Jane, his brother Dr. Robert Scott and family (Minneapolis), and his two sons and their families: Hugh and Karen (Glenview, IL - Sydney, Caroline and Ava); Mark and Barbara Billington (St. Paul, MN - Madie and Connor). Memorials to Northfield UCC, Carleton College, and Northfield Carnegie Library.

Published on February 19, 2017