George J. Scott, Jr., a resident of Warwick since 1952, passed away on October 4, 2014 at St. Anthony’s Community Hospital. He was 91 years old.
Born on December 19, 1922 in Haverhill, Mass., he was the son of the late George Joseph Scott, Sr. and Beatrice Allard Scott.
He was married to the late M. Bernice (Farrell) Scott for 65 years.
George served with the US Army during World War II and was a member of VFW Post #4662 in Warwick, having served as past Commander and Quarter Master.
He was a Manager with the Warwick Valley Telephone Company, Warwick, where he worked for 35 years. He was a member of the Florida Senior Citizens, a 62 year member of the Warwick Fire Department, Excelsior Hose Company, and the Fire Police. He greeted people for many years at the Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home.
He was a parishioner of St. Stephens RC Church, Warwick, where he had served as an usher and was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his four sons: George Scott III of Warwick, Thomas Scott of Piscataway, NJ, Kevin Scott and his wife Linda of Harrison, NY and Brian Scott and his wife Patricia of Middletown; nine grandchildren: Douglas Scott, Stephanie Varnum, Jennifer Harman, Matthew Scott, Adrianne Scott, Lauren Scott, Briana Scott, Julia Foppiano, and Lyla Foppiano; six great-grandchildren: Emily, Leah, Mallory, Ainslie, Alexander and Harper. He was predeceased by two brothers, Donald Scott and Frank Scott.
Visitation will be on Monday, October 6th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday at St. Stephens RC Church, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Warwick Ambulance, PO Box 315, Warwick, NY 10990.