Richard Scott Alley, Jr. (Scott) was born in Lawrence, Kansas in 1950, and grew up in Wichita, Kansas. Scott is the son of Dr. Richard Scott Alley, Sr. and Marcia Godding Alley, brother of Lecia Alley Dorfler.
Scott’s earliest ambition was to follow his dad’s passion and become a race-car driver, but, after leaving high school, he continued his educational studies and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Wichita State University in 1975. Later, after graduating from Spartan College of Aeronautics with a specialty in Non-Destructive Materials Testing, he was hired by the Mobil Oil Company. This began a career that would take him around the world, working in Nicaragua, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Qatar, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Scott, a self-taught musician, started playing guitar in high school. He was ever curious about different facets of music that led to his eclectic sense of musical style. Music was a central focus of his life and his journey that began with the Rolling Stones and Motown in the 1960’s, followed by rock and bluegrass in the 70’s and 80’s, leading to an immersion into flamenco and classical guitar, and finally his latest loves, Celtic, Hawaiian, blues and World music. He was a consummate entertainer and loved to make people smile with his music and humor.
In 1993, while working in Jakarta, Indonesia, Scott met and fell in love with Mellyati (Melly), and they married in 1994. They moved to Houston in 1995 and, after the ExxonMobil merger, remained based there, although Scott still traveled extensively overseeing quality on many significant and sizable new projects. He was proud to retire from ExxonMobil in 2016, after 38 years of service with the company.
For the last few years, Scott and Melly have been helping underprivileged children in Indonesia by providing support and schooling for them. Provision has been made for this legacy to continue into the future.
He is survived by his wife, Melly; mother, Marcia Alley, sister and brother-in-law, Lecia and Joe Dorfler; nieces Kristin Dorfler Caddick, Katie Dorfler Heim, nephew, Joe Dorfler, great-nephew, Peter Heim and great-niece, Lily Heim; also Melly's brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews in Indonesia.
