Richard Boyd Scott II

Richard was born in Harrisburg, PA to the late Edith Winifred Fagan and Phillips Brooks Scott. He graduated from Central Dauphin High School in 1957, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961 from The Pennsylvania State University. He served his country proudly with the United States Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, Master Navigator. He was also employed for many years with IBM as a Programmer.

Mr. Scott is pre-deceased by his wife Sara Jeanne Scott in 1992 and is survived by his wife, Janet Martin Scott; daughter, Cheryl L. Scott of Raleigh; son, William K. Scott, and his wife, Kimberly, of Weston, FL and their sons Kevin, his wife Michelle and their daughter Mia; Kyle and his wife Faith; Janet's daughters, Elizabeth Jones and her husband, Robert, their daughters Ashley, her husband Evans and their son Rhodes, and Charlotte; Meredith Blanton, and her husband Brian and daughter Megan; Anne Griffin and daughter Grace.

A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1:00pm in the Chapel of Mitchell Funeral Home. A private burial will follow. The family will received visitors prior to the service, beginning at 12:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Richard's name may be sent to the Wounded Warrior Project, by using the link below, under 'Donations'.

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MOMENTS IN HISTORY

When Richard was young,

• President Roosevelt called for a world with the Four Freedoms—of speech, of religion, from want and from fear (1941)

• John Ford won his third Academy Award for directing How Green Was My Valley (1942)

• The K9 Corps began training dogs for warfare (1942)

• 44 countries met and created the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Bretton Woods, NH (1944)

• Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee and Joseph Stalin attended the Potsdam Conference (1945)

• The Republic of Ireland became completely independent of Britain (1949)

• The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting Presidents to two terms in office (1951)

• Joseph McCarthy began televised Senate hearings into alleged Communist influence in the United States Army (1953)

• The average annual salary was $3,156 (1954)

• The first Burger King opened in Miami, FL (1954)

• Rocky Marciano knocked out Archie Moore to remain as the World Heavyweight Champion in boxing (1955)

• Lady and the Tramp, Disney's 15th animated film, premiered in Chicago, IL (1955)

In his twenties,

• The Dick Van Dyke Show starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore premiered on television (1961)

• John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth (1962)

• Paul VI, who became known as the pilgrim pope, was elected the 262nd pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1963)

• The SuperBall was born after chemical engineer Norman Stingley discovered a very bouncy rubber material (1965)

• Groundbreaking for the construction of the World Trade Center in New York City began (1966)

• The Motion Picture Association of America's rating system went into effect (1968)

In his thirties,

• The first Earth Day was celebrated (1970)

• Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee, WI introduced Lite Beer (1973)

• The UPC or Universal Product Code was used for the first time to scan a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum (1974)

• The VHS tape and VCR recorder became available (1975)

• Ford initiated a recall for the Pinto due to a large number of gas tank explosions (1978)

• The first Ironman Triathlon, held in Hawaii, was won by Gordon Haller, a US Navy Communications Specialist (1978)

In his forties,

• The first CD player with a slide-out tray was introduced to the public (1982)

• Kellogg's introduced Crispix breakfast cereal (1983)

• The Ford Tempo was first produced offering a modern, more fuel-efficient option for consumers (1984)

• Professional wrestling hit the mainstream with Wrestlemania (1985)

• Wrestlers Hulk Hogan and André the Giant competed on The Main Event on NBC (1988)

• Wrigley Field in Chicago became the last Major League Baseball park to add lights (1988)

In his fifties,

• The Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C. (1993)

• Mrs. Doubtfire starring Sally Field and Robin Williams premiered in theaters (1993)

• Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa (1994)

• The Million Man March was held in Washington, D.C. organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan (1995)

• Incumbent President Bill Clinton was re-elected to win a second term, defeating former senator Bob Dole (1996)

• Smoking was banned on all U.S. Domestic flights (1998)

In his sixties,

• Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia (2000)

• The average price of a car was $23,000 (2000)

• Shrek won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film (2002)

• Peter O'Toole received an Honorary Oscar for providing film with some of its most memorable characters (2003)

• The average cost of a loaf of bread was $1.08 (2006)

• Walt Disney purchased Pixar for 7.4 million dollars (2006)

In his seventies,

• Great Britain's Prince William married longtime girlfriend, Catherine "Kate" Middleton at Westminster Abbey (2011)

• The Artist was the first silent film to win an Oscar for Best Picture since Wings in 1927 (2012)

• The XXII Olympic Winter Games were held in Sochi, Russia (2014)

• The Star Wars saga continued with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

• The UK voted to leave the European Union coining the new word "Brexit" (2016)

• Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, married American actress Meghan Markle (2018)

In his eighties,

• Karen Uhlenbeck is the first woman to receive the prestigious Abel Prize in mathematics (2019)

• An unmanned demonstration flight of the SpaceX Dragon completed a successful autonomous dock with the International Space Station (2019)

• Children’s author and illustrator Rob Biddulph broke the record for the largest online art lesson with over 45 thousand participants. (2020)

• October 11th The Lakers defeated the Miami Heat for the NBA championship, their 17th win for the franchise, but the 1st win with LeBron James as the team’s centerpiece. (2020)

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping down as “senior” royals. (2020)

• In May of 2020 the private company SpaceX had the first launch to orbit from U.S. soil since NASA’s shuttle program ended in 2011 (2020)