Gerald W. Scott (Jerry) passed away on September 11, 2018 after a long illness. He was born in Detroit, MI on April 18, 1938 to Walter and Audrey (Vankirk) Scott. He attended Lawrence Tech and became a design engineer for Ford Motor Co. He spent 25 years there and then moved to Magna Co., a Canadian firm for 10 years. He married Joanne and they had 39 years together, and 2 boys Jerry Jr. (Heide), Larry (Lisa), and he had 2 step-daughters Debbie (Al), and Cindy (Gary). He also had 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Joanne. In 2005 he married Lucy Putnam (Bunny) and they had a happy and busy 13 years.
Jerry loved to travel in his RV, build things, golf, play pickle ball, billiards, fishing, and anything on the water. Everything he did he did to perfection. He was not one to sit still long. He was a wonderful person, generous to a fault, kind, helpful, a very sweet man. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Scott residence on November 10, 2018 from 2-4pm. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Hospice of the Valley or a charity of your choice.