John, Harry Singer, and myself were roomates all of sophmore (yearling) year at West Point.  Usually roomates changed twice a year, but it seems that no one wanted to room with the 3 troublemakers in the 3d Floor corner room of New South Barracks. Even though West Point was far from a normal college, that year without a lot of responsibility was the most fun I had at West Point- and John's laid back attitude in the face of un-thinking cadet discipline was a big part of the fun.  The next year I moved to a new company as the Corps expanded and I saw less of John except for a memorable trip to the Boston area for the Army-BC football game.  I still can't hear someone try to pronounce the name of a lake like 'Quannapowitt' without thinking back to those 2 days.  When we graduated and went off to be Army officers we lost contact for good.  I always wanted to re-connect with John and Harry but my 10 years in the Middle East after the first Gulf War and my retirement made that all but impossible.  Unfortunately, that will now not be possible as I just heard of John's passing from a classmate.  The ultimate irony is that my daughter lives and works in Ft Collins, and I often travel south from Wyoming to visit her.  The next time I am in the area I hope to stop by and visit his resting place.  Still, I am glad that he lived such a fulfilling life.  A job well done.  Rest in peace John.

Lindsey and Julia,
That was a beautiful tribute to your dad at the Ponds!  The surroundings were perfect.  The water flowing under the bridge was very fitting.  The wildfowl circling the water as you spread John's ashes was just amazing.  I loved every minute of the day.  Your words touched all in attendance and we all are here to support you in days, months and years to come.  Although John is not here physically with you I know he is with you in spirit daily.  You will carry his legacy on forever.  He would be extremely proud of you!  His character traits have been passed to you and for that you should be very proud as well.  
Rick Allnutt

Scottie and I were lieutenant-drinking buddy-neighbors in the BOQ in Germany in 1974.  He went back to the states to marry Jennifer.  When he brought her back, the three of us became traveling buddies, establishing a friendship that has lasted since then.  Jennifer and I were married in 2006.  Scottie, I will be forever in your debt.

John was a fine man. We appreciated his expertise in the agricultural irrigation field and valued his friendship. He will be greatly missed.

I met John when he first came to work for Western Area Power and I was a part time student employee.  I've always admired John's good humor and competence.  The world is lesser for John's passing.  My condolence to John's family.

I met Scottie in 1973 at Ft.Carson Army Recruiting Office.He had become one of my new supervisors as I agreed to travel as a U.S. Army Recruiter. I was 19 and he was 24.  His quiet distant, yet attentive aire captivated me as it has others.  Our relationship rapidly shifted from professional to passionate.  We shared a zest for living in the moment and making those moments last.  We married the following fall and I was instantly discharged from the U.S. Army.  4 Days later we were in Germany.  We spent 2 wonderful years exploring our new life in Europe together.  We later went on to have 2 daughters, finish a M.Ed and PhD.  Each accomplishment reflected a different aspect of Scottie.  The M.Ed reflected his confidence in me.  His PhD. reflected a small part of his endless intellect.  Our first daughter, Lindsey has his cool, reserved approach, brains, funny sense of humor, inner strenght, courage, and laugh.  Julia has his expressions and look, muscular build, physical strength, never has too much fun, and makes friends like Scottie easliy did.  The best of Scottie lives on in them.  Though we parted ways, Scottie helped me create a life I never would have without his involvement and confidence.  Every time I look back at my life I remember the years spent with Scottie as my husband and the father of our daughters.  The gifts he left include our ""Lindsey-Cakes"" and ""Booji"".  He taught our daughters to work hard, to be daring and adventurous, and he showed them resilience, love of sports, and fearlessness.  I am forever thankful for his presence in my life.

I was very fortunate to meet John in 1987. It was the opening of the Epic ice center and the start of the adult hockey league. John played with us on the Fort Collins Muffler Hockey team for 15 years. He was an excellent hockey player more importantly he was a great guy. He was a man of character and believed in fair play on and off the ice. One of the saddest days of our life was when John went to Africa for a job offer, he was gone for about 5 years and when he returned we were so happy to see him and his presence back on the hockey team. One of the many humorous things about John was his first hockey helmet, we all joked with him asking if he had bought it from Genghis Khan. Another time was one of his teammates was complaining about his skates not being sharpened for two weeks and he asked john when the last time he had sharpened his skates and John replied 10 years ago. As years go by we will all remember John for his smile, friendliness, and loyalty. He was a great guy and he will never be forgotten. Because of all these atributes i am proposing that the league create a John Scott annual award for someone who exemplifies Johns qualities through out the year.

I first met John when I went to work at WAPA in l985.  He was a good person and was dedicated to his work.  He will be missed by a lot of people.

I've know John for about 15 years and had some wonderful times  working with him at Anderson Consulting Engineers.  John was always a source of both laughter and water resources knowledge.  He will be missed; sorry we didnt get to say goodbye.
Our deepest sympathies to Lyndze and Julia. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

With the merest thought of you,sweet friend
Sadness passes and all sorrows end.

I have so many fond memories of hanging out with ""Scotty"" and friends in front of the Wakefield Public Library and across the street at Brigham's during our high school years. I remember him wearing his tattered baseball hat and mischievous smile. I last saw Scotty  on a trip to Colorado in 1984. That night we had many laughs and shared memories about family and friends. You would always sense that John was a special person. He was exceptional at everything he attempted. As everyone knows, John was a superb athlete. One year we were chosen to play for the local Babe Ruth All Star team. Although I felt honored, I was disheartened to learn that we were both chosen for the same position. Needless to say, Scotty got more play than me. I was good, Scotty was better. It was always a joy to watch him excel in whatever sport he played. I felt fortunate that the hockey and basketball seasons were both winter sports... otherwise, I may not have had a spot on the basketball team.
My only regret is that we didn't have the opportunity to remain connected over the years. Then again, ""never regret anything that made you smile"" and Scotty made people smile. 
Scotty, you will continue to be with me in my memories and I look forward to playing pick up games with you and the rest of the guys at that special playground. I only hope that you pick me to be on your team. 
With much love and compassion to your family. Peace.
Ron Zagaja
Class of ""67
WHS

I have had the great pleasure of knowing John for the past several years. We had originally met years ago when Coopersmith's first opened. We became closer friends in 2005, when I met and worked with Lyndze, the first, of his two beautiful daughters. 
I will never forget John. He was a very important part of my life. I am grateful we were able to sail together before his passing. Sailing was one of his great passions, as was hockey. 
My prayers and thoughts go out to his daughters and family.
He will be missed.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING JOHN IN NOVEMBER 2007--IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN HIS LIFE--ALTHOUGH--HE STILL HAD A CHARISMA ABOUT HIMSELF THAT WAS NOTICED BY OTHERS.  HE WAS KIND,EASY GOING, POLITE, SINCERE, AND YES ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND A TWINKLE IN HIS EYE. HE ALWAYS SAID 'THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF ME' EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY A PHONE CALL WITH A MESSAGE LEFT.  HE MADE ME WANT TO DISCOVER A 'MIRACLE' TO HEAL HIM.  I THOUGHT ""IF THIS MAN CAN DRAW PEOPLE TO HIM IN THIS STATE OF ILL HEALTH--I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT HE MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE WHEN HE WAS WELL""--AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HIM IN THEIR LIVES IN THE GOOD TIMES--AND NOW ALL THE GREAT MEMORIES YOU ALL HAVE OF HIM.  I AM VERY SAD ABOUT JOHN'S PASSING--AND JULIA AND LINDSAY--YOU DON'T KNOW ME BUT YOU LEFT MESSAGES FOR ME FROM YOUR FATHER AT TIMES WHEN HE WAS TO TIRED TO TALK ON THE PHONE--BUT STILL CONCERNED ABOUT KEEPING IN TOUCH. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH--HE LOVED YOU DEARLY.
GINGER

Scottie has always been a big part of my family's life. He will always be remembered and missed as a best friend to my Dad, my family and as a wonderful father.

To all of John's family,
  I have known John through the eyes of a mutual friend for about 12 years, and met him personally on a couple of occasions.  His best friend portrayed him as one of those very special men who we all hope to someday meet and get to know, and my short time with him proved that to be true.  I'm very sorry to not have been blessed with the opportunity to know him well.  Please accept my sincerest condolences and my wish that you all continue to find joy and love in your memories of the many ways John touched your lives. God Bless.

Dear Scott family & friends,
I wish to express my deepest and most sincere regrets in your loss. My time with John goes back to the days of our youth in Wakefield, Massachusetts. I have fond memories of John as a popular classmate at WHS. I remember one summer in particular as his co-worker in his dad home construction business. You know we work hard, but we always had great fun together before, during and of course after work.  What a classy kid even back then. In reading John's obituary I am not surprised to see the level of his professional accomplishments and various milestones that he has achieved.  This is certainly a tribute and a reflection to the quality of this man and his family.
I'll be thinking of John in the days and weeks to come. I'll be reflecting on his level of achievement, his accomplishments, his sense humour and of course his great smile! 
Scotty be deeply missed by all he has touched in his life..
With sincere regards your friend,
Steve Bruno
Class of 1967
WHS

To the Family of John Scott:
John was truly a wonderful person--he helped us through a stressful water court case last August. His dedication to his profession, along with all his other great characteristics, will be sadly missed!
Pary and Sue Accomasso

What a great guy! I was eleven when when he made me my first ""legendary"" hamburger. I will always remember the helmet and hamburger...

Although I haven't see John since our 25th class reunion at West Point, NY, I can still remember vividly the perpetual grin on his face. ""Scotty"" had an uplifting affect on me and members of our hockey team at West Point. It saddens me to think that we'll no longer be able to experience his grin first hand but my memories of him always bring a smile to my face. You'll be missed! Professionally Done '71. Be thou at Peace.

John prided himself on sharpening his skates once every ten or twenty years. He didn't sharpen them onceâ???""as far as I can rememberâ???""in the Fort Collins Adult Hockey Associationâ???Ts inaugural season; in 1986-87, John helped ""the Mufflers"" win the championship as a great two-way hockey player and terrific teammate. I don't recall him ever saying a discouraging word about anyone, not in the locker room or on the ice. I'm going to miss him but am comforted with the thought that John is happy in Heaven: Heâ???Ts skating on unsharpened blades and smiling the same way he did in every memory I have of him.

He was pretty much my other Dad.  Thank you so much for helping me become a man.  You have no idea what you meant to my mother and I.  Love you John.
                   Nicholas

I worked with John at WAPA/Loveland during the mid-1980â???Ts and he made a lasting impression on me. During that time, we did a lot of social and outdoor activities where I remember him as very funny, friendly, smart, cheerful and a very good athlete (he blocked many of my b-ball shots).  I ran into him several times throughout the years since then and I was quite surprised at how much he remembered about me and how he could talk to me as if no time had passed. Throughout the years, I would ask some of my friends who played hockey if they played with John and most of them knew him well and always complimented him.  He will truly be missed.

I knew John as a fellow water resources engineer.  I first got to know him about 20 years ago when he worked for the Northern Water District and later served on the Fort Collins Water Board. I always appreciated John's knowledge and professionalism - he'll be missed by the water community. My deepest sympathies to his family.

Scottie was my sister's husband and father to my nieces.  A fine father,I might add.  We all shared a lot of fun times together and I always knew he would be a great man.  He will be sorely missed by all of the people whose lives he touched.  My heart goes out to Lindsey and Julia.  "" This too shall pass.""  With all my love, Cecelia Phillips

John was a member of our CSU water family.  He excelled as a PhD student of Warren Hall's and took that knowledge with him as he went on to a successful career as a water resources engineer and scientist.  I also knew John through a West Point connection as we both graduated from there, so we could share memories of that institution as well as of CSU.  We will miss John as he was an active part of our lives and the CSU and Northern Colorado communities.

My sincerest condolences to John's Family.Rest in Peace SCOTTY.

John and I were boyhood friends and classmates at WHS in the 1960s. John was a fierce competitor who loved the game of baseball.
From the comments of his present friends and associates, I can see how he developed into a fine man, husband and father and why he will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.
To his sister, Pat, my classmate at WHS, and to John's wife and children, please accept my most sincere and heartfelt condolences.

Our sincerest condolences to John's family. This is indeed sad news. As a past hockey player with John in Fort Collins i developed a deep respect for his passion of the game and pure class on the ice.  He will be sorely missed.

I wish to express my deepest sympathy to John's family.  John and I were PhD students together and shared many good memories.  I enjoyed working with him as a fellow graduate student and as a fellow water engineer.  He was a really great person and I feel very privileged to have had him as a friend and as a part of my life.

John was an extremely good friend of mine for years, and we shared many great times together. He helped me through some difficult times in my life, and I hope I was also able to help him.  I will miss you John-God Bless you, and I hope there is a hockey rink in heaven-save a place for me on the bench next to you!

John Scott was a Renaissance man.  A universal well-rounded man with his cultural grace, a noble and humbe demeanor, scholarly interests and accomplishement, appreciation for arts and understanding of science, and insatiable desire for knowledge.  He read anything and everything in his arms reach.  He was an explorer, artesian, protector, athelete, and nurturer.
All his life he was married to adventures and curiosities, taking the world into his arms.  He did not simply having to visit this world but embraced and loved every inch of it-its little rocks and majestic mountains, and gentle streams and deep blue oceans.  he made his life real by loving others - his daughters, family, friends, and even random strangers in a grocery store.  He belonged and filled the place he was born to fill. He was never frightened, lost, and never full of argument..a tender and gentle soul with grace and equanimity.
John Scott was a true warrior, a peaceful one, every drop of his blood.

I knew John my whole life.  He was my dad's best friend, my brother's namesake, and I am so saddened by his passing.  He will be deeply missed.  My heart goes out to Lindsay and Julia.

My thoughts are with John and his family. He and my dad were very good friends and in so being, became a good friend of mine that I will miss very much.

I am saddened to learn of John's illness and passing.  I knew John for a number of years and always enjoyed his professionalism, positive approach to life and sense of humor.  
He will be greatly missed.

I had the privilege of being a friend of John's for over 20 years.  He was one of the highest quality individuals I have known.  I will remember his intelligence, quick wit, and easy-going competence.  I can't even picture John without a smile on his face - he was always a pleasure to be around.  My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

I have many fond memories of John and the times spent at Western Area Power.  The world and my small community was a better place thanks to John.

I knew John a long time ago when we first worked at WAPA in Loveland.  I remember the fun things like the Loveland Olympics which I'm sure John won....I was very shocked to learn of his passing.  I had no idea.  My thoughts and prayers are with John and his family and friends.

My deepest sympathy goes to John's family and close friends.  I worked with John during his time at WAPA and grew to respect him as a kind and thoughtful person.  He seemed to always maintain a sense of humor and proper perspective on life.  He was a good person to be around.

I'm so sorry for your loss.  My thoughts are with you all at this time.

John was always a joy to be around whether it was running, playing basketball, golfing or working.  He will be greatly missed.

I appreciated the years that John and I played soccer together and certainly our common interest in water resources engineering.  John will be greatly missed by all of his friends and the community. All our support and best wishes to Lindsay and Julia.

There are no words to express the loss I feel.  John was a once-in-a-lifetime friend to my son Nicholas and me.  He will be a part of who I am always.  Love and deepest sympathies to Lyndze and Julia.  We are here for you forever.

John and I worked together at the Water District in Loveland.  We ran into each other so often through the years, and it was always good to visit and do a quick catchup with him.  What a wonderful character he was.  I will miss him.

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