Scott Francis Ashley of North Truro, 86, passed away suddenly on May 28th after a long illness. Born in 1937 in Framingham, MA he was the son of the late Howard and Katherine Ashley and the over sixtyyear partner of the late Samuel H. Adams, Jr. who passed away days after Scott’s death. Scott and Sam shared a love not known by many.
Scott grew up in Natick and attended schools there, later moving to Boston where he was employed by the Sheraton Corporation. During his many years in Boston, Scott was involved in his neighborhood serving as Board member of the Symphony Area Renaissance Trust, member of the Symphony United Neighbors neighborhood group and the Student and Community Liaison for Northeastern University. He was often seen walking their bulldogs, Margot, Cricket and Yoda and their Shar-pei, China.
In North Truro, together with Sam, Scott operated The Millstone vacation home. With an eclectic taste and an eye for design, Scott was happiest when he was moving walls and rooms but not so much in putting them back together. However, when he did, the rooms were always works of art. He had a good eye for landscaping and was often found weaving objects d’art with stone, naturally aged wood, grasses and other pollinator plantings bringing viewers to a new sight as each corner was turned and path taken. Among his artistic works one would find a 9/11 Memorial, numerous millstones turned into turtles, statues of Buddha and garden walls made up of glass balls. He never threw anything away knowing a use could be found for it in the future.
Scott was extremely proud of his family heritage, tracing his roots to the Mayflower Pilgrim’s first landing on the Cape near the home that Scott and Sam shared for so many years. Scott was also known for his embellished stories and could spin a yarn with the best of them. Amazingly, a picture of Scott with President Bill Clinton and one with Vice President Al Gore have been found which has caused us to rethink a couple of Scott’s yarns.
Scott is survived by his sister Naomi Paquette as well as many nieces and nephews who thought Scott along with his partner Sam were the “Cool Uncles” when growing up and are grateful for the many times that he would listen to them when they were troubled in their formative years and even well into their adult years and provided welcomed lifelong advice, guidance, love and maybe even a little wine, every now and then. And of course, Scott is survived by his many friends. In addition to his partner Sam, Scott was preceded in death by his brothers Robert and Howard Ashley and sister, Judith Ashley. The family is deeply appreciative and grateful for the many years of help provided to Scott by John Dundas.
A Joint Celebration of Scott and Sam’s Lives will be held on Saturday, October 21st at 10 am at St. Mary of the Harbor, Provincetown, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Scott’s name may be made to the Truro Historical Society, Truro, MA.
To express condolences to the family, please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com and sign the online guestbook. Arrangements are by Nickerson Funeral Home, Wellfleet.
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