Scott Evan Adkins was born May 13, 1969, in Washington, D.C., to parents John D. Adkins and Sylvia Puckette Adkins. His high school years were spent in Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Cypress Creek High School in 1987. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management from Baylor University in 1991. He remained a loyal, fanatical Baylor alum, having season tickets to Baylor football games.
His work career was spent in software sales and management with such companies as, Oracle, SumTotal Systems, MicroEdge and Personify.
His love of sports included basketball, football, baseball, and golf. He served as a coach for soccer and basketball leagues. He had a love for travel (especially St. John), food, and culture. He desired others to share in his adventures and took his family to interesting, unusual learning experiences, as well as to fun, adventurous locations. His favorite quotes included, “If you sleep in, you’re burning daylight” and “Let’s spend money making memories rather than on things”.
He passed away November 10th, 2020, at the age of 51. He was preceded in death by his father, John D. Adkins, and brother, Brett Adkins. He is survived by wife, Jamie; children: Emily Pierce (husband Hayden), Abbie, and Evan. He leaves behind his mother, Sylvia Adkins, brother Jay Adkins (wife, Jessica; daughters, Claire and Katherine).
His family wishes to extend our sincerest thanks to the entire staffs of UT Southwestern in Dallas and Baylor Scott and White in Irving, for their expertise, hard work, and compassion.
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