Patrick David Sculley

MG Sculley graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA. in 1969 where he participated in the ROTC program and played college football. He received his DDS degree in 1973 from the State University of New York, Buffalo and upon graduation entered the U.S. Army Dental Corps, completing both the General Practice Dentistry Residency at Ft. Meade, MD. and the General Dentistry Residency at Ft. Knox, KY. He was Board Certified in General Dentistry and Oral Medicine and held professional certifications from the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Society of Association Executives. MG Sculley is a graduate of both the Army’s Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.

MG Sculley served as a General Dentist at White Sands Missile Range, NM., Officer in Charge of Clinic #3 at Ft. Riley, KS., and in 1982 became Commander of the 576th Medical Detachment in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, a position he held for three years. Upon return stateside, he served as Staff Officer at the U.S. Army Health Services Command at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX and then a move to Washington, DC as the Dental Consultant to The Surgeon General. He was Commander of the Dental Activity at Ft. Bragg, NC and on Oct. 2,1994, General Sculley became the first Commander of the newly established U.S. Army Dental Command. In June 1995, he was promoted to Brigadier General on the Parade Field at Ft. Sam Houston and took Command of the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. On 27 May 1999, he was promoted to Major General at the Pavillion on the Great Lawn and Rose Gardens across from the original Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC and served as U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General, Chief of Army Dental Corps and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Medical Command, all positions he held on September 11th. He retired from the U.S. Army on 27 April 2002 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious service with significant contributions to national security or defense. He returned to his beloved Ft. Sam Houston for an official retirement parade with full military honors on what he thought was most appropriate, Military Spouses Day.

His many other awards include The Legion of Merit (with three Oak Leaf clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (with one Oak Leaf cluster), Joint Services Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Expert Field Medical Badge. He has also been awarded the “A” Prefix, the Army Medical Department’s highest award for professional excellence.

Post military retirement General Sculley was Executive Director of Sigma Xi- The Scientific and Engineering Honor Society in Research Triangle Park, NC. He returned to Texas in 2005 as Director of Science and Technology for Texas Center for Applied Technology within the Texas A&M University System. In July 2009 he joined the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) as Senior Vice President for University Programs. He also held the position of Executive Dean of Postgraduate Dental College and retired as Dean Emeritus in June 2016.

In retirement General Sculley remained busy spending time working on his ranch, attending many of the grandkids events and other family gatherings. He continued his service to others on several Boards to include: President of the Fisher House Board at Lackland AFB, the Lighthouse for the Blind (now Vibrant Works), Chairman of the Board of the AMEDD Museum Foundation and President of the Order of Military Medical Merit. He was serving on the GPM Life Board at time of his passing.

While General Sculley had a very distinguished career he was most proud of his family; wife Peggy, whom he married in 1967; daughter, Patricia; and sons, Paul, Perry and Pete. He often remarked that Peggy was the perfect military spouse, able to turn twenty-five homes into a loving space for family and friends in quick order. From there the children thrived as proud, resilient military kids and became accomplished professionals, gaining wisely chosen spouses, John, Sharon, Beka and Tammy respectively. He has twelve grandchildren, Kirsten (spouse Brandon), Kyle, Brendan, Megan, Ellie, Kimberlee, Emma, Connor, Stephanie, Patrick, Valerie and Benjamin. Holidays and family events were full of Sculley family traditions and each one always “the Best Ever”! He will be greatly missed and forever loved.

With much gratitude the Sculley family wishes to thank Dr. Michael Osswald and the entire Oncology Staff at Brooke Army Medical Center for their expert care and compassion over the last 8 years.

Services:

Tuesday May 6th-

Viewing at 10:00 am

Funeral Mass at 11am

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 16075 North Evans Road.

Wednesday May 7th at 11am

Interment with Full Military Honors at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery

To view the Graveside service for Major General Sculley, please click link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l-pJkQWdP9I4-ifde7uwoxQVobRCSnwX/view?usp=sharing

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to:

AMEDD Museum Foundation

PO Box 8294

Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. 78208

OR

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church-Building Fund

16075 N. Evans Road

Selma, Tx. 78154

OR

Any charity of your choice that supports the Military and Their Families