R. Scott Marriott 1941-2010
St. Joseph News-Press, December 26, 2010, Page B3. via Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press-scott-marriott-obi/196343504/
February R. Scott Marriott, 69, St. Joseph, passed away at his home Thursday, December 23, 2010, after a very brief illness. He was surrounded by love with his family at his side.
Scott was born February 27, 1941, the only child of Reynold “Zeke” Marriott and Vonceile (Myrick) Marriott. He graduated in 1959 from Benton High School. Always active in South Side sports, Scott competed in baseball, basketball and swimming/diving. He was an outstanding high school athlete, lettering in football and track, winning the city championship in 1959 in both pole vault and discus. Scott received a football and diving scholarship to North Central College in Naperville, Ill.
He was a finalist in the 1960 NCAA Olympic diving trials, barely missing the Olympics by a fraction of a point. Scott transferred to NWMSU in 1961, where he met the love of his life, Jan, also a student at Northwest. He was a Northwest swim team member and a member of the Sig Tau Fraternity. He remained a proud Bearcat for the rest of his life. Scott and Jan were married in Weston, Mo., on November 2, 1963.
His teaching and coaching career led them to Westboro, Oregon, Maryville and Lafayette High Schools. At Lafayette, they participated in six state playoff appearances. Scott was known for taking losing teams and turning them into winners, and he was inducted into the Missouri High School Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Scott is survived by his wife of 47 years, Jan (Gabbert) Marriott; daughter, Dana (Steve) Browning of St. Joseph; son, Colby (Laurie) Marriott, of West Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren, Craig and Mackie Browning, Gage and Reid Marriott; step grandchildren, Whitney (Eddie) Dryer of Madison, Wis., Abby (Cory) Carpenter of Kansas City, Mo., and Ally Browning of St.
Joseph. Scott is also survived by his aunts, Dymple (Marriott) Gray and Charlene (Myrick) Campbell. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, Wyatt Park Baptist Church, Dr. Joshua Stowe officiating.
The family will receive friends 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, December 27, Wyatt Park Baptist Church. Care was provided by Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts to Lafayette Touchdown Club, Bishop LeBlond Booster Club, or Hands of Hope Hospice.
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