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My friend Ron Scott passed away over the weekend. Ron was one of the most delightful and inspirational people I’ve ever had the pleasure to know and he was a fantastic jazz guitarist as well.
I first met Ron while I was working as a salesperson at Studio E Music and I was instantly charmed by his quick wit and smile. He always enjoyed sharing stories of his time on the road performing with Alvino Ray and other well-known big band musicians; and he always had an encouraging things to say about my own endeavors as a guitarist and teacher. His kind words meant a lot to me and inspired me to work harder to live up to the extraordinary compliments he paid me. As Ron’s health deteriorated in recent years his positive outlook never seemed to. He still loved to talk and share stories and he occasionally phoned to check up on me. I will remember my friend Ron fondly.
Obituary
Ronald Wayne Scott, age 84 of Athens, Husband, Father, Musician and Friend passed away Saturday morning Sept. 27, 2008 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center, The Plains. Born on August 20, 1924 in Columbus, he was the son of the late Violet Matheny Maybach and Marvin H. Scott. Raised by his maternal grandparents, Sarah and Bernard Matheny, he grew up in Laurel Run, Ohio during The Great Depression.
After graduating from high school, Ron enlisted in the Coast Guard where he served as a signalman in the South Pacific. After the war, he returned to Southeastern Ohio where he met and married his late wife of 42 years, Donna Liggett of New Marshfield, who passed away in 1990.
A self-taught musician, Ron won state and regional guitar competitions from an early age. He continued to perform as a band member and guitar soloist for the rest of his life. As a member of the Coast Guard Band, he played with many Big Band musicians. Later he met and performed with such well-known celebrities as Bob Hope, Andy Griffith and pedal steel guitarist “Speedy” West. Beyond his musical accomplishments, Ron received multiple honors from Eastman Kodak for his work as a lithographer at Lawhead Press, Athens, where he worked until he retired in 1988.
Ron is survived by his children; Tressa Scott (Mark) Fox of Hornby Island, British Columbia and Jeffrey (Deborah) Scott of Athens; grandsons Aaron and Jacob Fox of Montreal, Quebec; two sisters- Dorothy Holder of Corpus Christi, Texas; Ardis Ellingson of Durango, Colorado; a brother Thomas Scott and stepmother Julia Scott, both of Seaside, Oregon.
Funeral service will be conducted Thursday 2:00PM at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens by Rev. Lee Ortman with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 1:00PM until time of service. Military rites will be conducted by K.T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion, VFW Post 3477 and VFW Post 9893 Honor Guards at the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ohio University School of Music in memory of Ronald W. Scott, c/o The Ohio University Foundation, P.O. Box 869, Athens 45701.
I just Googled myself and found a blog called “The Doors to the Past” that had reprinted the article that the Athens NEWS ran on my residency at HVCRC last month. Obviously it’s been chewed up and spit out by an auto-translator more than once and the results are hysterical. Enjoy.
Teacher offers youth offenders a 6-string rehab program
Karen Zolka
July 24, 2008
Editor’s note: The wide names of the litter offenders in this article are not being cast-off out of high opinion for their privacy.
You haunt through a set of duplicate goblet doors adorned with announcements printed on yellow cardboard. You sustain previous a poster with an batch of pictures, and past a ceramic mural that stretches from the ceiling to the floor. While walking around a periphrastic hallway, you advised snippets of conversation, doors closing and the set of music.
The Athens News ran a great article on my residency at Hocking Valley Community Residential Center. Following is a gallery of photos from A-News photographer Ed Venrick and then the complete text of the article.
Teacher offers youth offenders a 6-string rehab program
Karen Zolka
July 24, 2008
Editor’s note: The full names of the young offenders in this article are not being used out of regard for their privacy.
You walk through a set of double glass doors adorned with announcements printed on yellow cardboard. You continue past a poster with an assortment of pictures, and past a ceramic mural that stretches from the ceiling to the floor. While walking around a circular hallway, you hear snippets of conversation, doors closing and the sound of music.
“I think some of the other staff must be like, ‘Oh God,’ because it gets kind of noisy up there,” Darrell Gladish said with a smile. “They’re all into it.”
This isn’t a floor in Glidden Hall, the music building at Ohio University. Nor is this a private music conservatory. It’s actually the Hocking Valley Community Residential Center, a juvenile correctional facility in Nelsonville.
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