William C. Scott VII Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

William Carlisle Scott, VII December 8, 1930 -November 30, 2021 WILLIAM CARLISLE SCOTT, VII, ended this part of his journey on November 30, 2021. He is survived by his beloved playmate and co-dreamer, Deborah Chisholm Scott, the gifts the universe sent to him to guide his path, Bill (Jan Roth) Scott, Christopher Evan (Krysta) Scott, Gillian Scott (Clinton) Bleeker, Bryan Scott (Jack) Gordon, and the children of his heart, Kristin (Jason) Dybvig-Pawelko and Mikkel (Cassandra) Dybvig and his loving niece, Elisa (Wayne) Pouncey and the second shift, Ryan Scott, Griffin Scott, Nine Scott, Buchanan Bleeker, Bentley Bleeker, Mia Dybvig-Pawelko, Wyatt Dybvig-Pawelko, Mathieu Dybvig-Pawelko, Kian Dybvig, Lilah Dybvig, Maxen Dybvig, Nick Pouncy, Darren Pouncey. He was predeceased by his daughter, Kirk Scott Cookson, stepdaughter Kevyn Duran and granddaughter, Jasmine Besore. Will was launched on his journey here early in the morning of December 8, 1930, at St. Ann's home for unwed mothers, in Cleveland, Ohio. He and his birth mother took great joy in the fact that he arrived on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception. It set the direction of his life here in which he always did his best to find the humor in every event, no matter how painful it might be. Will grew up in Hudson, Ohio, but as soon as possible left the cold, wet winters for Arizona, which he had come to love when he spent time in Patagonia and Tucson in 1939 and 1940. Will was a swimming instructor at the YMCA on West Congress St., a blacksmith for the Southern Pacific Railroad, and worked at Sears Roebuck, before returning to school to more or less complete his education. He did part of his undergraduate work at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, before it became famous, and the rest at University of Arizona, being graduated from the College of Law in 1956. He practiced law in Tucson for 60 years before retiring. During law school he sold real estate and during and after that joined with two other partners to develop subdivisions and build houses in Cochise County, starting what is today, Huachuca City, as well as subdivisions in Douglas and Willcox. He was a founder of Catalina Savings and Loan Association, Tubac Valley Country Club, and the Foundation for the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, serving on their governing boards and as an officer of the latter two, as well as Tucson Child Guidance Clinic, Palo Verde Foundation for Mental Health, Tucson Methodist District Union, and Tucson Community Cable Corporation. He was a part owner of Lumber Distributors, Inc. and related companies in Tucson and Sierra Vista; Tucson Toros, Salinas (Calif.) Spurs and Spokane (Wash.) Indians baseball teams; and KGVY radio station in Green Valley. Will was a long-time member of the Mountain Oyster Club and Los Charros del Desierto, although not many of the other members were happy about that. In retirement Will continued to serve his church and other community organizations, including Divorce Recovery, where he served as a group facilitator and group facilitator trainer; served as a Justice of the Peace Pro Tempore in Pima County and with Deborah developed Whitewater Draw Territories in Sulphur Springs Valley and AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON, equestrian bed and breakfast, near Dragoon, Arizona. On the 21st day, of January 2022, at 2 P.M. there will be a celebration of Will's life, or the end thereof, depending on your perspective, at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, 4625 E. River Road which will involve singing some of Will's favorite old hymns, which he picked out, and a lot of food and non-alcoholic drink, because the Methodist church helped form the Womens' Christian Temperance Union to fight demon rum. Please do not send flowers but give the money you would have spent on them to the Charles Wm. Leighton, Jr., Hospice, PO Box 115, Willcox, AZ. 85644 where Shawnee Burkhead and Kelleye Warren made the end of this part of his journey easier and more comfortable for both him and Deborah, Community Food Bank or some other charity of your choice in Will's memory. If after reading this you think his family is crazy, rest assured that Will wrote it himself, for the most part, because if he had to go, he wanted the last word, which by the way, is Peace be with you!

William C. Scott VII

December 8, 1930 - November 30, 2021