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Scott Alan Burns

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Scott Alan Burns

Birth
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Death
19 Jan 2021 (aged 69)
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Bixby, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Visitation has been scheduled from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 21, 2021 in the Leonard-Marker Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. SATURDAY, Jan. 23 in the Chapel at Leonard-Marker officiated by Rev. Lance Phillips. Interment will follow in the Bixby Cemetery.

Scott Alan Burns was born on January 7, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas, and passed away early Tuesday morning, January 19, 2021, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Jean Darel and Roberta Doris (Garrett) Burns. Scott is survived by his sister Laura (Burns) Redemann, along with brother-in-law Michael Redemann of Tulsa, Oklahoma and his two nieces Elizabeth Redemann of Dallas, Texas, and Cheyenne Redemann of Carrollton, Texas. He is survived by many special cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.

In 1970, Scott received his high school diploma from Balboa High School, Balboa, Panama Canal Zone. Scott received his Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management Degree from Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1974. At Northeastern, he was a charter member of the ACACIA Fraternity. While in school he participated in basketball, track, and volleyball.

Scott enjoyed traveling, and lived in Wichita, Kansas; Seattle, Washington; Altus, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Karachi, Pakistan; Izmir, Turkey; Munich, Germany; Livorno, Italy; Sierra Vista, Arizona; Gamboa, Panama Canal Zone; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Stratford, Connecticut.

Scott worked for Skaggs-Albertsons Food and Drug Store (Tulsa and Oklahoma City) right out of college, and then subsequently for the Department of Air Force (Tinker AFB), Defense Logistics Agency (Tulsa), Department of the Navy (Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford), and then, finally, for Department of Energy (Southwestern Power Administration in Tulsa).

Scott was a member of the Panama Canal Society (Florida and Oklahoma) and a member of the Tulsa Elks Lodge #946. Scott enjoyed attending the annual Scotfest and Oktoberfest in Tulsa. He financially supported Animal Rescue Groups in Tulsa and enjoyed feeding community cats, squirrels, birds, and other wildlife.

Scott enjoyed reading the Holy Bible and believed in the Almighty God of the Holy Bible. He loved his family and friends. He was always greeting everyone with a smile. He retained his fighting spirit to the end. He will be dearly missed by all.
Visitation has been scheduled from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 21, 2021 in the Leonard-Marker Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. SATURDAY, Jan. 23 in the Chapel at Leonard-Marker officiated by Rev. Lance Phillips. Interment will follow in the Bixby Cemetery.

Scott Alan Burns was born on January 7, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas, and passed away early Tuesday morning, January 19, 2021, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Jean Darel and Roberta Doris (Garrett) Burns. Scott is survived by his sister Laura (Burns) Redemann, along with brother-in-law Michael Redemann of Tulsa, Oklahoma and his two nieces Elizabeth Redemann of Dallas, Texas, and Cheyenne Redemann of Carrollton, Texas. He is survived by many special cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.

In 1970, Scott received his high school diploma from Balboa High School, Balboa, Panama Canal Zone. Scott received his Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management Degree from Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1974. At Northeastern, he was a charter member of the ACACIA Fraternity. While in school he participated in basketball, track, and volleyball.

Scott enjoyed traveling, and lived in Wichita, Kansas; Seattle, Washington; Altus, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Karachi, Pakistan; Izmir, Turkey; Munich, Germany; Livorno, Italy; Sierra Vista, Arizona; Gamboa, Panama Canal Zone; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Stratford, Connecticut.

Scott worked for Skaggs-Albertsons Food and Drug Store (Tulsa and Oklahoma City) right out of college, and then subsequently for the Department of Air Force (Tinker AFB), Defense Logistics Agency (Tulsa), Department of the Navy (Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford), and then, finally, for Department of Energy (Southwestern Power Administration in Tulsa).

Scott was a member of the Panama Canal Society (Florida and Oklahoma) and a member of the Tulsa Elks Lodge #946. Scott enjoyed attending the annual Scotfest and Oktoberfest in Tulsa. He financially supported Animal Rescue Groups in Tulsa and enjoyed feeding community cats, squirrels, birds, and other wildlife.

Scott enjoyed reading the Holy Bible and believed in the Almighty God of the Holy Bible. He loved his family and friends. He was always greeting everyone with a smile. He retained his fighting spirit to the end. He will be dearly missed by all.


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