Tom Burkett Scott Jr. of Jackson, Mississippi, long-time banker and community leader, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at St. Catherine's Village in Ridgeland. Mr. Scott was born October 16, 1922 in Pasadena, California to Lola Emery Scott and Tom B. Scott Sr.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Hewes Scott, and four children, Sharon Rhoden and husband, Tom of Jackson, Deborah Helgeson and husband, Scott of Lawton, Oklahoma, Tom B. Scott III and wife, Janet of Flora, and C. Christopher Scott IV and wife Stephanie of Madison; four grandchildren, Thomas Rhoden and wife Nicole, Jeffrey Rhoden and wife Britton, Charlie Scott, and Elizabeth Scott; two great-grandchildren, Lily and Sophie Rhoden. He is also survived by Marie Walton, a loving and devoted caregiver for 42 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Sybil Scott Cummings; and a brother-in-law, George Poindexter Hewes.
Mr. Scott was educated in the Jackson Public School system, graduating from Central High School in 1940. He then attended Millsaps College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts before entering the University of Mississippi School of Law to earn a LLB Degree. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp as Captain and Pilot, earning the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. He flew numerous combat missions. Mr. Scott always delighted in telling the story of flying General George C. Patton to search for his troops after Patton had become separated from them. He convinced the General that one could not land a C-47 in a "clump of trees".
Mr. Scott was an outstanding community leader who served in a wide variety of capacities for financial, civic, education, arts, and religious organizations. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unifirst Bank for Savings (formerly First Federal Savings and Loan Association) from 1962 until 1989. He received national attention when he was named President of the United States Savings and Loan League in 1969 and subsequently served as president of the International Union of Building Societies. He also served as a Director and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Dallas and as a Director of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Mr. Scott was a member of the Mississippi State Bar, the American Bar, the American Judicature Society, and the International Bar Association. He was elected to "Who's Who in America" and the Court of Honor, Kappa Alpha Order. In 1979, he was listed in South Magazine as one of the 16 most influential leaders in Mississippi.
In 1980, the Savings and Loan league's "Tom B Scott Jr. Savings and Loan Chair" was established at the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi. He also served as Alumni Association president at Ole Miss from 1972 to 1973. He loved his Rebels.
In 1982, he and Mrs. Scott were honored by the National Society to Prevent Blindness (Mississippi Affiliate) at the first "People of Vision" dinner.
Mr. Scott was a true community leader who led with decisive action and vision. He served on numerous business and community boards, including Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Standard Life Insurance Company, Mississippi Economic Council, Newcomen Society of North America, Mississippi Foundation Independent Colleges, Boys and Girls Club, Piney Woods Country Life School, Millsaps College, Jackson Music Association, Mississippi International Ballet Competition, Jackson State University Fund Development Foundation, South Central Bell Telephone Company, Andrew Jackson Council Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America, and the Education Services Foundation.
Mr. Scott also served as President and Chairman of the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, the Hundred Club and the Jackson Education Task Force, as well as Director and Regional Vice-President for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
As a communicant of St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, Mr. Scott was on the vestry for over nine years and served as Warden. He was a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi and held the position of Chairman of the Board of St Andrew's Episcopal School and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of All Saints' Episcopal School in Vicksburg.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Siena Center at St. Catherine's Village for their dedicated and compassionate care.
Mr. Scott will always be remembered for his ability to teach, mentor, and lead. The family will always remember his laugh and his and kind and gentle nature.
Services will be held at St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until time of service in St. Francis Hall. Internment follows the service in Lakewood Memorial Park.
The family requests that Memorials be made to St. Andrews Episcopal School, 370 Old Agency Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157; St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral, P.O. Box 1366 Jackson, MS 39215-1366; or Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39210.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Hewes Scott, and four children, Sharon Rhoden and husband, Tom of Jackson, Deborah Helgeson and husband, Scott of Lawton, Oklahoma, Tom B. Scott III and wife, Janet of Flora, and C. Christopher Scott IV and wife Stephanie of Madison; four grandchildren, Thomas Rhoden and wife Nicole, Jeffrey Rhoden and wife Britton, Charlie Scott, and Elizabeth Scott; two great-grandchildren, Lily and Sophie Rhoden. He is also survived by Marie Walton, a loving and devoted caregiver for 42 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Sybil Scott Cummings; and a brother-in-law, George Poindexter Hewes.
Mr. Scott was educated in the Jackson Public School system, graduating from Central High School in 1940. He then attended Millsaps College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts before entering the University of Mississippi School of Law to earn a LLB Degree. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp as Captain and Pilot, earning the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. He flew numerous combat missions. Mr. Scott always delighted in telling the story of flying General George C. Patton to search for his troops after Patton had become separated from them. He convinced the General that one could not land a C-47 in a "clump of trees".
Mr. Scott was an outstanding community leader who served in a wide variety of capacities for financial, civic, education, arts, and religious organizations. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unifirst Bank for Savings (formerly First Federal Savings and Loan Association) from 1962 until 1989. He received national attention when he was named President of the United States Savings and Loan League in 1969 and subsequently served as president of the International Union of Building Societies. He also served as a Director and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Dallas and as a Director of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Mr. Scott was a member of the Mississippi State Bar, the American Bar, the American Judicature Society, and the International Bar Association. He was elected to "Who's Who in America" and the Court of Honor, Kappa Alpha Order. In 1979, he was listed in South Magazine as one of the 16 most influential leaders in Mississippi.
In 1980, the Savings and Loan league's "Tom B Scott Jr. Savings and Loan Chair" was established at the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi. He also served as Alumni Association president at Ole Miss from 1972 to 1973. He loved his Rebels.
In 1982, he and Mrs. Scott were honored by the National Society to Prevent Blindness (Mississippi Affiliate) at the first "People of Vision" dinner.
Mr. Scott was a true community leader who led with decisive action and vision. He served on numerous business and community boards, including Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Standard Life Insurance Company, Mississippi Economic Council, Newcomen Society of North America, Mississippi Foundation Independent Colleges, Boys and Girls Club, Piney Woods Country Life School, Millsaps College, Jackson Music Association, Mississippi International Ballet Competition, Jackson State University Fund Development Foundation, South Central Bell Telephone Company, Andrew Jackson Council Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America, and the Education Services Foundation.
Mr. Scott also served as President and Chairman of the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, the Hundred Club and the Jackson Education Task Force, as well as Director and Regional Vice-President for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
As a communicant of St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, Mr. Scott was on the vestry for over nine years and served as Warden. He was a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi and held the position of Chairman of the Board of St Andrew's Episcopal School and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of All Saints' Episcopal School in Vicksburg.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Siena Center at St. Catherine's Village for their dedicated and compassionate care.
Mr. Scott will always be remembered for his ability to teach, mentor, and lead. The family will always remember his laugh and his and kind and gentle nature.
Services will be held at St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until time of service in St. Francis Hall. Internment follows the service in Lakewood Memorial Park.
The family requests that Memorials be made to St. Andrews Episcopal School, 370 Old Agency Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157; St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral, P.O. Box 1366 Jackson, MS 39215-1366; or Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39210.
Tom Burkett Scott Jr. of Jackson, Mississippi, long-time banker and community leader, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at St. Catherine's Village in Ridgeland. Mr. Scott was born October 16, 1922 in Pasadena, California to Lola Emery Scott and Tom B. Scott Sr.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Hewes Scott, and four children, Sharon Rhoden and husband, Tom of Jackson, Deborah Helgeson and husband, Scott of Lawton, Oklahoma, Tom B. Scott III and wife, Janet of Flora, and C. Christopher Scott IV and wife Stephanie of Madison; four grandchildren, Thomas Rhoden and wife Nicole, Jeffrey Rhoden and wife Britton, Charlie Scott, and Elizabeth Scott; two great-grandchildren, Lily and Sophie Rhoden. He is also survived by Marie Walton, a loving and devoted caregiver for 42 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Sybil Scott Cummings; and a brother-in-law, George Poindexter Hewes.
Mr. Scott was educated in the Jackson Public School system, graduating from Central High School in 1940. He then attended Millsaps College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts before entering the University of Mississippi School of Law to earn a LLB Degree. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp as Captain and Pilot, earning the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. He flew numerous combat missions. Mr. Scott always delighted in telling the story of flying General George C. Patton to search for his troops after Patton had become separated from them. He convinced the General that one could not land a C-47 in a "clump of trees".
Mr. Scott was an outstanding community leader who served in a wide variety of capacities for financial, civic, education, arts, and religious organizations. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unifirst Bank for Savings (formerly First Federal Savings and Loan Association) from 1962 until 1989. He received national attention when he was named President of the United States Savings and Loan League in 1969 and subsequently served as president of the International Union of Building Societies. He also served as a Director and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Dallas and as a Director of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Mr. Scott was a member of the Mississippi State Bar, the American Bar, the American Judicature Society, and the International Bar Association. He was elected to "Who's Who in America" and the Court of Honor, Kappa Alpha Order. In 1979, he was listed in South Magazine as one of the 16 most influential leaders in Mississippi.
In 1980, the Savings and Loan league's "Tom B Scott Jr. Savings and Loan Chair" was established at the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi. He also served as Alumni Association president at Ole Miss from 1972 to 1973. He loved his Rebels.
In 1982, he and Mrs. Scott were honored by the National Society to Prevent Blindness (Mississippi Affiliate) at the first "People of Vision" dinner.
Mr. Scott was a true community leader who led with decisive action and vision. He served on numerous business and community boards, including Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Standard Life Insurance Company, Mississippi Economic Council, Newcomen Society of North America, Mississippi Foundation Independent Colleges, Boys and Girls Club, Piney Woods Country Life School, Millsaps College, Jackson Music Association, Mississippi International Ballet Competition, Jackson State University Fund Development Foundation, South Central Bell Telephone Company, Andrew Jackson Council Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America, and the Education Services Foundation.
Mr. Scott also served as President and Chairman of the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, the Hundred Club and the Jackson Education Task Force, as well as Director and Regional Vice-President for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
As a communicant of St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, Mr. Scott was on the vestry for over nine years and served as Warden. He was a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi and held the position of Chairman of the Board of St Andrew's Episcopal School and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of All Saints' Episcopal School in Vicksburg.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Siena Center at St. Catherine's Village for their dedicated and compassionate care.
Mr. Scott will always be remembered for his ability to teach, mentor, and lead. The family will always remember his laugh and his and kind and gentle nature.
Services will be held at St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until time of service in St. Francis Hall. Internment follows the service in Lakewood Memorial Park.
The family requests that Memorials be made to St. Andrews Episcopal School, 370 Old Agency Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157; St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral, P.O. Box 1366 Jackson, MS 39215-1366; or Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39210.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Hewes Scott, and four children, Sharon Rhoden and husband, Tom of Jackson, Deborah Helgeson and husband, Scott of Lawton, Oklahoma, Tom B. Scott III and wife, Janet of Flora, and C. Christopher Scott IV and wife Stephanie of Madison; four grandchildren, Thomas Rhoden and wife Nicole, Jeffrey Rhoden and wife Britton, Charlie Scott, and Elizabeth Scott; two great-grandchildren, Lily and Sophie Rhoden. He is also survived by Marie Walton, a loving and devoted caregiver for 42 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Sybil Scott Cummings; and a brother-in-law, George Poindexter Hewes.
Mr. Scott was educated in the Jackson Public School system, graduating from Central High School in 1940. He then attended Millsaps College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts before entering the University of Mississippi School of Law to earn a LLB Degree. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp as Captain and Pilot, earning the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. He flew numerous combat missions. Mr. Scott always delighted in telling the story of flying General George C. Patton to search for his troops after Patton had become separated from them. He convinced the General that one could not land a C-47 in a "clump of trees".
Mr. Scott was an outstanding community leader who served in a wide variety of capacities for financial, civic, education, arts, and religious organizations. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unifirst Bank for Savings (formerly First Federal Savings and Loan Association) from 1962 until 1989. He received national attention when he was named President of the United States Savings and Loan League in 1969 and subsequently served as president of the International Union of Building Societies. He also served as a Director and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Dallas and as a Director of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Mr. Scott was a member of the Mississippi State Bar, the American Bar, the American Judicature Society, and the International Bar Association. He was elected to "Who's Who in America" and the Court of Honor, Kappa Alpha Order. In 1979, he was listed in South Magazine as one of the 16 most influential leaders in Mississippi.
In 1980, the Savings and Loan league's "Tom B Scott Jr. Savings and Loan Chair" was established at the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi. He also served as Alumni Association president at Ole Miss from 1972 to 1973. He loved his Rebels.
In 1982, he and Mrs. Scott were honored by the National Society to Prevent Blindness (Mississippi Affiliate) at the first "People of Vision" dinner.
Mr. Scott was a true community leader who led with decisive action and vision. He served on numerous business and community boards, including Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Standard Life Insurance Company, Mississippi Economic Council, Newcomen Society of North America, Mississippi Foundation Independent Colleges, Boys and Girls Club, Piney Woods Country Life School, Millsaps College, Jackson Music Association, Mississippi International Ballet Competition, Jackson State University Fund Development Foundation, South Central Bell Telephone Company, Andrew Jackson Council Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America, and the Education Services Foundation.
Mr. Scott also served as President and Chairman of the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, the Hundred Club and the Jackson Education Task Force, as well as Director and Regional Vice-President for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
As a communicant of St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, Mr. Scott was on the vestry for over nine years and served as Warden. He was a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi and held the position of Chairman of the Board of St Andrew's Episcopal School and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of All Saints' Episcopal School in Vicksburg.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Siena Center at St. Catherine's Village for their dedicated and compassionate care.
Mr. Scott will always be remembered for his ability to teach, mentor, and lead. The family will always remember his laugh and his and kind and gentle nature.
Services will be held at St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until time of service in St. Francis Hall. Internment follows the service in Lakewood Memorial Park.
The family requests that Memorials be made to St. Andrews Episcopal School, 370 Old Agency Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157; St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral, P.O. Box 1366 Jackson, MS 39215-1366; or Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39210.
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