Scott Matthew Anderson

Scott was born August 5th, 1991 at Avista Hospital in Louisville, CO. He arrived three and a half weeks ahead of schedule, which seemed appropriate as throughout his life Scott loved to arrive early. He was always eager for and anxiously anticipated new experiences and adventures.

In his youth Scott loved playing basketball, aggressive in- line skating, skateboarding, snowboarding, karate and horseback riding. He talked his equestrian instructor into letting him begin learning to jump at an early age. He thought it would be an easy challenge but promptly fell off his horse the first two lessons in a row. When his instructor asked if he was alright after falling for the second time, he picked himself up, dusted his clothes off, informed her he was fine and said "I'm kind of getting used to it." Scott naturally had a great love for animals. When his first lesson horse eventually died at a ripe old age, Scott demanded a logical explanation as to what happened. When he was told that she was very old and probably had a heart attack, he very indignantly replied that he didn't believe "standing around eating grass all day long would give anyone a heart attack."

Scott's interests changed as he matured. He spent his 16th birthday in San Diego where he saw the ocean and a real beach for the first time. On the way back to the hotel after his first day at the beach he said to his mother, "Mom, the hottest girls I've ever seen are only average compared to the girls out here." His mom had actually believed he'd been focused on the water, waves and learning to body surf. As an adult Scott also became a big fan of hiking, camping, weight lifting, body building, traveling, nutrition, cooking healthy and sharing his creative meals with others.

Scott began his work career during high school at Sonic in Lafayette. He wanted a summer job and said he'd work anywhere except for fast food. About a week later he proudly announced he'd just gotten hired at Sonic. When asked about his earlier objection to working in a fast food restaurant, he said that he and a friend had stopped for a drink at Sonic and there was a really hot girl working at the drive thru. He parked and went in to ask about a job and was hired on the spot. He did manage to get a date with the "hot girl" and ended up liking the job too. The following summer he worked at Chuck E Cheese. He dreaded putting on the mouse costume for a number of reasons, but loved interacting with the kids and making them laugh. Scott also worked as a security guard at McGuckins in Boulder and Sports Authority in Denver. He was a certified Red Cross instructor, became an EMT and worked on an ambulance crew.

Scott also became a certified personal trainer and nutritionist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He was passionate about weight lifting and body building, and was a talented personal trainer who greatly enjoyed helping others achieve their fitness goals. Scott also had a keen interest in technology and decided to focus his education and ultimate career path in the Information Technology sector. He attended Charles Sturt Global and took an accelerated curriculum directed at obtaining multiple certifications pertaining to technical and infrastructure engineering and cyber security. He then became a technical engineer at Greystone Technology, then a senior engineer at N Division, an infrastructure engineer at Noble Energy and his last job was as an Information Technology business analyst at Denver Health.

Scott was very loving, caring and compassionate with his family and friends. He had a terrific sense of humor and loved to laugh. His friends loved to hear his laugh and laugh along with him. Scott's friends were treasures to him and their well being was always of great interest and concern to him. As many of you can attest to, he genuinely offered care and support in whatever manner necessary, and to the best of his ability, to anyone who needed it. Many of Scott's friends have reached out expressing their gratitude for Scott's presence and influence in their lives. Phrases like "he inspired me to be a better person physically and mentally, he inspired me to work harder, he inspired me to keep pushing myself to be a better person, he inspired me to be strong, he inspired me to believe I was good enough, he inspired me to put others first," were mentioned again and again. A close friend of Scott's recently texted his mom saying "Scott was an incredible man and a brother to me. His impact on my life was nothing short of beautiful and amazing."

Scott also extended love, care and compassion to his pets, whom he considered to be part of his family. A few years ago Scott discovered two kittens abandoned in an old diaper box on the side of a busy road. He stopped, put them in his car and took them to the vet. After getting them checked out he brought them home and cared for them like children. Scott's beloved Kaiko and Kaoru were very spoiled and adored him in return. When forced to evacuate during the Marshall fire Scott raced home, grabbed Kaiko and Kaoru and left. He said that they were the most important things he had. Last year Scott also adopted a big, beautiful Cane Corso dog. She was Scott's dream dog and though intimidating to look at, Sora is mostly a big, drooling, spoiled baby.

Scott was sensitive, inquiring and always curious about life's mysteries. At a young age he was confident about the existence of a great and loving being in heaven, who in Scott's opinion, made everyone happy and alive again in the best place ever! The day before Scott's fifth birthday, his uncle Dave, who was his mom's only sibling died suddenly and unexpectedly. Scott adored Dave and was very sad, but when he saw his grandma Gerry's deep grief he climbed up on the sofa, took his grandma's hand and said "don't be sad Gerry, Davie is with Jesus." Grandma Gerry always said that was exactly what she needed at that time. Despite his early certainty, Scott experienced many doubts and questions about the existence of an all knowing, all powerful and intensely loving God in heaven. He struggled accepting that the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross really included him too, and paid the price, in full, for all of his sins. When Scott's father was near the end of his life he asked Scott if he was "right with God." When Scott expressed doubt his dad told him to see to it that he got "right with God." That was one of the last conversations Scott had with his father and it made a big impression on him. He did some serious soul searching and decided to explore reading the bible a little. He even prayed about wanting to know and believe the truth. God answered Scott in a way that convinced him Jesus is real, and willingly died for him to forever wash away all of his sins. Scott became unshakable in his belief. The last few years of Scott's life he often thought about and considered what to say and do to help people in general, but especially those he cared about most, learn the truth about Jesus, and His gift of life. A joyful, peaceful and eternal life freely given to anyone, anytime, anywhere. All that Jesus asks is that we simply choose to accept his gift of eternal life, repent and believe. Scott chose to believe in Jesus, and would have liked nothing better than to know that the people he loved most choose to believe in Jesus too! He wanted every one of you to be with him in heaven one day.

A memorial service for Scott will be held Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Ascent Community Church, 550 McCaslin Blvd, Louisville, CO 80027.