Walter Wayne Scott

Texas. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and beloved wife, Lucinda Rouse Scott, his

daughter Rachel Scott Hoskins, his son Ryan Wayne Scott, his, as he lovingly referred to her as,

red headed step child Kristi Rader Martin, his son in law David Hoskins, and his three handsome

grandsons Hud, Holden, and Finn Hoskins. Walter, better known to those who knew and loved

him as Coach Scott, Bops, and Walt, was born on the Sheppard Airforce Base in Wichita Falls,

Texas on March 9th, 1950 to his loving parents Wayne D. Scott and Elvira S. Scott. He had two

sisters Barbara Scott and Rebecca Scott as well as a niece and nephew, Kayla and Cody

Freeman.

Being part of an Airforce family, Walt lived an adventurous and exciting life where they were

always on the move. I mean, how many people can say they got to ride a camel to and from

school while living in Tripoli, Libya? Walt Scott sure can. Eventually, his family settled down in

Roseville, California where he attended Oakmont High School and found his two loves: Cinda

and football. After graduating from Oakmont in 1968, Walt and Cinda went their separate ways

physically to pursue their dreams of being college athletes and still maintained their

relationship despite the distance between them with Walt at Tarleton State University.

Walt and his young family moved to Vernon, Texas in 1976 where he began his career as a

coach and educator for the Vernon Independent School District. He spent 27 years teaching and

coaching football and in 1990, Walt as part of the varsity football coaching staff and his team

made a dream come true, they brought home the State Championship. While he was known

and revered mostly for his football coaching, Walt was no stranger to the other sports as well.

Through his time in Vernon, Walt blessed many sports with his coaching expertise including

track and field, basketball, and golf. Walt and his family loved Vernon, but in 2003 after their

kids had grown up and left Vernon Walt and Cinda moved to Princeton, Texas where Walt took

his position as a history teacher and Varsity Football Coach. He remained there for 3 years

before moving on to the final act of his professional life, the Athletic Director and Head Football

Coach of the Gainesville State School until his retirement in 2016. Our husband, father,

grandfather, and friend will truly be missed.

Funeral services are provided by Bright-Holland Funeral Home in Paris Texas and graveside

services will be held at Forest Chapel Cemetery in Chicota, Texas on April 2, 2020 at 2:00 pm.