Scott was born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina as an only child to Harley and Lettie (Herring) Gray, but grew up in Washington, D.C. He earned his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. While attending college, he met his love, Gayle, and escorted her to many Theta Xi formal events. They were married on March 20, 1971 in Rockmart, Georgia and spent 49 wonderful years together living all over the world. Scott and Gayle lived in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), Martinsville (VA), Charleston (WV), Singapore, Houston (TX), and Mobile (AL), before settling in Humble (TX) in 2004. Scott was a devoted husband, a proud father, and a loving grandfather.
Scott participated in Army ROTC during college and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Chemical Corps after graduation. He served in the Army Reserves in Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia for 10 years. Scott retired in 2006 from a 35-year career in manufacturing leadership for DuPont, where he served as plant manager at multiple sites and regional operations director in both Asia-Pacific and North America. He then worked for another 8 years as a Vice President for Group Safety & Operational Risk for BP America, Inc. Scott was lucky enough to travel the world for work and with his family, visiting many places in Europe, Asia, Africa, the South Pacific, and North America. He loved hunting, camping, boating, reading, riding dirt bikes, and spending time with his family and cats. He was an avid gun enthusiast, photographer, and Orchidist.
Scott was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Gayle Gray, their children Allison Stewart and Ian Gray and spouses David Stewart and Kelli Gray, their grandchildren Cameron and Gray Stewart, and their cats Aki and Koji.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association in honor of J. Scott Gray II.