87 of Mesa, AZ passed away on December 24, 2013. Preceded in death by his parents, Adrian and Mayno (Coning) Brock, his wife of 51 years, Rowena (1997), his son Terry (1989) and his special companion Norma Lockhart (2011). Survivors include his sister, Onda Faye Burda (Beavercreek, OH), sons Michael (Debbie Erickson) Brock (Beavercreek, OH) and Stephen Brock (Peoria), as well as daughter Debra (Richard) Griesbeck (Chandler). He is also survived by 5 grandchildren (Jon, Nick, Elizabeth, Megan, and Max) and 4 great grandchildren.
Born in Greenville, OH on January 19 1926, he lived in Dayton OH. He retired from the Wright-Patt Credit Union in 1992 as the manager of the Auto Loans Collections Department and moved to AZ to spend time with his grandchildren. A wonderful father and grandfather to his entire family, he will be sorely missed by all who knew or met him. Memorial service is at 10:30 am, January 11, 2014 at Lakeshore Mortuary, 1815 Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ. Interment will be at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, OH. Condolences may be left at www.lakeshoremort.com. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Diabetes Association or the Hospice of the Valley-Phoenix, AZ.
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Scott was born in Greenville, Ohio on January 19, 1926 to Adrian and Mayno Brock. He was the oldest of two children. His sister Onda Faye was born in 1931. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1944 where he played football and basketball. He was a 170 pound offensive tackle on the football team and jumped center at 6’1” on the basketball team.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1944 and was training in Harlington, Texas to be a navigator on bombers when he was released from the service “for the convenience of the Government” in November 1945. He returned to Greenville where he married his high school sweetheart, Rowena Miller, in August 1946. Their marriage would last more than 51 years before she would pass away of heart disease in 1997.
After coming back to Greenville at the conclusion of his Service commitment, the late 1940’s and early 1950’s were spent playing semi-pro basketball, competing in big band contests (where he and Rowena won several) and honing his pinochle card game prowess. The 1950’s and early 1960’s became the “having a family” period. Michael was born in 1954, Debra in 1956, Terry in 1959, and his youngest, Stephen in 1961.
During the 1960’s and early 1970’s, the family traveled the country during the summers with their dog Charlie Brown in their travel trailer. Camping trips to the State Parks of southern Ohio and Indiana was also part of every summer once school let out. This period also saw Scott becoming more involved with each of the children’s activities. With all three of his sons, he served as a coach for almost every sport they were involved with up to the high school level. He worked with them on fundamentals, how to be good teammates and most importantly how to treat others on and off the field. He taught life lessons on how to interact with people from all stations of life. With his daughter, he supported her musical pursuits on the piano and cello and supplied her with these same life lessons.
In the 1970’s and early 1980’s, he supported his children by encouraging them to explore their dreams and desires. He served on numerous sports Booster Clubs including serving as President on at least two of them. He made sure he attended each and every sporting event his sons and daughter were involved in, regardless of where the game was being played. This made a huge impression on all his children. After Terry and Steve graduated from High School, he got back into coaching baseball with them as they continued to participate in even more competitive levels of the sport. For Scott, there was nothing better than being at a ball-park coaching a game he loved. When he wasn’t there, he could be found sitting on the front porch sipping an iced tea or Pepsi listening to the Cincinnati Reds on the radio.
During the 1980’s and early 1990’s, his working career culminated with him becoming the head of the Auto Loan Collections Department at the Wright-Patt Credit Union. His work ethic was second to none. He would work extra hours on the weekend to make up for the time he needed to support his children’s activities. He prided himself in rarely, if ever, calling in sick. If the work-place was going to be open, he was going to be there! In 1989, tragedy hit Scott, when his son Terry suffered a seizure in Aurora, CO and passed away from its complications.
When he retired in 1992, he and his wife Rowena moved to Arizona to be close to his five grandchildren (Jon, Nick, Elizabeth, Megan and Max). He continued to support the grandchildren in the same manner as he did his children. He was their biggest cheerleader, creating special moments with each and every one of them. Whether it was taking them to breakfast, having sleepovers at “Grandpa’s Place” or teasing them about seeing if their clothes still fit after having a birthday, each of his grandkids have cherished childhood memories of times they got to spend with “Grandpa”.
When Scott and Rowena moved to Arizona, their children were skeptical that they would easily transition to an Arizona lifestyle. They were wrong! Living an active lifestyle at Sunland Village East, they went bowling (including a perfect game), played bocce ball, played cards and went dancing. They made friends easily and traveled frequently. Scott had a love of food, and he relished the idea of finding new restaurants. He couldn’t wait to share that information with his family and friends.
When Rowena died in 1997, he lived alone until 2000 when he met Norma Lockhart. She was originally from Ohio also and they found they had a lot in common. They quickly became inseparable and enjoyed many trips and adventures together until she passed away in 2011. Since then he made great strides in getting close to the next generation in the Brock family tree by doting on his four great-grandchildren.
Scott’s passing will leave a big void in the lives of his surviving children and grandchildren. He was a stranger to no-one. He could talk to anyone about anything and he treated everyone as an equal. For him, family ties were very important. Getting together on holidays and birthdays or weekly phone-calls, he loved the idea of sharing time with his family. The sweet memories Scott help create with each of them will serve as a lasting legacy of a life well lived.
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