IN LOVING MEMORY OF

George Mcalister

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"Mack" Scott

September 16, 1948 — June 5, 2013

Obituary

George "Mack" McAlister Scott, 64, went to Heaven on June 5, 2013. He was born in Montgomery, AL on September 16, 1948, the second son of USAF Colonel Walter and Eva Scott. He graduated from Choctawhatchee High School in Ft. Walton Beach in 1966 and enlisted in the Navy as a Corpsman in 1971. He went to the Florida State University on the GI Bill, where he received his degree in nursing and met the love of his life, Donna. Upon graduation in 1975, and after Officer Candidate School, his first assignment took him to Naval Hospital Balboa in San Diego, CA. Donna and her son Jeff traveled across the country to join him, and they spent some time as "contraband" in his Bachelor Officer Quarters. They married in 1976, and his career in the Navy Nurse Corps took them to many duty stations, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Naval Air Station Pensacola, where his second son was born. After retirement from the Navy in 1994, Commander "Mack" Scott settled in Valrico, FL and enjoyed a second career as a Nurse Practitioner and part time chef, golfer, travel enthusiast, photographer, salt water aquarist, shooting sportsman, vintner, and most of all, aviator. He loved to fly and enjoyed his 1976 Beechcraft Bonanza, "Princess", which he owned with his dear friend, Robin Cooper. He was also a ten year cancer survivor, and while he struggled to keep his medical certification to pilot his Bonanza, he was serving others with medical needs through Angel Flight. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Donna; his sons, Jeff Littlejohn and George "Mack" Scott, Jr.; his brother, Walter "Scotty" J. Scott III; and three grandchildren. An avid and lifelong flyer, some of his ashes will be dropped from a plane by his "pilot buddies" over HEVVN ("Heaven") Intersection, which was often a part of his flight plan. He will also be buried with full military honors at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL at a date yet to be determined. Donations may be made in Mack's name to Angel Flight, Inc., 1515 East 71st Street, Ste. 312, Tulsa, OK 74136.
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