The Scott family is heartbroken to announce that their patriarch Archie William Scott Jr. passed away to meet their heavenly father on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at the age of 98.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, June 30, 1924, Archie grew up in the historic town of Schulenburg. He married his high school sweetheart, Edith, whom he remained married to for 76 years. Archie went to Schulenburg High School and played football as a Shorthorn. He then received a football scholarship to attend Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Post WWII, he studied to be an electrical engineer at The University of Texas.
After the invasion of Pearl Harbor, he joined the Marines in 1942, completing boot camp in San Diego. He was then sent to Communications School at Camp Pendleton in December 1942. While overseas, he made three major landings – Camp Gloucester, Peleliu and Okinawa. The Peleliu Battle was one of WW II’s bloodiest. There were 16,000 men landing on the island and at its conclusion, 6,500 were either wounded or dead. His company was made up of 297 Marines and in less than one month, he was one of only 20 men remaining. He was released from active duty in February 1946. Then in 1950, his reserve unit was called to combat in Korea, returning home in December 1952.
Besides his wife, the other love of his life was being a Freemason serving the small-town communities around Central Texas. He was a Master Mason (33rd) and a member of over 30 lodges. Archie also served for over 10 years as the Grand Treasurer at the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas in Waco. Other bodies of the lodge he was involved with were the Ben Hur Shriners, York Rite, Scottish Rite and The National Sojourners. As a founding member of St. Mark’s Methodist Church in north Austin, Archie had several roles throughout the years and especially enjoyed cooking barbecue for the fundraising events.
Surviving Archie is his wife, Edith; four children, Karen, Trey, Eric and Clifford; seven grandchildren, Nathan, Vanessa, Derek, Skyler, Audra, Steevi and Cole; and six great-grandchildren, Sequoia, Aleah, Addison, Viola, Leah and Henry.
The church services were held on Monday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at St. Mark’s Methodist Church, 601 West Braker Lane in Austin. Graveside services were held that day at 3 p.m. at Schulenburg City Cemetery in Schulenburg.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com for the Scott family.