1942 - 2013 (70 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has more than 100 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
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Name |
Robert Scott Nelson |
Birth |
14 Mar 1942 |
La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Initiatory (LDS) |
14 Jul 1964 |
ARIZO |
FamilySearch ID |
KWZR-FQB |
Death |
16 Feb 2013 |
Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
Person ID |
I80437 |
mytree |
Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
Father |
Jesse Giles Nelson, b. 10 Jun 1908, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 2 Jun 1981, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Opal Leona Bradberry, b. 4 Jun 1917, Clifton, Greenlee, Arizona, United States d. 15 Feb 1992 (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
7 Dec 1935 |
Delta, Delta, Colorado, United States |
Family ID |
F93 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- March 14, 1942 - February 16, 2013
Long time resident of Gresham, Oregon, Scott Nelson passed away in his h o me at the age of 70. Born in La Jolla, California to Jesse and Opal Nel so n, Scott is survived by his wife, Caryn; their children: Jana, Holly , J.R ., Eric, Lindsay, and Aimee; seventeen grandchildren; one great-gra ndchil d; and his sister, Julie Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona. In addition , Scot t was a foster parent to many children in the Portland area.
Scott served in the military as a Captain. He also worked in real esta t e and corporate sales, and most recently was the owner and proprieto r o f Harvest Mill Bakery for over fifteen years. He was an active membe r o f the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served as a vo lunt eer in several community organizations. With a lively sense of humo r an d genuine interest in people, Scott touched the lives of many throug hou t his life.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers Denny and Jim.
A Photographer
Scott was fond of photography, and oftentimes elected to be the one to t a ke pictures and had to be coerced to be in one. On vacations and trips , h e'd be the one to document everything and everyone .
He and his wife were having a date night one night in Portland and wande r ed into an outdoor banquet for an artists' convention. Recognizing a fr e e meal and a golden opportunity, Scott grabbed an unclaimed name-tag a n d sat down with a group of artists and began to chat. His wife, Caryn , wa s mortified, and practically shaking in terror at the prospect of be ing c aught in a bold-faced lie. Scott, however, was making friends wit h all th e other artists. When asked what his medium was, he claimed phot ography . After enjoying a steak dinner and the company of pretentious Po rtland a rtists, he left them for the night with the promise that he'd se e them th e next day at the art gala. Needless to say, Scott and Caryn we re not i n attendance.
Scott also loved taking pictures of nature. One time, he and his wife we r e visiting their son, JR, daughter-in-law, and baby granddaughter who h a d just moved to California. His daughter-in-law, Katie, was looking fo r s omething they could do as a family, and so she decided to take a fami ly t rip to Yosemite. They were driving through the park and tensions wer e hig h as Scott had forgotten to pack a lunch. To make matters worse, Sc ott in sisted on stopping the car every time he saw a beautiful vista t o the poi nt that several park rangers would approach them and say that t hey neede d to keep moving as they were holding up traffic. But Scott go t to take n ice pictures, so that's what matters.
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