Deceased Members–2010

In Memory of Gordon Lee Scott

Gordon L. Scott, FSA, MAAA, FCAS, died September 29, 2010 in Golden, Colorado. He was 61.

Scott was born in Holyoke, Colorado and grew up in eastern Colorado. He put himself through college working at local grocery stores. He earned an associate degree in physics from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado and bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. From 1971 until 1976, Scott served with the Sterling Unit of the Army National Guard.

He was a fellow in both the Society of Actuaries (1978) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (1993). He retired as senior vice president of Finance from Western Farm Bureau Life Insurance and its affiliated companies.

Scott is survived by Patricia, his wife of 36 years; brothers Roger (Sandee) Scott of Temecula, California and Robert (Myrna) Barnes of San Diego, California; and his best buddy, Cosmos.