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stood! The excitement after       had the opportunity to re-build    make sure he remembered
              that was something you can’t      our Loss Control team with         everyone by name. After his
              get with anything else. It was    Crum & Forster. Scott was one      last TS&S committee meeting,
              just my Dad , me, a rifl e, and a   of the fi rst people that came to   Scott called me and asked
              deer. No camo, no trail cam       mind, not just for his technical   if I minded if he could send
              pictures of the deer, and no      skills, but for the quality of a   an absent member of the
              tree stand (don’t let the hunting   person he was. His character     committee notes from the
              industry make you think you       by far stood out to be one of      meetings. Of course, I did not
              need the best of everything to    his greatest assets. Scott was     mind. One of Scott’s attributes
              go hunting). You don’t need       passionate for whatever he was     was taking notes, and believe
              much to get outside and make      doing. He did not undertake        me, his notes from meetings
              memories with your family.  I     any project unless he gave it      were extremely thorough.
              promise they’ll be some of        his all. Family and faith were at   The person that received the
              the best memories you’ll ever     the top of his priority list. He so   notes was so impressed and
              make!                             loved his family and involved      appreciative for his act of
                     Kyle Lybarger              them in most conversations         kindness. That is how much
                     Son                        because he was so proud of         he cared for others and
                                                   them.  Scott was so giving      connected with people. Scott
                                                   of himself, whether for his     was always fi guring out how
                                                   family, church, community,      to be better. He would read
                                                   friends, company he worked      certain books, highlight certain
                                                   for, business associates, the   sections, and send them to
                                                   propane industry, and I am      me for review. He would say,
                                                   sure much more. His life was    “Hey Todd, what do you think?”
                                                   all about serving others. His   He would call and say, Todd,
                                                   infectious smile was always     “You got a minute.” For those
                                                   there to greet
                                                   you, and he gave
                                                   you his undivided
                                                   attention. He
                                                   cared so much
                                                   about the
                                                   people he met
                                                   at our insureds’
                                                   offi ces, he wrote
                                                   everyone’s name
                                                   on a sticky note
                                                and pasted on the
                   I fi rst got to know Scott    front of each of his
              when he came to work for the      account fi les so he
              Ranger Fire School. A couple      would remember
              years later, he came to work      them. Not just
              in the Loss Control Department    management, but
              for Ranger Insurance. We both     drivers, servicemen,
              eventually split in different     and CSR’s that he
              ways for about 15 years, but      met. When he re-
              periodically staying in touch.    visited the business,
                   Moving forward to 2015, I    he wanted to


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