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“Denton, I with you, and and better than expected.
should have you probably Scott and I shared many
listened to needed conversations over the years
you because counseling about family, church, school
you were not because he and Scouting activities. He truly
exaggerating, always made loved his family and was that
and you were everyone much more exuberant when he
speaking from feel spoke of them. He was an icon
experience!” completely in our state association, and we
He cared comfortable. all appreciate and will forever
deeply about I honestly remember his tireless efforts
and put don’t recall especially in and around his
his whole him saying year as our president. I miss my
heart into anything friend.
everything bad about Benny Gas
he did anyone. Thompson Gas
including; APGA president, We all lost a truly great
industry member, employee/ friend, brother, and industry I hope everyone has
employer, and family (which comrade in Scott Lybarger, and someone like Scott in their
was obviously his fi rst love he will be sorely missed. lives, and everyone that had
and most important priority). Mark Denton our Scott in their lives can
Following him as president of Blossman Gas count it a blessing. I guess
APGA was daunting to me we knew each other for more
because of the outstanding Scott was a Godly man, than 25 years, but it seems
job that he had done in that and I have no doubt where he somehow longer; and shorter
position. He actually said to is now and that he is hard at too. Looking back at old
me: “What I have learned in work on whatever God has him directories, it seems like he
my year working with Lisa is doing. His faith showed through was always there, somewhere,
that your best bet is just to listen in his personality – exuberant and always participating. The
to her and do what she 2002 and 2017 list of Safety and
tells you to do!” Great Education Committee members
advice for president of the has 2 members remaining
association and marriage active all these years, and Scott
as a side note! was one of them. Through one
Scott was well move or another and changing
depicted in his funeral jobs and locations, we didn’t
service when numerous get to spend as much time
speakers made the together as we used to, and my
comments that he was life is poorer for it. We recently
truly one of the nicest guys got to reconnect a bit when
they knew. The comment he joined the TS&S Committee,
that really jumped out at me and engaging with a beaming and I got a call out of the blue
was the pastor who said: “well smile. I don’t know anyone who from Scott asking how the
the guy was really nice, but didn’t more than like him. Scott committee worked and how he
was he Scott Lybarger nice?” If was a true friend, trustworthy, would fi t in. The least of Scott’s
you couldn’t like, respect, and conscientious and thorough. worries should have been fi tting
want to be a friend to Scott, He was a true professional. If in, but it was sure good to hear
something had to be wrong he was on it, it was done right from him, and I will cherish the
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