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Robert Clement Scott, 90, of Fort Lauderdale, died Wednesday, October 2. Born April 8, 1923, and raised in Chicago, Ill., he attended Mae McMillan School in Fort Lauderdale in 1937-38, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Chicago and the University of Notre Dame. Judge Scott was an infantry combat veteran of World War II who received the Bronze Star. After practicing law in Chicago, he moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1951, where he met his wife, the former Mary Louisa Smith. He was an early president of the Notre Dame Club of Fort Lauderdale, a 60-year member of The Florida Bar, and three-term member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, a Fellow in the American College of Probate Counsel, and from 1982 to 1993 a Circuit Judge for Broward County. But, most important, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He belonged to few organizations but had many interests, varying from antique cars to linguistics to the ordination of women priests. As a role model for his children, and as a lawyer and judge, he had a longstanding practice, ahead of his time, of promoting the cause of women, minorities and the marginalized. Judge Scott is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary, two sons, Gregory and Patrick (June), daughter Julie Cleary (Jack), and grandchildren Austin Scott, Brian Cleary and Mary Kathryn Cleary; brother Charles T. Scott Jr. and sister Arlene Anthony of Chicago, and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by daughter Sr. Mary Arlene Scott, O.P. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 9, at Baird-Case Jordan Fannin Funeral Home, 4343 N. Federal Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale, and a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am, Thursday, October 10, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4595 Bayview Drive, Ft. Lauderdale. Please make any contribution to your favorite charity.
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DEAR AUNT MARY,GREG,PAT,JUNE JULIE JACK,MARY KATE,BRIAN ...MY HEART ACHES WITH THE LOSS OF A WISE AND FUNNY MAN ...HIS WISDOM WAS MAGICAL,AS I RECALL THE FORKS AND OTHER SILVERWARE THAT DISAPEARED ONLY LATER TO BE FOUND SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE ROOM.MY WORKSCHEDUAL PREVENTS ME FROM BEING THERE . I HAVE FOND MEMORIES ESPECIALLY BEING WITH YOU ALL 3CHRISTMASES AGO . WISHING YOU ALL GINORMOUS HUGS AND AN INFINANT AMOUNT OF LOVE, XXXXXOOOOOO XOXOXOX JENNER
October 9, 2013
May the love and mercy of our Lord comfort you in this time of sorrow. Bob will be missed.
Our prayer are with you.
Notre Dame Club of Fort Lauderdale
October 8, 2013
Fine citizen, good man, outstanding Judge and attorney. We will miss him on the "New River Club." Condolences to surviving family members from a Chicago native and WWII vet.
Jesse Vance
October 7, 2013
Dear Mary,
Bob will be missed! He was certainly an advocate for women and minorities as he was for me. I am so glad I got to know him as long as I did.
My deepest sympathies to you and the family.
Carmelita Singh-Mayer
October 7, 2013
A very good judge. A man with feeling for others.
Arnold Blostein
October 7, 2013
Our sincere sympathy.
Ginny&Joyce Werney
October 6, 2013
Mary,
I was very sorry to hear of Bob's passing.He was a wonderful Circuit Judge to serve with.
Even after I went to the Fourth District Court of Appeals I was always asking about Bob.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
George A. Shahood.
October 6, 2013
Our deepest sympathies to the Scott Family. Eternal Memory unto him. He has been called home.
Ann Kachmar
October 6, 2013
Beth & David Scott
October 5, 2013
We are saddened by the passing of this wonderful man. We will miss him but we will never forget him.
Beth & David Scott
October 5, 2013
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