Scott Miller Tipling

TIPLING, Scott Miller, 54, of Midlothian, Va., departed this life on Monday, May 18, 2009. Scott was the son of Lois Miller Hibbs and the late Ralph Tipling II. Scott grew up in the West and Southwest, and loved the time he spent in Utah and Hopi Reservation, Ariz. He also enjoyed his military assignments in Germany and Panama. He was a longtime employee of the Virginia Department of Corrections and leaves behind many friends and respected co-workers in that community. May 1979, he was raised to Master Mason and was proud of his family's Masonic background. He was also a proud member of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, and will be remembered there by many. Scott's keen sense of humor will remain one of his most memorable traits. Scott's life was ended by ALS. His father and brother, Ralph Tipling III, also died of this disease. He is survived by his mother; his sister, Laurie Aguierre and her husband, Emilio, all of Tucson; his brother, Jeff Tipling and his wife, Diane, of Stillwater, Okla.; his caring wife, Jeanette Tipling; his devoted stepson, Brad Winder and his fiancee, Andrea Letchworth, all of Midlothian; three nieces, three nephews, a loving mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and many friends around the country. Scott was cared for by dedicated medical staff, especially Dr. Scott Vota, Dr. Dan Grinnan, staff at the VCU/MCV Hospital, the nurses of the MICU at the Richmond VAMC, staff of American Critical Care, and many others. A celebration of Scott's life will be held at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond, Va. on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 7 p.m. Please make donations in Scott's memory to The Endowment Fund of First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond, Va. 23221; DC/MD/VA ALS Association Assistive Technology Fund, 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, Md. 20855; MDA/ALS Division-Research, 3300 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Ariz. 85718-3299.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.