R. SLAYBECKER Obituary


R SCOTT ALLYN SLAYBECKER  
The life of R Scott Allyn Slaybecker is difficult to bound in words: Polyglot, Analyst, Husband, Father, Friend. He thirsted for and marveled at knowledge. He met five kings, and visited 44 countries. He deeply valued the responsibility we have on this earth, to reach our potential and to leave behind more than we were given. He was a romantic and a dreamer until the very last. He passed January 12, 2020 and we will lay him to rest at 10 a.m. on January 18 at 4401 Burke Station Rd., Fairfax, VA.

Published by The Washington Post on Jan. 15, 2020.
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My second job as a young officer at ONI was working for Scott. Great man. I still remember his childhood stories from Afghanistan. We certainly connected and he was a pleasure to be around. A man of the World indeed, bringing uncommon perspective. He lived well.

Chuck

Work

August 16, 2023

Scott and I had a very special business trip to Victoria, Canada one year and I will never forget his wit and humor both during the trip and the many discussions in his office about the issues of the day. He was one of those friends you keep for a lifetime....

Greg S Davis

Coworker

January 9, 2021

Scott often told me of the world as he saw it, and I tended to like the version he saw better than mine. He was a real life Rudyard Kipling.

Doug Savage

January 18, 2020

We are sorry to hear that Scott has passed away. It was always enjoyable to have Scott at our lunch table when we worked together in Suitland. Karen Downs and Jim Stratton

January 17, 2020

Cliche though it might be, I know of no one who more perfectly embodied or embodies the concept of scholar and gentleman. I'll never forget my many conversations with Scott over the years (since the early 1990s), many of them quite long. Nobody matched his devotion to ensure that our organization maintained global breadth and worldwide wisdom. And he offered a consistent voice for human consideration in a not-always-sympathetic management culture. I will miss him deeply. Tim Smith

Tim Smith

January 17, 2020

A friend, a great supervisor and someone who said it like it was. His many adventures were no less than gripping. He never shied from telling truth to power. I will really miss Scott.

Paul Olkhovsky

January 16, 2020

Scott was a close friend, co-worker, and mentor with whom I shared many a "sea story" during our business trips to Victoria, Canada, or in his office. I will miss Scott and our story-telling. "Fair winds and following seas" my friend. Semper Fi, Greg Davis

Gregory Davis

January 16, 2020

I pray that you are comforted in your time of grief. Scott was a great man and I enjoyed talking with and learning from him. He will not be forgotten.

Glenn Davis

January 16, 2020

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