Scott R. Smedley

Smeds' kindness will never be forgotten. He was an amazing professor and very caring person. He greatly influenced my decision to major in biology and I am lucky that I had the privilege to be his student.

May the memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always. Hosea 13:13

I was so sorry to hear the sad news about Scott. I knew Scott at Cornell, when he was a graduate student and I was a postdoc. I really liked Scott - a smart and kind man. We were all fortunate to know him. My condolences to his family.

I did not know Scott well at Williams but admired his gentleness, curiousity and zeal in the biology classes we took together.
Sending my condolensces,
Elise Brown, '85

Scott was such a wonderful colleague. He arranged for the Chemistry Department to get an ICP spectrometer through his contacts at Cornell, and that prompted a whole range of research project and led to our getting another unit a few years later based on our work with the first one. His initial effort catalyzed a wide range of environmental science and chemistry projects.
Scott was also generous with his time when I was writing material related to ecology, and proof read some of my work....

Dear Melanie, please accept my deepest condolences for your family's loss. Scott and I were house mates in Ithaca for six years between 1989 and 1995. My fondest memory is learning from him how to make ice cream using a hand-cranked ice cream machine that he had purchased on a yard sale soon after we moved in together. He would collect fruits and berries in the summer, freeze them, and then create the most incredible fruit ice cream medleys during winter storms. He was a companion, teacher,...

My prayers are with you and your family.

I remember freshman year at Williams when I came into Scott's room in Fayerwether House and he wouldn't let me get rid of the ants that were all over his floor. He was studying them. No surprise years later when he showed me his insect lab at Trinity. My condolences. Scott was a very kind soul.

Scott Smedley was the very best sort of person, a fine, fine man--a family man, friend, scientist and teacher. We had worked on firefly projects long distance for the past 3 years. I loved the story above from Craig Lemunyon about the chair with rolling wheels, the smashed knees and Scott remaining true to himself. That was pure Scott! Melanie asked me to pass on the sad news to the Firefly World who were in Taiwan with Scott last April. Below are some of their responses. I am not sure...