J. Scott Etchison

1946 - 2023

DALLAS - J Scott Etchison (1946-2023) On Saturday, the 5th of August 2023, J Scott Etchison left his life on earth, not defeated by cancer, but victorious in Christ, his Savior and Lord whom he had accepted in his early twenties.

Scott was born on May 5, 1946, in chilly Mankato, Minnesota. After his father moved to New York, his family moved to humid Brownsville, Texas, when he was eight years old.

Scott attended Brownsville High School. Upon graduating, he received multiple football scholarships that landed him at Trinity University in San Antonio. He graduated from The University of Texas in Austin and later received higher degrees in education and in counseling from The University of Massachusetts, Santa Clara University, and The Gestalt Institute. Scott was quick to listen and slow to speak (James 1:19-20) making him a compassionate mental health professional. His psychotherapy training led him to be director of the Redwood House, a halfway house in Redwood, California, for fifteen years. He later returned to Brownsville to care for his mom and worked at the Rio Grande State Center for Mental Health.

Married in 1995 to Judy Pate Sanchez, he moved to Dallas where he continued providing counseling at the Child and Family Guidance Center. He later served as Case manager for Value Options serving Southwestern Bell and UPS employees with mental disorders.

After retirement, he and his wife spent time traveling and celebrating holidays with the family he married into and cherished. Scott was kind-hearted and quick-witted and could be seen doing jigsaw and crossword puzzles, playing bridge, painting, as well as carving or building in his workshop. He and his wife were regular attendees at Gateway Church in Dallas.

Scott is survived by his wife, Judy; stepdaughters and their husbands, Tiffany Sanchez Gililland and husband, Todd, and Kimberly "Kippin" Sanchez and husband, Matt Schelp; his beloved grandchildren Riley, Jack, Macy, Josh, Reese, and Hayden; his sister-in-law, Mary Lou; and his niece and nephew, Emily and William. He was preceded in death by his mother and brother. His family holds on to the handcrafted tokens he has left them as a reminder of his love and encouragement - ultimately overflowing from the love that the Lord had shown him.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at half past one o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, the 11th of August 2023 at Vineyard Church, 1200 Mackintosh Drive, Brownsville, Texas 78521. A Graveside Service will follow at three o'clock in the afternoon at Buena Vista Burial Park, 5 McDavitt Boulevard, Brownsville.

An additional service will be held in Dallas, Texas later this month at a time and place to be announced.

In lieu of floral arrangements, donations in his memory can be made to Vineyard Church, www.vineyardbrownsville.com.

A more complete and detailed obituary may be viewed at www.darlingmouser.com.

Personalized funeral arrangements directed by Steven R. Hieu Bailey and Staff have been entrusted to the care of Darling-Mouser Funeral Home at 945 Palm Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas 78520, (956) 546-7111.