Scott Benson

Scott Richard Benson CHARLOTTE - Scott Richard Benson, 54, died Saturday July 21, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Scott was born in Fairfield, Connecticut on March 8, 1958. He moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin before settling down in Dayton, Ohio where, in 1976, he graduated from Archbishop Alter High School. During his time there, Scott was a standout member of the football team, and was awarded a scholarship to attend college at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. At Wittenberg he was a member of the FIJI fraternity, and a four-year starter at guard and letterman on Wittenberg's football team, which advanced to two national championships during his four years there. After college, Scott moved to New York City where he lived for five years and worked at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. It was during this period of his life that he established many of his life-long friendships, which are still in close contact today. After meeting Anne Pipkin in New York, they became engaged and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1985. Scott spent the second part of his corporate career at Interstate/ Johnson Lane and First Union National Bank's Capital Markets Group. For the past six years Scott had been passionately involved in the Athletics Department at Charlotte Country Day School (CCDS), which all three of his children attended. Scott will be known and remembered for touching the lives of countless young athletes at CCDS; he especially treasured the mentor-ing relationships he had with J.V. and Varsity football players, lacrosse players, wrestlers, and field hockey players. This past spring he was particularly involved in his youngest daughter Linley's Varsity Lacrosse team, of which she was a Captain. All those who knew Scott characterized him as a loyal, caring, and outgoing man who lived his life with passion and zeal. Scott is survived by his mother, Gretchen; his siblings, Jane, Cathy, Chris, Gigi, Erica and their families; and his children, John, Hunter, and Linley Benson. He leaves behind many who grieve for him, including Sandy and Hal Elsasser and their four children; Sue and Jimmy Gale and their two sons; the family of David Gale; Anne Pipkin and Kevin Queen and Kevin's children Lance and Lauren; and an amazing number of friends who shall be remembered forever by the family for their unfaltering love for Scott. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday July 27 at 11:00am at Christ Episcopal Church, 1412 Providence Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The family will receive friends following the service in All Saints Hall at the Church. Memorials may be made to Charlotte Country Day School, 1440 Carmel Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28226. TH Robertson Funeral Service Lic. is serving the family www.throbertson.com.