Merle Scott

1939 - 2022

Merle Scott

March 30, 1939 - January 19, 2022

Merle L. Scott, 82, of Grand Junction, passed away January 19, 2022, at St Mary's. He was cared for by an amazing cardiac ICU staff and in his final hours by a true angel, Merry.

Born and raised in Grand Junction, he was the eighth of 14 children. He married Shirley (divorced) and had four sons who are all survived, Merle Jr., of Des Moines, IA; Roy, of Iowa; Greg, of Grand Junction, and Brian (Cynthia), of Glade Park; eight grandkids, and four great-grandkids. He is also survived by sisters, Sharon (Dwight), Rita, Maureen, and Geraldine, all of Grand Junction, and Coleen, of WA; brother, Geral, of CA, and numerous nieces and nephews.

After serving in the Navy on the USS Princeton, he returned to Grand Junction and began a lifelong career in construction. He worked for Phipps Construction, Cunningham Construction and retired from MA Concrete. He always spoke highly of the friends he left behind at MA. He worked on countless building, street and utility projects in Grand Junction, most notably the Wells Fargo Bank building on North Ave. There is hardly a street in Grand Junction that he didn't work on.

In his younger days, he enjoyed building engines and racing stock cars. He raced at Cactus Park Speedway in Whitewater and occasionally in Delta, CO. Over the last 25 years he enjoyed being a part of racing IMCA modifieds, watching Late Models and traveling to races when he could. Vega reservoir was his favorite fishing spot, flipping a black/white daredevil.

No services are planned at this time.