Scott J. WILKINSON

1933 - 2015

News Death Notice

WILKINSON, Scott J. Passed away peacefully at McCullough Hyde Hospital, Oxford, Ohio on Thursday, March 12. He was born October 16, 1933 in Decatur, Illinois to Dr. Scott and Elizabeth Wilkinson. He grew up in Decatur, graduated with honors from Harvard University in 1955, and continued his education at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland. He met his wife Caroline McKee Bassett at a New Year's Eve party in 1958, when a friend was sent for more party provisions and brought back Scott as well. The couple married in December 1959. Scott continued his internships and residency at Baltimore City Hospital and then went to the University of Chicago to complete his residency in pediatrics. Upon graduation, he and Caroline moved with daughters Caroline and Elizabeth to Helena, Montana, then to Gallipolis, Ohio where he joined a family practice and son, Fraser, was born. Finally, the family moved to Oxford in 1969, where he opened his own practice and worked for the next 25 years before retiring in 1994. Scott was a multi-faceted, hard-working and intelligent man with many interests and a great sense of humor. He enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles, studying chess and traveling to different countries, including Europe, South America, and Mexico. He was very good with his hands and spent much of his free time working on the family home, restoring antique clocks, tinkering on cars, and hunting for arrowheads. He was also talented at woodworking and carpentry, loved nature and animals, was keenly interested in the English language, history, music, art and literature, and had a passion for learning his entire life. As daughter Elizabeth said: "What impressed me about Dad was his vast knowledge on so many subjects. He was extremely well read and history was one of his favorite subjects. He always encouraged us to learn and educate ourselves. He had a soft spot for all animals and was a lover of nature. I will miss his great sense of humor." As a pediatrician "Doc" was extremely devoted to and beloved by his patients and their families, whom he treated so generously. He survived by his wife Caroline, twin daughters Caroline Wilkinson Prose (Bart), Sacramento, CA and Elizabeth Wilkinson Dobbs, Portland, OR and son Fraser Scott (Hilary), Bellingham, WA. He was preceded in death by both parents and a sister, Franchelle. Memorials may be made to Animal Adoption Foundation, 2480 Ross-Millville Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45013; the McCullough Hyde Memorial Trust, 110 North Poplar, Oxford, Ohio 45056; or a charity of one's choosing. Condolences may be sent online to www.oglepaulyoungfuneralhome.com