Scott C. KELLOGG

KELLOGG, Scott C. "Sir" Scott Cameron Kellogg, 55, of Wethersfield, entered his eternal journey on Friday, May 13, 2011. He was born on March 5, 1955, in Hartford to the late Ruth (Stevenson) Kellogg and Alonzo Kellogg of Newington. "Scotty", as he was known to his family and friends, enjoyed his life on earth to the maximum. Scott loved sports. He was a member of the Special Olympics of Newington. He participated with the State of Connecticut Special Olympics Championship Games where he won a number of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. He was also an active participant of the HARC Bowling Club. In addition to sports, Scotty enjoyed traveling and eating good food. He had the opportunity to visit Mexico, Florida, Canada, Las Vegas, Cape Cod, New Hampshire and almost every city and town in Connecticut. Scotty was a free spirit. He enjoyed music and art. He loved camping and his favorite chore was collecting the wood to make campfires. He always initiated singing around the fire and knew all the words to all of the songs. In the 1990's, Mr. Kellogg worked at the Phoenix Insurance Company. Later, he participated with the LEP program at HARC until 2011. He is survived by his guardian Sharon Vassilopoulos of Rocky Hill. In addition, Scotty leaves behind his family: Emmett Powers, Susan Detweiler, Gordon MacKinnon, Sara Guilmartin, Katrina Hogaboom, Vincent and Carmen Amore, Dawn Amore Diaz, Lillian Mojica, Fermine Rismay, Jose and Sara Montanez, Cheryl Vernale, Dustin Balula and Louise White. Besides his family, Scott also leaves behind his good friends Michael Verrett, Kim Sarmuk, Julie Casey, Jerry Lemanski, Debbie Wyskiel and all the staff at the LEP. On behalf of Scott, the Family would like to express its gratitude to Dr. Andrew Feller, Dr. Kouch and all the nurses and staff at St. Francis Hospital for the love and care provided to Scott while he was in their care. Relatives and friends are invited to Scotty's funeral service on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave., Newington. He will be laid to rest privately in Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury. To share your memories of Scott, please visit us at www.newingtonmemorial.com.