Scott L. Hudson

Scott L. Hudson of Los Gatos, 52. A memorial service is planned for Sunday, Aug. 2 at the Los Gatos History Club for Scott Logan Hudson of Los Gatos, who died on Monday, July 6, in Morgan Hill. He was 52. Mr. Hudson was wonderful man who not only loved and enjoyed celebrating life with his family and friends, but always put others before himself, always going the extra mile, regardless if it was a friend or a stranger. Hudson was born Sept. 20, 1956 in South Bend, Ind. In the 1990's, he moved to the Silicon Valley and worked for Apple, and later as a market researcher at Dataquest, In-Stat, IDC, iSuppli Corp. and most recently, Sanmina-SCI Corp. of San Jose. He enjoyed motorcycle riding, sailing, music, the arts, playing drums and bass guitar. He earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and master's from San Jose State University. He is survived by his two sisters, Linda Larson (Eric) of South Bend and Terese Thrall (Wade) of Homewood, Ill., a stepmother Evelyn Larson Hudson of Naples, Fla., several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy J. and Robert C. Hudson, and a sister, Mary Ann Hudson. Charitable contributions may be made in Mr. Hudson's name to KQED Public Radio and Television of San Francisco, Sierra Club-Loma Prieta Chapter of Palo Alto, Calif., the de Young Museum of San Francisco and the San Jose Family Shelter, San Jose. The memorial service is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2 at the Los Gatos History Club, 123 Los Gatos Boulevard, Los Gatos.