Scott John Turner

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Scott Turner Obituary

Scott passed away on Saturday, March 7th at home in Sandy, UT from liver disease. He died peacefully in the arms of his wife, surrounded by his family and listening to the music he loved.
Scott was born in Ogden, UT to Clovis and Lucille Turner. Scott grew up in Sunset, UT and attended Clearfield High School. He then obtained his bachelor's degree in History from Weber State University in 1989. He went on to work in the aerospace industry for 29 years including Hercules Aerospace, ATK and Albany International where he made many lifelong friends.
Scott was passionate about history, sports, music and entertaining family and friends with his superb cooking. He loved to joke and could bring a smile or a scream with his antics. His booming voice and quick smile will be greatly missed. Scott loved to tell stories and was a wonderful conversationalist. At work he was known as the go to person for all the inside information. Scott had a great love for animals and one of his last wishes was to be home with his dogs Cody, Neville and Chance "in spirit."
Scott's greatest joy was his family. Scott and Robin were married on May 30th, 1998 and with this union came four beautiful daughters that he loved dearly and considered his own. One year later Lance came into the world and completed the family. Scott and Lance were known to spend hours discussing/arguing about history and both shared a talent for drawing. Scott was "Papa" to his grandchildren Jewell and Johnny Hartman. He and Jewell had a special bond, and both had a vivid imagination that they put to good use while playing.
Scott is survived by his wife of 21 years, Robin Skillings-Turner, daughters Emily Skillings, Lizzy Hartman (Tyler), Erica Mills (Sam), Laney Skillings and son Lance Turner. Preceded in death by his parents Clovis and Lucille Turner.
In the words of Scott's favorite musician Van Morrison, "Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic."
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Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from Mar. 11 to Mar. 22, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
for Scott Turner

7 Entries

Debra Taylor

May 18, 2024

I miss you and love you. Can't see my original message from time of death.
Your sister Deb

Randall Nish

May 13, 2020

I just learned the tragic news about Scott (May 12, 2020).

I first met Scott when he joined what eventually became Albany Engineered Composites. I found Scott to be a kind person, keenly insightful with an unusual amount of common sense in an industry where over-specification / over-regulation is used as a substitute for knowledge. He had integrity. He spoke truth to power. He put principles ahead of politics. He cared about others. He could also be firm, when needed, to keep all of us safe and aligned with best practices and principals.

We talked about a lot of interesting things about the world, philosophy, human nature, politics, etc. I always learned something when we talked. He introduced me to some of his favorite lunch places and all the reasons they were important to him.

Most importantly, Scott blessed the lives of those he worked and with whom he shared his life.

I know he cared deeply about his children and grandchildren. He would light up when I asked for an update on the family. He would get especially excited when talking about the things his grandchildren were doing and learning. They will miss his direct influence in his life. But, they will be blessed by his legacy. I hope they take time to learn about him.

God bless his family at this time. I hope the shock and loss will eventually be replaced with peace and happiness for his life well lived.

We will all see him again.

Julie Chapman

March 14, 2020

Scott, I will miss your sharing pictures of Jewell with me and making custom screensavers of Spaghetti-Os and Meatballs for me! Thanks for making work brighter!!

Julie Gordon

March 12, 2020

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

March 11, 2020

Scott, is a good friend, I appreciate all he did for me, I am thankful that I had the opportunity to get to know him and work with him. He is already missed.
-Kevin Knotts

robert kendall

March 11, 2020

I can not express how much I am going to miss Scott, every single day I catch myself looking at Skype to see if he is on line so we can chat so that he can rib me about religion or what ever thing I am into at the time. I consider myself so lucky to have called him one of my best friends. It started over 30 years ago when he started at Hercules and it continued until the end at Albany when we both broke down in the car talking about things we wanted to change in our lives and if it was to late.
I was able to really learn about Scott when we competed in sports with each other and against each other he was a fierce competitor. We mountain biked ( Moab we ran out of water on a ride and he swore we were going to die), early morning racket ball (he it me in the back on purpose because I was in his way and I never let him forget it), sand volleyball with our team from ATK and he wore so many pads it would crack me up, lunch once a week at ZCMI we would always get a date filled cookie. The parenting advise he gave me when he was 27 years old with no kids prior to meeting Robin was classic Scott (mama almost killed him).
I could go on for a long time remembering all the things I cherish about my time with Scott above all how how much he loved his family and grand kids.
Scott I love you so much and I will think about you every time I ride my mountain bike, drive past a cemetery, eat a date filled cookie, or just look at skype to see if someone is on line, you will always be in my heart and 1 of the best friends I could have asked for
Love Rob

Cathy Trussell

March 11, 2020

Thank you for sharing Scott with the Aerospace world and with all of us!! He is truly missed and I am better for having called him my friend! My thoughts and prayers are with all of you on this journey.

With heartfelt condolence,

Cathy A. Trussell

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