David Nelson Scott

David Nelson Scott, 75, of Sedona, Arizona, went to be with his Lord on Monday, February 5, 2018. He died of complications from a respiratory virus.
He was born to Pauline and N.O. Scott on August 27, 1942, in Gatesville Texas. He was the oldest of three sons.
He married Sue Smith on April 13, 1961, in Odessa, TX. He completed college at the University of Texas at El Paso around 1969. He worked in a TV station in Odessa and El Paso as a camera man and then a director. After college, he moved his family to San Angelo briefly and worked at another TV station before going to work for RJ Reynolds Foods Company. As he moved into management he was transferred to Denver, CO; Winston-Salem, NC; and Fullerton, CA.
He started his own food brokerage business in Phoenix, Arizona for several years. After selling the business, he took another job in sales management with a national juice company that moved him back to Texas. Later, he took early retirement and started yet another business with horses. He and Sue lived in Keller for 30 years. After several health problems, he moved to Sedona, AZ.
He loved his wife and family and had many close friends. His favorite activities were Cowboy Polo, golf, vacations to Inks Lake in Texas, and listening to his children playing his favorite songs on their musical instruments, especially the old country and western style music.
Nelson was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Reed.
He is survived by his wife, Sue; three daughters: Sandra and her husband, Scot Hansen; Sharon, and her husband, Scott Reynolds; Staci, and her husband, Jeff Reynolds. He is also survived by his brother Guy Dean and his wife, Marsha.
He had ten grandchildren, some who are married: Kelsey and her husband, Thor Moen; Jeremy Reynolds and his wife, Suzanne; Jackson Reynolds and his wife, Cece; and Joseph Reynolds. Morgan, Maddie, and Lucas Hansen; Cole, Trey, and Campbell Reynolds.
He was also close to all his nieces and nephews.
He will be greatly missed by them all.
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My husband, Nelson Scott, convinced me to marry him in the parking lot of Odessa Jr. College where we both attended when I was just 17 years of age. He was a more mature 18 year old : ) It was a whirlwind of adventures as we were growing into the oneness of marriage. I was attracted to his confidence, (not having an agenda of my own), as well as his good looks. He was good at getting jobs and selling products, (mostly himself); very persuasive!
He got a job working as a cameraman at the local TV station and continued his schooling. Once he graduated and needed a 4-year college, we were off to El Paso with our infant daughter, Sandra. Before he graduated we had two more daughters, Sharon and Staci. They were all born within 5 years.
We moved to San Angelo briefly with another TV job before he made another career change and moved us to Lubbock (where he made sure I finished college). The sales position with RJR Foods quickly turned into a management position that transferred us to Denver, NC and California: three moves in three years"see what I mean!
Next, he started his own business in the Phoenix area of Arizona. Thats where he discovered the game of Cowboy Polo. We already had a horse, but there were many more to come. He sold his business and took another sales manager position with a national company who moved us back to Texas as we wanted to be near our parents. Nelson decided to retire early and horses became his business: buying, selling, boarding and teaching horseback lessons.
Besides Cowboy Polo, he loved teaching his grandchildren, to ride when they came to visit; all ten were riding by age 5. He included nieces and nephews when they came.
His favorite dog was Bo, a red Australian cattle dog. Like the Hank the Cowdog series, we could have written a book about all the adventures Bo had traveling in the back of our pickup to all the polo tournaments in different states.
Nelson lived his life with gusto. We spent the next 30 years of our marriage in Keller, Texas. We had all kinds of animals besides our horses (goats, chickens, peacocks, ducks, sheep, and a pig). We enjoyed riding together in the grasslands nearby with friends and family.
Because of a series of health problems in 2014, the girls convinced us we needed to move closer to them. Nelson and I chose Sedona, Arizona, and our Flagstaff children, Sharon and Scott, found the house for us. Everyone participated in the move, (another good story). We both fell in love with our new home, the weather, and the surrounding beauty.
Im sad we cant have more years together, but as I say good-bye, Im thinking, Ill see you later, and we can really live happily ever after. Thank you, Jesus.