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Jack was born in Burkburnett, Texas, on September 24, 1942. He grew up and lived in Frisco, Texas. He graduated from Frisco High School and then attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in Finance and Accounting. He was presented The Wall Street Journal Award upon graduation in 1964.
Jack returned to his home town of Frisco, Texas, and with his born brillance and knowledge obtained upon graduaton with honors from the University of Texas at Austin, soon became a vital and essential part of The First State Bank in Frisco. During this time, he fell in love with Miss Janice Kaye Stahly of Irving Texas, who then had a an established and successful teaching career in Frisco. After being engaged, they married on Christmas Eve: December 24th, 1966, exchanging their vows in a special private ceremony in Sante Fe, New Mexico, where they also spent their honeymoon. Jack and Janice had two children together, Kristina and Ebby, born on May 27, 1967 and May 27, 1968, respectively.
Jack had begun his professional life at The First State Bank in Frisco. He spent his career there serving as an officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. He was a vital part of the community of Frisco, serving on the Board of Directors for the Frisco City Council, and he actively with compassionate participation watched it grow, from his childhood until the end of his days.
Because of Jack's love for the arts, he longed to bring the magic of acting and Broadway musicals to the community that once was small, to soften the booming growth of Frisco with a continuing feeling of home. One of the things he will be remembered for by the original community is founding, with a few others, the original Frisco Community Theater. He was endearingly presented with a special award, "The Scottie Award", after the theater was created.
Jack was a brilliant, creative man, with a beautiful mind. He loved a wide spectrum of art, theater and music. The beautiful works of artists long gone amazed him, and he was intrigued by the creativity of artists like Beethoven and Michelangelo. Jack was an amateur photographer. He was gifted in and enthused with mathematics, history, foreign affairs, geography and astronomy. He loved nature and the stars and the night sky. He loved to travel and found peace with the Rocky and Teton Mountains as well as in The Grand Canyon and The Great Salt Lake.
Jack Scott, Jr. made the world a better place. His legacy of compassion and deep desire for peace will stand as a memorial to his kind, compassionate soul. One of Jack's favorite quotes from a book he loved provides a glimpse into his heart: "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
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