William Scott

KELLER -- Dr. William R.(Bill) Scott passed away on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 after a long battle with ALS.        Service:12:00pm Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Westwind Church, 1300 Sarah Brooks Dr. in Keller. The Rev. Dr. Bruce Brown and Rev. Jim Bisch will be officiating. Visitation: Monday evening from 6-8pm at Lucas Funeral Home. Interment: Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery.        Memorials: It is requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the MDA/ALS Fund.        He was born on November 9, 1942 in Coffeyville, KS, to William D. and Lois M.(Mathis) Scott. He graduated from Ottumwa High School in Iowa, then enlisted in the Marine Corps where he served three years as a Radar Technician. He attended the University of Chicago, majoring in Cultural Anthropology and simultaneously worked at Nanofast, where he had the title of Electrical Engineer. He was one of the first to work with integrated circuits and played a significant role in the development of a laser ranging unit for the B52 bomber.        After graduation he accepted a commission in the Navy where he served for 17 years as a Naval Flight Officer flying RA5C Vigilantes and F14 Tomcats. He was the author of a classified manual on tactical reconnaissance and the co-inventor of the expanded CHAFF adapter for the F14 aircraft.        Retiring in 1985 with the rank of Commander, he earned a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Religion from Berkeley, and a PhD in Ancient Near-Eastern studies from Johns-Hopkins University. Dr. Scott taught at Johns-Hopkins American Baptist Seminary of the West and at Chapman University. He served as Assistant Pastor at The First Baptist Church of Antioch, CA and the El Monte Church in Concord, CA. He is the author of "A Simplified Guide to BHS" and "Booths of Ancient Israel's Autumn Festival" and the editor of "The Stories of Genesis".        He was the managing editor of the Summit Publishing Group. In 1997, he formed a publishing company with his wife. He was an elder of Westwind Christian Church.        Survivors: Bill is survived by his wife, MaryLuz; his daughter, Dr. Wendy Bean and her son, Spencer of Boston; a step-son Crisantos Rodrizuez and daughter Xaneeya of Ireland; his father, Dr. William D. Scott and wife Louise of Nashville; sister Vickie Tuttle and brothers; Kenneth and Dr. Michael Scott; and by two special nieces.