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Name |
Scott, Roy |
Born |
09/01/1934 |
Birthplace |
Coke County, Texas |
Places of residence |
Greenville, Texas with the Rangers La Marque and Austin, Texas with the Highway Patrol |
Father |
Leroy or Lee Roy Scott |
Mother |
Ferry or Fairy Odessa Scott |
Education |
Howard County Junior College 1954-1956 |
Notes |
Roy Doyle Scott was born Sept. 1, 1934 to Ferry and Leroy Scott in Coke County, Texas. He attended Howard County Junior College, where he studies Personnel Management and History, before joining the US Army in Dec. 1956. After two years in the Army, he worked in the oilfields before joing Texas DPS in 1961 as a Highway Patrolman. He also worked security detail for the Governor's Mansion during that time. He promoted to the Rangers in 1969, serving in Co. B in Greenville. In 1972, he was found to have a brain tumor, and despite several operations, he succumbed to the cancer on April 4, 1974. |
Occupation |
US Army 1956-1958 Oilfield Worker Texas Highway Patrol 1961-1969 Texas Ranger 1969-1974 |
Spouse |
Vivian Hughes Scott |
Children |
Clayton Scott Kyle Scott |
Deceased |
04/04/1974 |
Deceased where |
Greenville, Texas |
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Company B Texas Rangers 1972 Christmas Card - MS 4 M. T. Gonzaullas Collection
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