The Reverend Robert T. Scott, CSP Obituary (1921

The Reverend Robert Titus Scott, CSP, 90, died on Monday, July 16, 2012. Visiting will be held July 18 from 4-8 p.m. at St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly, 140 Shepherds Lane, Totowa, N.J, where he had resided for the past year. A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered July 19 at 10 a.m., also at St. Joseph's in Totowa. Paulist President Father Michael B. McGarry will preside; Father Michael A. Hanly will deliver the homily. Interment will take place in the Paulist Fathers section of St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge N.J. Born in East Orange, N.J., in 1921, Father Bob graduated from Seton Hall Prep in 1939 and, after attending the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, studied at St. Paul's College in Washington, D.C. He made his first promise with the Paulist community in 1943 and was ordained to the priesthood on May 3, 1949. Most of his years in ministry were spent in public universities throughout the US including West Virginia University, Marshall University, Ohio State University and University of Tennessee. The last 30 years were spent in ministry in or near Austin, Texas - at St. Austin's Church, the University Catholic Center at the University of Texas at Austin and St. Paul the Apostle in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. While at Marshall, he was chaplain of the football team, most of whom perished in a plane crash in 1970. His devoted work as a chaplain for a grieving community will always be remembered and was immortalized in the film "We Are Marshall". Known for his "good stop" homily, first delivered to freshmen entering the University of Tennessee in 1980, Fr. Bob's message to college students was that, along with regular gatherings of family, frequent celebrations of friendship, weekly attendance at Mass is a "good stop" in a busy life, and well worth making a regular effort. He repeated this message many times over the past 30 years and came to be known as the "good stop" priest. Always a favorite among college students, he was an avid follower of college sports, especially during his years at Texas. Among his favorite activities was a game of tennis with current or former students, a spirited round of golf, or just viewing a top notch college football game on TV. His love of sports was exceeded only by his love of both family and extensive network of friends. He delighted in presiding at countless marriages and baptisms through the years. He was a cherished brother to Douglas Scott (and his wife Barbara) and loving uncle to many nieces and nephews.