I want to take this time to remember my friend, Scott Hinton. I met Scott a few years ago when he came to work for Atlantis Community as a Home Health Aide. We hit it off immediately which is unusual, since I am neither an outgoing, nor a very friendly person. It is a tribute to Scott that he saw through me, and still thought me worthy of his friendship.
Scott had the kind of qualities that anyone with good sense would admire in a person. He was soft-spoken and sensitive. He was also very sweet and giving, with a wry sense of humor. Scott had this ability to see through a person, and to understand their actions even when those around them didn’t. If he had to admonish someone, he chose the gentle way out. Berating someone was just not his style.
Scott had an artistic flair about him, and a green thumb as well. He had a lovely rose garden. I never knew that roses came in such varieties! He would have his friends pick out a rose from a flower book, which he would then plant in his garden. The rose then became known by the friend’s name. Bab’s Rose. Latonya’s Rose. Anita’s Rose…
Scott was also a member of ADAPT. He went to countless local and national actions. Scott was always available to be an attendant, a driver, or a runner. I often rode across country with him. Sometimes, we would fight over who would get to ride in the van with Scott, because he was such a fun person to drive with. People knew that if Scott was their attendant, that they would be well taken care of. He did attendant work for people from around the country, and at all hours of the night, and I never heard him complain once. On the actions, Scott was always one of the folks walking the line checking to see if everyone was ok. He was always one of the ones passing out lunch or feeding someone, and he was always one of the ones to drive folks to and from the airport, or from jail back to the hotel if we were arrested.
Because Scott believed so deeply in the principles of ADAPT, he also helped to raise funds for the actions, and participated in fundraising events. He made candles for us to sell, and had ADAPT necklaces and glasses chains made as well. He helped us to get out our mass mailings, and sold ADAPT T-shirts at national actions. He even donated his own money to offset fines and such!
Scott also did another thing that will live on for years and years to come. He took on the vast project of designing our walls. We have newspaper articles, T-shirts, and pictures on our walls at Atlantis that go back almost 30 years. A couple of years ago, Scott took up the huge task of having these laminated, framed, and protected. He then used his artistic flair to create a vast, living document of the history of Atlantis/ADAPT.
What else is there to say about Scott, except that he was a great—everything? He was a great person, friend, cook, host, employee, and ADAPT member. I know that if you ask his family, they’ll tell you that he was a great brother, son, and uncle, and I know that if you ask Ron, he’ll tell you that he was a great spouse as well. I don’t know if I ever told Scott, because I wasn’t good at such things, that I loved and appreciated him. Every time I walk into Atlantis, I will remember Scott. Every time I see a rose, I will remember Scott.
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I hope that you liked my tribute to my friend, Scott. I will never forget him! You can now go back to the main page of the ADAPT site, or go back home, and see the rest of my house.
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