Wayne Emery Scott

Wayne E. Scott, Jr., died on September 12, 2022 in Baltimore, MD. He was 87 years old. Wayne was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on December 24, 1934, to Wayne and Audra Scott. He graduated from Pontiac High School in 1953 and attended Michigan State Normal College for a year before entering the US Naval Academy as a member of the 16th Company with the Class of 1958. After graduating with distinction, Wayne was assigned to USS CARPENTER (DDE-825) in Pearl Harbor. His next stop was Submarine School, from which he was one of 9 officers chosen to go directly to Advanced Nuclear Power School, bypassing diesel submarine experience and testing the feasibility of earning one’s dolphins on a nuclear powered submarine. He first served on USS SKATE (SSN-578), with a visit to the North Pole in 1962. After submarine qualification, he was assigned to the pre-commissioning crew of USS NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623)(Gold) and participated in 3 deterrent patrols. After earning the qualification to become “Engineer Officer on a Nuclear Powered Ship,” he served for 2 patrols as Navigator and Operations Officer on USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635)(Blue). Family considerations caused him to resign his active commission, but he remained serving in the Naval Reserves: the Naval Air Reserve Systems Analysis Unit, the Navy Command Center support unit, and the Pentagon’s submarine support unit. He retired as a Captain, USNR, with “34 years in uniform.” Leaving the Navy, Wayne moved to the D.C. area where he spent about 15 years working with several consulting firms. Principle among them was Logistics Management Institute, a Department-of-Defense-captive think tank, where he served as a Research Fellow and Director of Data Processing. He took a Masters in Business Administration degree from American University in 1972. Ultimately he settled at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he worked in quality assurance and maintenance areas of their oversight of the nation’s commercial nuclear power plants. In 2004, after 20 years with the NRC, he retired and they moved to Baltimore. Retirement served Wayne well by freeing up more time for enjoying his passions. At home, he spent most mornings on the porch with his wife, taking on the daily sudoku, and reading through The Baltimore Sun over breakfast. Their days together also often included taking the rounds to her spaces in antique shops throughout the region, which enabled him to continue one of his life’s true loves, watching trains. When not in their regular routine, they also often traveled internationally, most notably to France, Italy, Spain and Morocco. Socially, he spent some of his happiest times either with his weekly Ravens game watch group, at Camden Yards watching the Orioles, or Tuesday nights at Michael’s Steak & Lobster House on Eastern Avenue. Wayne is survived by his wife of 40 years, Patricia Muldowney Scott, daughters Elizabeth Nelson and Meghan D’Angelo, and sons John Scott, Michael Scott, and Robert Watters, as well as by 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Interment will be in the Naval Academy Columbarium and a memorial service is tentatively scheduled to be held at the Naval Academy Chapel on November 8, 2022 at 10:30 AM. Please do not purchase flowers. Donations to the American Heart Association can be made in lieu of flowers.

Wayne Emery Scott

December 24, 1934 - September 12, 2022