Scott Wayne Theobald

Scott Wayne Theobald was given his name by his parents, Shirley Wright Theobald and Milton Verrue Theobald at his birth on March 4, 1953, in Delta, Utah. He left his mark there with tricycle tracks on the newly poured concrete at the high school. His first claim to fame was being a guest on Romper Room at the age of six.

His family moved to San Fernando Valley in California in 1960. He enjoyed weekend trips to Disneyland and hanging out at the beach. He became an amazing water skier and loved being a fast-pitch softball pitcher.

Shortly after high school graduation, his family moved to Upstate New York, where little did he know he would meet his future wife, Jan Teel, while visiting a friend in an 11th grade English class. After three years of long-distance dating, (with daily letters to Jan in creative envelopes drawn with different means of airmail, which is what was used at that time), three different colleges and universities each, Jan flew to Utah to visit during the Easter break, when he gave Jan a little black bunny (Bun Bun) with her engagement ring tied around its neck on a pink ribbon. Scott freely expressed his love to Jan through their whole marriage by bringing her roses from his garden, and just loving her. He and Jan were inseparable.

They were married May 29, 1976, in the First Presbyterian Church in Geneseo, NY. Scott had the honor of baptizing Jan into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on March 21, 1978.

One of his summers in Geneseo, NY, he became the pitcher for a fast-pitch softball team and his team won all the games during the season. His catcher, Jimmy Johnson, always said he had t oput an extra foam pad in his mitt to lessen the blow when he caught Scott’s pitches. At the end of summer, Scott and Jan returned to Utah to the U of U. Scott received a surprise call from the first baseman, Mike McNamara, saying he was sending a round-trip plane ticket so Scott could return to Geneseo to pitch the championship game. Scott did and they won!

Four children joined their family. He made them his world. Graham, Jessie, Thomas, and Katie were lucky enough to call him dad. He was very involved in their lives, coaching baseball, attending Nutcracker year after year (Katie), instilling a love of trampoline jumping (Thomas),History Fairs, piano recitals, Eagle Scout projects, gymnastic competitions every weekend, shooting hoops and playing softball, soccer, camping, Father’s blessings at the beginning of school years, and working on projects at his office.

He welcomed their spouses and his sixteen grandchildren with deep love for each. His favorite things with grandkids were to get boat sinkers (donuts), snow cones, draw pictures, play chess, throw rocks in the river, and just talk. He and Jan took two grandchildren at a time on a trip, hoping to ignite their love of history, art, architecture, traveling, and experiencing new things.

This is a quote from Scott: When I started, I couldn’t even spell architect and now I are one. He loved architecture and began with a drafting class in 7th grade. He graduated from SUNY at Geneseo, NY with a Bachelors in Art. He then graduated from U of U (sorry Aggie fans) with his master’s degree in architecture. After working for various architecture firms, he and Jan made the move to Cache Valley to begin working with Design West Architects, where he eventually became Senior Vice-President. His dream was to work with Tony Wegener, whom he looked up to, admired, and eventually became partners with him in the firm. Scott’s favorite project was the restoration of the Old Main building at USU.

Through his work at Colorado Mesa University, he learned how to fly Cessna planes and logged enough hours to qualify for his private pilot license, however, Jan would not allow him to complete the ground school necessary for his license. He loved taking grandkids on flights.

He and Jan loved to travel all over the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico (never again!), England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, The Czech Republic, Austria, and Norway. He loved serving in the church, and grew to love university students as he served in a bishopric and as a high councilor at USU. He and Jan then served a full-time mission in a student stake at USU. He and Jan served as temple workers in the Logan Utah temple. He loved the gospel. He had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ, the restored gospel, and the plan of salvation.

Scott spent several years gathering, organizing, correcting, and publishing his family ancestry on Family Search, which he was very proud of. His great-great-grandfather, Alexander Wright, was the first missionary to Scotland. He always felt a special connection to him. He made sure all the pioneer pictures, journals, stories, and records were documented for his posterity. He felt an urgency to finish the work and completed it prior to him being called home.

We miss and love you, Dad. We look forward to the day when we will be together again.

Private family services are under the direction of Allen-Hall Mortuary. Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.allenmortuaries.com .