Obituary of Scott Matchett

Scott Matchett of Jacksonville, FL passed away on August 8, 2012. Scott fought a courageous battle against Huntington's disease for the last several years. He was 55 years old. He leaves behind 3 beautiful daughters and their mother, 3 grandsons (with 2 more on the way), his mother & stepfather, 3 brothers, 3 sisters in law, many cousins, nieces & nephews & 2 step brothers. Scott was born in Jacksonville FL and graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1975. He excelled in all sports, particularly basketball. He was an all-city basketball player in high school and continued his play with athletic scholarships to FJC and Florida State University. He graduated from FSU in 1979. Scott was a teacher with the Duval County School System for 20 years. He was also a high school basketball coach. He was an avid outdoorsman, but really loved to fish. If there was a body of water that held largemouth bass he would say, "Let's go wet a line." Scott was a loving father & husband, a devoted son & brother and a loyal friend. Scott's true treasures in his world were his precious daughters Caroline, Michael-ann and Natalie. Scott will be missed by many, but he is back together again with his dad, Donald Matchett, who he loved so much. His memorial service will be Wednesday Aug 22, 2012 at 11am at Arlington United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that any donations go to Huntington's Disease Society of America www.HDSA.org/nofl