Scott Cody Park was born August 22, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas to Sue and Horace Park and passed away unexpectedly on June 21, 2023. He is survived by his wife Kelly, his three daughters, who he was exceptionally proud of, Kristan (Chris) Clinkscales of Abilene, Andrea Park of Wylie, and Erica (Donnie) Brunson of Wylie. Six grandchildren, Austin, Colby, Brady, Reese, Parker, and Blakely, and his brother Todd (Lynn) Park of Garland.
Scott was a 1968 graduate of Garland High School and a proud Texas Tech Red Raider, class of 1972. He began his career in real estate immediately after graduation, and for 40 of the last 44 years as a partner alongside his brother at Park Place Custom Homes, founded by his father and passed on to his “boys”.
He was a past president of the Metro East Home Builders, and on the Boards of the Dallas Builders Association and the Texas Association of Builders, as well as an alternate Director of the National Association of Home Builders. In addition, he also volunteered his time on the Civil Service Commission at the City of Garland.
If you needed to find Scott on any given Saturday in the Fall, you could find him in his chair watching college football. It didn’t matter who was playing, he would be glued to the television, and most likely, at some point, yelling at the TV about a referees’ bad call, or the coaches for calling a bone headed play! This was especially true when his beloved Red Raiders were on. Many a Monday morning were spent critiquing the weekend’s games with his brother, along with trading playful banter about his Texas Tech team and those “cow heads” (the Longhorns). Later in life, he developed an interest in Formula I racing, and would get up early just to watch a race.
Scott had a passionate interest in history and aviation, particularly the World War II era. For years, he was an active member of the Confederate Air Force, primarily serving as a ground Marshall, and occasionally an Air Boss directing the planes during air shows all over the country. After he lost his vision in one eye, he didn’t think being so close to all those spinning propellers was such a great idea! However, he was still able to continue his love of aviation as a docent at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field for some time.
In lieu of flowers, he would have appreciated a memorial to any local animal control or adoption shelter. He was entirely devoted to his many dogs over the years and was rarely seen without one of them in his lap or in his car, in their seat belt, of course!
His sudden passing has been a complete shock to us all, but we are comforted by the fact that he is free of the frustration and pain from his recent medical issues and can finally rest in peace.
A celebration of life remembrance, with a come and go visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, Allen.