Scott Frederick Clemons

Scott Frederick Clemons June 22, 1955 - March 27, 2021 Scott Frederick Clemons of West Bloomfield passed on March 27, 2021 at the age 65. Scott crossed over peacefully in the great care of Angela Hospice Care Center in Livonia, with the love of his family surrounding him. Scott was born to Martha & William Clemons in Detroit, brother to David (Cindi), Mark (Karen) and Douglas (Jen). Scott proudly attend Bloomfield Lahser High School, graduating in 1973. It was at Michigan State University that he built lifelong friendships in Delta Chi fraternity and met his former wife of 41 years, Karen (McNabb). Scott and Karen married in 1978 and raised their three children, Kathryn (Jon) Parenteau, Laura (KiAundre) Garland, and Stephen (Alison), in Bloomfield Hills. They spent their summers at Forest Lake Country Club, where Scott and Karen played golf, and the family enjoyed years of SICSA swim meets, time together and made wonderful friends. Scott and Karen were active members at St Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church; where Scott was often a reader and commentator at Mass. Scott was passionate about his work in sales, working in the niche event services space, providing custom flooring for auto shows, conventions, concert tours, and more. He travelled the country and the world for his work, making friends everywhere he went. He loved travel and especially enjoyed family vacations to historic places near and far with Karen and their children. Scott was a super fan of the Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Tigers, and Detroit Red Wings. For years, he carried a piece of confetti from the 1997 Stanley Cup Championship win in his wallet. He was a scholar of classic rock, enjoying his early career as a disc jockey, and he was an American trivia whiz. He loved the city of Detroit, its people, its music, it’s spirit, its cars, and grit. In the final years of his life, he relished the role of “Poppy” to his grandchildren; Caroline Cole (10), John Patrick (8), daughter and son of Kathryn and Jon, and Ada James (3), daughter of Laura and KiAundre. Scott is survived by countless friends, loving relatives and colleagues that will remember him for his charisma, warmth, passion, and storytelling. He had a unique ability to make each person he encountered feel special, important and worthy. He was an energetic mentor, good buddy and constant cheerleader to so many, yet fully known by few. He leaves a great legacy of serving others in their time of need. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. The Clemons family is planning a celebration of life this summer. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Angela Hospice in Livonia or the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center; the institutions that provided such exceptional care for Scott in his three year battle with biliary cancer. The family would like to thank the nurses, aides, surgeons, physicians and social workers that supported Scott: we are forever grateful for your hard work, compassion, time and talent. Detroit, Michigan

June 22, 1955 - March 27, 2021

Share Obituary:

Share a memory

Stacie Clenet

May 27, 2021

How do you describe someone who made a huge impact on your life? Someone who was always there to support you and encouraged you to go on when things were tough? Scott was this person in my life for the last 20+ years. I am deeply saddened by his death and my heart goe... Continue Reading

Stephanie

May 26, 2021

Gail Storer

April 20, 2021

Scott will always be remembered as the nicest guy ever! Tom and I knew Scott at Lahser High School, as well as MSU. Tom played IM Basketball on Scott’s team, GO DOGS!, at Lahser. I would see Scott at Cobo, when I was working at a Fur Sale that was in conjunction with th... Continue Reading

Linda Miller

April 3, 2021

What an awesome guy Scott was. Always a smile on his face and willing to help. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Great memories and a true friend. Linda Miller

Terry Moffatt

April 1, 2021

My heart goes out to Scott's family. They have lost a wonderful Father, Grandfather, and Brother. I have known Scott since High School. He was/is a great friend to my older sister. She is heartbroken. We have consoled each other over this loss. Our fathers work to... Continue Reading

Jennifer Eades

April 1, 2021

Scott and I met when I began working for him at McNabb in 1995. He quickly became my mentor, guiding me through the labyrinth of the auto show/tradeshow/special event industry. I had the privilege of working with him daily, listening to all of his MSU tales, his golfin... Continue Reading

Ernest Lapointe

April 1, 2021

I knew Scott thru a mutual friend. He and I bonded over history, sports AND most importantly the unbreakable bond we have with the City of Detroit. Due to the pandemic I have not seen him in over a year...but I miss him already; but I have to believe he is continuing... Continue Reading

Herb Gilles

March 31, 2021

Scott was a cool dude in high school. He was the PA announcer at our football games. He already had developed quite a bit of media savviness. I considered being a disc jockey in part based upon his media success. We lost touch after MSU for a long time, but reconnected ... Continue Reading

Michael Breeding

March 31, 2021

Scott was a great guy! About 7 years ago he called me to bail him out of a job that someone didn’t show up ! I remember it like it was yesterday. My son and I were putting my ceramic tile in my bathroom.. I got the call from Scott. He asked me if I would please come and ... Continue Reading

Scott Westerman

March 31, 2021

When I first met Scott, we were both radio guys at Michigan State. We knew instantly that he was going to be a star. He had the charisma of a sales superstar and an encyclopedic knowledge of music and sports that we regularly tapped when we needed that trivia answer or w... Continue Reading

1 comment

John Cunningham

March 31, 2021

Scott Frederick Clemons

Share a memory

Tribute wall