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Steven Schmehl Scott
Steve died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday morning, August 14th, 2019 Steve was born in 1959 in Easton. Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Gena Donmoyer Scott: his brother Jon Schmehl (Sue): his brother Eric Schmehl (Karen): Schmehl nieces and nephews Ellen, Adam, Joshua, Nicholas, Jacob: Mother-in-law Ann Donmoyer: brothers-in-law Eugene and Jon Donmoyer: nephew Jason Donmoyer Preceded in death by parents Ruth (Krimen) and Blaine Schmehl: Father-in-law Gene Donmoyer: beloved Border Terrier Greta After working several years as an acrobat for Cirque du Soleil he completed a Bachelors of Physics from Lebanon Vallley College: 2 Master of Science Degrees from Capital College: Masters Degree from Stevens Institute of Technology: Master of Business Administration from Jack Welch Management Institute: 3 Graduate Certificates. He worked at ISC Defense Systems and ISC Technologies in Lancaster, PA, followed by Unisys in Maryland and spent the remainder of his career working for NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt where he earned more than 26 Awards & Honors. He became Chief Engineer in 2001, holding that position until his death. He recently was recognized by United Airlines for having flown 3 million miles. Steve was fiercely devoted to his wife, his dog, and his job. He enjoyed music and language studies and had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, reading thousands of books. He was amazingly well versed in the sciences, art, philosophy, medicine and virtually every other subject on earth. He was wicked funny, kind and generous. Steve was incapable of shopping without adding a gift to the cart for someone, most often a child or dog. He had a passion for Egyptology, and informed his wife that he had commissioned the building of a pyramid in Egypt for his family’s final resting place. At Steve’s request no services will be held. He cherished his dog Greta and wanted to offer help to rescued border terriers with the North American Border Terrier Welfare group. Contributions in memory of Steve to support the NABTW may be sent to: Dwane Pulford 1757 Eustif Street Lauderdale, MN 55113March 29, 1959 - August 14, 201903/29/195908/14/2019
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Roger Carlson
July 9, 2023
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Lynda Watson
November 25, 2020
Steve, Lois and I would play jeopardy at work at ISC, no one could beat him, he was a walking encyclopedia. Then I went to work at NASA as a contractor and was so happy to see he worked there also. He was a wonderful person and I am truly sorry that we never could work ... Continue Reading
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Marcus Jackson
November 10, 2020
Steve was my first boss I ever had. Even though I was an intern he made me feel like an important part of NASA and made me feel welcome. He was incredibly smart and had a sharp wit. I will always be thankful that he gave me a chance. He was a truly great man. Thank you S... Continue Reading
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Frank Ferraro
June 30, 2020
Frank Ferraro Unisys Contractor at the time. Early 1990's. I met Steve when I was assigned as the QA Rep on the the then EOS program. He was congratulating me and I had no Idea why. The joke was on me. I spent the next 11 years working on the Terra EOS Flagship satellit... Continue Reading
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Henry Chang
May 28, 2020
Aloha, I graduated with Steve from the Jack Welch Management Institute. Steve was the most thorough accurate student amongst many veteran executive peers. He was a genius at investing which we enjoyed exchanging thoughts on. I really liked him and remain in awe of his ac... Continue Reading
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Rao Mannepalli
December 5, 2019
Steve and I worked together for more than 10 years at AIAA, ACM and IEEE. He is one of my best friends. Yesterday I sent an email to his NASA address and it bounced. I looked at GSFC org chart and the Chief Engineer post is listed as vacant. I suspected the worst and Goo... Continue Reading
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Gena Scott
February 7, 2020
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Pietro Campanella
September 24, 2019
I have known Steve since the 90's and he was consistently his brilliant, friendly, and extremely funny self over all those years. I saw him earlier in the day on 8/14. His last words to me were an uplifting joke as he walked back into a lengthy meeting at GSFC. Little... Continue Reading
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Gena Scott
October 1, 2019
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Kim Hawkins
September 19, 2019
I met Steve in the 90s when he picked me to join his Landsat 7 software team. He was my favorite boss and mentor. Some folks thought he was a micro-manager, but they would be mistaken. He was an information hound, wanting to know everything. If you worked for him, al... Continue Reading
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Gena Scott
September 22, 2019
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Kim Hawkins
September 25, 2019
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Gena Scott
September 15, 2019
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019. I only recently realized the significance—Steve was born the same year GSFC opened. “There are no coincidences. Every event we experience and every person we meet has intentionally been put in o... Continue Reading
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A Colleague
September 12, 2019
Steve was a great mentor. No matter the occasion, he always had the best quips that crystallized the truth or the absurdity of any situation.
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Gena Scott
September 15, 2019
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