Ocean City - Dr. Paul Anderson Scott, age 68, died on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at his home. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late William Henry Scott and Wanda Anderson Scott. He is survived by his half-sister Diane Savage and her three children, Scott, Ann, and Sarah, as well as a favorite cousin, J. Douglas Trimper, and his two sons Chris and Brooks.
Dr. Scott attended school in Ocean City, Berlin and St. Andrews in Middletown, DE where he graduated with honors. Majoring in Zoology at the University of Maryland, College Park, in his junior year, he won early admission in to the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond where he graduated with honors in 1975. He practiced medicine in the Berlin-Ocean City area for over 10 years, then for 7 years at Chincoteague Medical Center, also teaching family practice residence and medical students there, as well as serving as attending physician at Wallops Flight Facility. Later he retired and moved to West Ocean City where he pursued his lifelong interest in music. An accomplished pianist and organist, he taught himself to play the cello and bassoon, and was the principal bassoonist with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra for a number of years. He enjoyed boating, photography, cooking, electronics, horseback riding, and learning foreign languages. In his youth he spent many happy years hunting and fishing with his father, a local attorney.
Paul was a member of the Episcopal Church including St. Paul's Worcester Parish here in Berlin, where he served as vestryman and organist. He firmly believed that God loves each and every one of His children. Dr. Scott was also President of Windsor Resorts and Trimper's Playland.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, January 6th at 12:00 PM, at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard in Berlin. Rev. Michael Moyer will officiate. A donation in his memory may be made to St Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 429, 3 Church St., Berlin, MD 21811, or the Children's Home Foundation of the Eastern Shore, 314 North St. Easton, MD 21601, to assist deserving young people who might not otherwise have a chance at higher education. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.
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