Sue Jane Pinkston Scott's Obituary
Sue Jane Pinkston entered this world on February 9, 1945 in Denton, Texas. For 73 years, she lived a fabulous life and loved her family and friends fiercely. Sue also cherished her faith and recognized the beauty of the simple phrase “yes, Jesus loves me”. On November 10, 2018, Jesus welcomed Sue to heaven.Sue’s family and friends will gather on Wednesday, November 14 at 2:30 pm at Restland’s Memorial Chapel to celebrate her life. To honor Sue, the family has requested that anyone who can attend the celebration wear red, her favorite color. Sue loved a good party and her family plans to take this chance to rejoice in style.After World War II ended, Sue’s parents, Sid Casey and Alta Mae Pinkston, moved to Dallas, eventually settling in Little Forest Hills. Sue grew up making friends, visiting family, and enjoying all of the activities and opportunities available to her. She graduated from Bryan Adams High School in 1963. One of her favorite high school achievements was her time as a Bryan Adams Belle. She attended every Bryan Adams and Belle reunion she could to reconnect with friends.After graduation, Sue attended North Texas State University (now known as University of North Texas) where she studied to become a teacher. She joined the Gamma Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi. Sorority life gave her life long friends and wonderful memories to share. While at North Texas, she also went on a blind date with a young man from Dallas. After the one date, in her version of the story, she saw the young man in the University bookstore and hid behind some shelves to avoid him. Eventually, more dates with the young man were made and her blind date story became a part of their story – usually with Sue using the phrase “boy, was I blind” to wrap it up.Sue Jane Pinkston married Randolph Eanes Scott, Jr. at Lakeside Baptist Church in Dallas on June 10, 1967. For the next 51 years, they both taught school, started and raised a family, attended church, led Sunday schools, coached teams, took family vacations, cheered accomplishments, sent two kids to college, welcomed in-laws into the family, loved and cared for their parents, hosted and enjoyed family gatherings, bought cookie cakes for birthday celebrations, and celebrated the births of four grandchildren. Her life was full of joy and laughter.Sue’s teaching career was one of her most cherished accomplishments. She loved being a teacher. And the students loved her. The vast majority of her teaching career was spent in Garland ISD at Heather Glen Elementary School. Her shenanigans at Heather Glen are legendary. Whether she was working bus duty, tormenting a principal, helping a struggling student, or serving as a mentor for a new teacher, she was going to make sure some fun was involved. During her time at Heather Glen, she had the privilege to teach many brothers and sisters from the same family and even had a few children of former students come through her class later in her career. Making connections with her students and their families brought her a special level of joy. Having Mrs. Scott for a teacher meant working hard but knowing she was going to be your biggest cheerleader when that hard work paid off. Her favorite gift to give any child was a book and she firmly believed that “to learn to read is to light a fire”.June 10th held a special place in Sue’s heart. She and Randy shared the anniversary date with his parents, Randolph and Jane (married in 1942). Then came June 10, 2002, when Sue became a grandmother for the first time – twice over. Catheryne Grace and Samuel August Brown won the jackpot with Sue as their grandmother. Four years later, after perfecting the art of grandmothering, Sue fell in love with her third grandchild, Randolph Eanes Scott, IV. And then the fantastic foursome was complete in 2008 when Reed Everett Scott joined the fun. Sue loved her grandchildren in a way that only a grandmother can. They were always perfect, never any problem, could do no wrong and were perfect angels. She read to them, played with them, loved on them and prayed for them. She came to school events, concerts, games and ceremonies. Grace, Sam, Randolph and Reed know how special it was to have their Sookie love them so much.Love, fun, joy, laughter – these words can be used again and again to tell Sue’s story. As the dementia took pieces of her personality away, her family cherished any smile or the simplest joke. She still kept the drive to go and do – see her grandkids, go shopping, grab a bite to eat.Sue’s family was the foundation of her joy. She’d want to you know them and to love them. Preceding her in death were her parents, Sid and Mae Pinkston and her loving in-laws, Randolph and Jane Scott. Sue is survived by so many who will miss her but can’t help but smile when memories of her creep into their hearts.Her devoted husband, Randy, cared for her throughout her life and in special ways after the dementia robbed her of so much. His gentle care and constant love modeled a servant’s heart. Sue’s children, Shannon Brown and Trey Scott, along with their families, David, Grace and Sam Brown and Sandra, Randolph and Reed Scott have lost their biggest fan. Her love and encouragement will be missed but she taught them how to take care of each other and they will carry on her legacy of finding joy. Her sweet Sammy misses his constant companion and all of the extra treats she would toss his way.Sue loved her sister, Molly Ellison, and her family, Larry, Ashley, Gage, Casey, Meagan, Charleigh, and Chace. Her brother- and sisters-in-love, Carter and Janet Scott and Cathy Jarmacowicz treated her like one of their own. Their children, Leisha & JB Phipps and Wes, Brent & Katie Scott and Lexie, Landry and Park and Scott Jarmacowicz adored their Aunt Sue and the lipstick marks she left on their cheeks after kisses. Sue’s cousins, Verda Piott, Wylie Joe Barnes, and James Binkley Barnes, and their families kept her rooted to her Denton ties.Sue met Prissy, Yogi, Sparky and Wink at the Rainbow Bridge. Oh to see the tails wagging that welcomed her! Sue loved all of God’s creatures, but dogs held a special place in her heart. She saw their unconditional love as a great gift.This terrible disease took Sue way too soon. But she is whole again. Her angel wings are surely sequined, the sparkle is back in her eyes, and her halo is just barely hanging on as she darts around Heaven. She wants each of you to live fabulously and love fiercely.Visitation will be Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 6-8PM at Restland Funeral Home.
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