Rev. Stephan Scott, M.B.A.

Rev. Stephan Tucker Scott, M.B.A. passed away in his sleep from Presumptive Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19, on January 13, 2021, at age 74, at home in Canyon Lake, CA. He was born July 11, 1946, in Aurora, IL to the late Rev. David and Mary Jane Scott, a Methodist Bishop and school teacher respectively. He was the 2nd of 4 children, including David, Susan, and Timothy. At the age of 4, his family moved to the Los Angeles, CA area, where he lived the rest of his life. He attended Russell Street and Mckinley Elementary schools and graduated from Centennial High School in Compton, CA in 1964.
 
He attended Fisk University in Nashville, TN from 1964-1970 where he studied history and political science and earned a BA in History. He was also the President of the Student Government Association, a Member of the Board of Directors of Fisk Student Enterprises, made the Dean's List, and became a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Eta Psi Chapter. In 1975 Stephan also earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he was on the Dean's Honor Roll.
 
Stephan entered the workforce at Xerox Corporation, quickly rising to the position of Sales Executive and Marketing Manager from 1974-1982, where he also served as Product Launch Manager for new products in the Los Angeles area, Manager of the Xerox Business Seminar at the University of Southern California and Manager of the Human Resource Program. He went on to work for Invest Financial Corporation as a Sales Manager over seven western states. He then spent 12 years at AXA Equitable as a District Manager. In 1996 he co-founded Scott & Nunn Consulting and up until his passing served as Managing Partner providing personal and business consulting in the areas of finance, management and marketing. In 2019, he retired from teaching business management, supervision, business communication and marketing at West Los Angeles College where he spent 43 years as an Adjunct Professor.
 
Stephan loved the Lord, his family, the church, studying the Bible, mentoring young men and entrepreneurs, teaching the word of God and following sports. He was a charismatic speaker who was a devout follower of Jesus Christ and an ordained minister who used God's word as his source of wisdom. His church family would agree that you could always hear his strong bass voice as he sang a joyful noise unto the Lord. He was very active with his fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Rho Chapter and their community service initiatives and scholarship programs. He was also active for 40 years with Junior Achievement Los Angeles, assisting youth in the development and implementation of their business plans. Motivating youth to dream, then turn their dreams into reality.
 
Stephan is survived by his daughter, Olympia Scott, son, Stephen Thomas Scott and his wife Rebecca, and step-son Trent Strickland, grandchildren, BreAzia Richardson, Micaiah Kelley, Makailah Kelley, Tyler Strickland, Travis Strickland, Logann Scott, Rachman Crable, Jr, and Walter Crable, sister, Susan Porter and her husband Homer Porter, nephews, David Scott and Leslie Porter, nieces, Marye Scott and Wanda Scott, and a host of relatives, friends, church family members, students and fraternity brothers.
 
Stephan is predeceased by his younger brother, Timothy Scott (3/28/1959), father, Rev. David Scott (1/31/1992), older brother, David Scott (1/7/2005), 2nd wife, Rev. Darla Nunn-Scott (12/12/2005), mother, Mary Jane Scott (3/19/2007), and daughter, Tres Mali Scott, M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D.(c) (8/20/2018).
 

Virtual Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 11:30 AM Pacific.

 
For more information please call or text his daughter, Olympia Scott at (310) 751-0818.
 
Thank you to everyone for offering condolences, support and prayers. Thank you to our family who has loved and cared for our father so well; his friends whom he loved; his fraternity brothers; his students and mentees that he poured into; and everyone who touched his life and was blessed to be touched by his.
 
One of Stephan's last messages to everyone:
 
"I am so thankful and humble because God has been so good to me and I pray His blessing for all."
 
Summing up his life up in three words, refer to one of his favorite verses in the Bible:
 
"…with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matt 19:26
 
"…but with God…"

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* In lieu of flowers, please donate to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.’s Omega 1000 for 1000 fundraising campaign to assist our Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Over the next 12 months, they endeavor to raise over $1 million to donate to HBCUs.

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is accepting donations for this campaign until May 31, 2021. You may donate via the Omega Life Membership Foundation (OLMF) at olmf.org. Make your tax-deductible donation electronically by entering your donation amount and noting “HBCU Initiative in memory of Stephan Tucker Scott” in the description box.

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Omega Life Membership Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 92882
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