Patricia A. Scott

Patricia Scott (nee Gilson), age 71, of Pequannock, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2021 while receiving the loving care of her family.

Patricia was born in Jersey City and was the only child to Patrick and Marie Gilson.  When Patricia was about ten years old, she and her family moved from Jersey City to Pequannock where she would spend her formative years.  As a young girl, Patricia took an early interest in Dance.  Patricia’s specialty over time turned out to be the art of Ballroom Dancing.  Patricia, in the late 1960’s took first place in the Ballroom Dance Category in the nationally renowned Harvest Moon Dance Competition in New York.  Her success as a dancer also awarded her with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in the late sixties.

Growing up in Pequannock, Pat attended Pequannock High School and graduated with the class of 1967.  Following her graduation, Patricia found work quickly as an operator with the Bell Telephone Company in New York.  Patricia worked as an operator for about five years when she decided to switch careers and attend the Wilfred Beauty Academy in Totowa, NJ.  After earning her licensure, Pat opened up her own Beauty Hair Salon in Pequannock in 1979 which she owned and operated until about 1985.  Subsequent to closing up her beauty salon, Patricia took a position as a customer service representative within the car upholstery industry working for companies in Paterson and Lincoln Park.   She held these positions for approximately ten years.

Bowling was one of Patricia’s favorite past times, participating in various leagues in an outside her area.  One night in 1986, while playing in a mixed league in Clifton, she met a handsome young fellow bowler by the name of Christopher Scott.  Pat and Chris hit it off great and started dating.  As fate would have it, they fell in love and on September 23, 1989 Patricia and Christopher became husband and wife.  Immediately after getting married, Pat and Chris settled in Paterson on Glover Avenue.  In 1991, the couple moved to Pequannock and have been there ever since.  Patricia left her position as a customer representative and went to work with her husband as a secretary in his company, Caps Mechanical, located in Pequannock.  Patricia worked with Chris until her retirement in 2014.  Over the years, Patricia enjoyed and continued participating in bowling leagues in the areas of Clifton and Wayne.  She and Chris together also enjoyed boating.  Mostly, Patricia cherished spending time at home with her husband Christopher and their two dogs, Sugar and Spice.

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Patricia was a strong willed lady who was caring and giving.  She was compassionate, and nurturing.  For many years, she assisted her husband in taking care of her mother-in-law.  Pat was wonderfully family oriented and treasured getting together with family and friends.  She had a delightful sense of humor and was often times the life of the party.    Pat was the kind of person that you couldn’t help but like and want to be around.  She and Chris cherished thirty-one years of absolutely blissful marriage together.  Patricia was a truly special person who will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew her.

Patricia is survived by her husband Christopher Scott of Pequannock, her sister-in-law Linda Ruocco and her husband Bill of Deerfield Beach, FL, her nephew Chad Oliver and son Kyle Oliver of Deerfield Beach, FL, her brother-in-law Gregory Scott and his wife Chong of Peoria, AZ, her nephew Donald Scott and his wife Kathy and daughter Dakota Scott of Peoria, AZ, and her niece Sandra Scott of Arizona, and many extended family and close friends.