Alice Ann Scott

“The wisdom of Proverbs describes how godly character generally leads to success. Ecclesiastes tempers this, warning that rewards are not guaranteed, since a kind of ‘crookedness’ has come into our world. The book of Job goes further exploring how righteous people sometimes suffer. Job is introduced as a good man, but ‘the adversary’ (Satan) points out an apparent problem in God’s moral oversight of the universe. In short, God allows the adversary to bring suffering into Job’s life. Job doesn’t curse God as the adversary predicted but ends up debating with three friends. In the end God blesses Job with twice as much as he had before.” It’s hard to reduce our mother's life down to a few words on a paper. Alice Ann Scott C.S., born in October, 1946 to her parents, Claude R. Scott and Rhoda A. Scott, was a woman of “Godly Character” who lived a life along the lines of Job. She came from a military family, her father serving in the U.S. Army in WWII and her mother working in the factories alongside other females during that time for their country. To her family, Michigan was home; and home was where momma wanted to come back to, her Shangri-La as she and our grandmother called it, and did so in 2007. Momma graduated from Bangor High in 1965 and went on to graduate from Chicago State University to become a K-12 Art specialist with indorsements in Special Education. She worked in the inner city school systems of both L.A. Unified School District and the Chicago Board of Ed. She loved working with her students in both public school and Sunday School, and as a long-time Christian Science Practitioner and church board member and worked as Sunday School Superintendent for many years until retirement. In retirement she had hoped that she would be able to take a little time out for herself and with the help of her daughters work on some art projects, which she never got to see to fruition. A number of stumbling blocks took those dreams. She was a 23 year advanced cancer survivor, a broken right ankle with plate that prevented her from walking well, and a misdiagnosis of glaucoma which took her sight sixteen years ago. She loved much and enjoyed little in life. The simplest things we all take for granted, she was denied. She never enjoyed her money, sacrifices she made to keep her family in a safe environment, even to the point of paying others' light bills, neighbors who she forgave regardless, who didn’t understand our many years of hardships. Throughout her life she forgave much. A neighbor in California said she was too good for this world. And she was, too good for the “crookedness” of this world. She passed on because of a heart attack she suffered while rushing out the door to check on the property, an attack culminating after a series of physical attacks over the last six years by neighbors. Since moving into a trailer that replaced a stolen one, that had been on our property for many years. Attacks brought on by a property line dispute that was guaranteed by her attorney, and others, that trouble would not happen, but because of poverty and ignorance, continued stress and much grief ensued leading to her passing. And yet, knowing that she was leaving us, she still forgave. Alice Ann Scott is survived by her daughters, Milcah Flowers and Siddikah R. Abbasi; her brothers, Claude R. Scott, Paul O. Scott and Mark A. Scott; her dear cousin, Arnett “Bunny” Bradley and her children, Nancy, Michel and Gary; her dear cousins, Henry, Laban, Steven and Helen Marie Scales and their children; her cousin, Sterling Washington; and a number of nieces and nephews, some of which are ministers, captains in the U.S. Army, and others serving our country in many ways. She will be dearly missed. Good journey through the universe momma. Till we meet again. According to her wishes cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be determined at a later time.

Alice Ann Scott

October 14, 1946 - May 13, 2016