Frisco Remembers Roger Edwin Scott, Air Force Veteran and 31-Year CHP Officer
- Jun 8
- 5 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
FRISCO, TEXAS: Roger Edwin Scott, a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and longtime California Highway Patrol officer who spent his retirement years in Frisco, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 81. He passed away surrounded by his family, according to his obituary published by Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Frisco, one of Collin County's most established funeral service providers. Scott's death marks the quiet close of a life defined by decades of public service, deep family bonds, and a spirit that friends and caregivers say never dimmed.
A Sacramento Son Who Chose a Life of Service
Scott was born on August 6, 1944, in Sacramento, California, to Marie Elizabeth (McGrath) and Otto Edwin Scott. He came of age in the post-war West and answered the country's call early, enlisting in the United States Air Force before going on to build a second career in law enforcement. According to his published obituary, Scott served as an officer with the California Highway Patrol for 31 years, retiring in 1998 after a career that spanned some of the most transformative decades in California's modern history. The CHP, which oversees one of the largest highway systems in the nation, demands physical endurance, professional discipline, and a steady temperament under pressure. By all accounts, Scott brought all three.
31 Years on California's Highways, Then a New Chapter in North Texas
After his 1998 retirement from the CHP, Scott eventually made his way to Frisco, a city that has grown from a quiet Collin County railroad town into one of the fastest-expanding communities in the entire Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. He and his wife, Mary Margarete Tecumseh Scott, whom he married in Carson City, Nevada, in September 1982, settled here and made Frisco their home. The couple's life in North Texas unfolded against the backdrop of a city still writing its own story, one that now counts more than 225,000 residents and continues to draw families from across the country for the same reasons the Scotts chose it: community, safety, and a sense of possibility.
A Storyteller to the End
In his final months, Scott received in-home care from First Light Homecare, and those who cared for him paint a picture of a man who remained engaged and warm even as his health declined. A caregiver who attended him during that period left a remembrance on Legacy.com that captures his character plainly.
Mr. Scott told me so many stories about his dogs, his children, his years of service in the Air Force and his dedicated career as a Highway Patrol Officer for the California Highway Patrol. Both Mr. Scott and Mary welcomed me with opened arms as though I was apart of their family.
That quality, the ability to make a stranger feel like family, runs through every account left by those who knew him. It is a trait that speaks less to profession and more to character, the kind built over a lifetime rather than claimed in a moment.
Survived by a Large and Geographically Scattered Family
Scott is survived by his wife, Mary Scott, who remains in Frisco. His children are spread across several states, including Tammy Vancourt of Lodi, California; Robyn Stevens of Dallas; Brian Scott of Yuba City, California; Chabon Esparza of Carson City, Nevada; Jon-Michael Scott of San Diego; and Matthew Scott of Arlington, Texas, a community just down the I-30 corridor from Frisco in the DFW metro. He also leaves behind twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren, along with his brother, Kevin Scott of Knoxville, Tennessee, according to records published by Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow. The breadth of that family tree, stretching from North Texas to the Pacific Coast, reflects the life of a man who served in many places and stayed connected across the distances.
Services and Arrangements Through Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow in Frisco
Funeral arrangements were handled by Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, which has served families in Frisco and the surrounding Collin County region for generations. The firm operates locations across the McKinney and Frisco area and has long been a trusted resource for North Texas families navigating loss. Condolences, guestbook entries, and tributes can be submitted through the obituary pages on Legacy.com, where Scott's memorial remains active for family and community members who wish to share memories or send support to Mary Scott and the family.
Why It Matters
A life like Roger Scott's is a reminder of something this city can lose in its own momentum. Frisco moves fast. New towers, new roads, new schools, new sports venues. We celebrate openings and groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings. But the people who quietly retire here, who choose our neighborhoods after decades of duty somewhere else, they are part of this city's story too, even if they don't make the headlines. A man who flew with the Air Force, then spent 31 years keeping California's roads safer, then settled here with his wife and let Frisco be his final chapter, that is worth pausing for. Frisco is not just a destination for development. It is, for thousands of families, a place to come home.
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