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Raymone Scott was born on September 22, 1976, to Raymond and Hurlene Scott. A native of Akron, Ohio, he was the youngest of their two children. He graduated from Archbishop Hoban High School in 1994 and from Fisk University in 1999 obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus in accounting. Raymone grew up in Wesley Temple AME Zion Church where, as a child, he served as a gleaner and was a member of the Buds of Promise. As a toddler though, he was most notably known for his frequent exits from the sanctuary during Sunday morning services to receive gentle correction to his behavior from either his mother or father.<\/p>\n
Raymone had a passion for the performing arts and was first seen on stage while barely out of kindergarten performing at the University of Akron\u2019s John S. Knight Center as a part of Pamela Fubler\u2019s Dance Studio and Movement Lab\u2019s annual recital. He studied gymnastics there for a few years and made his debut as a \u201cleaping frog.\u201d\u00a0 This penchant for performance was further developed as an adult where he embraced community theater and was cast in multiple productions across the greater Akron area spanning many years. In 2006 he was proud to be cast as Lyons in the Weathervane Playhouse\u2019s production of August Wilson\u2019s play \u201cFences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raymone was never one to shy away from a fun time and his radiant smile could light up a room. He was quick to say he sported a \u201cMellion Brother\u201d smile, thanks to a few years of orthodontic treatment in the three brother\u2019s Akron practice. During his matriculation at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee he found his tribe. His brotherhood of friends called themselves \u201cThe Foundation\u201d because Fisk and their support of each other was the foundation for a better future for all of them. The Foundation would celebrate this bond each year at Fisk\u2019s Homecoming.<\/p>\n
Raymone had a deep love for impacting the next generation. He was the epitome of \u201cit is in the genes.\u201d The son of an avid golfer (father) and a career educator\/mathematics teacher (mother), these professions made up significant portions of his adult life. From 2012 to 2022 he taught at Arlington Christian Academy where he was a dynamic math teacher. He was frequently observed engaging in creative methodologies of classroom instruction. Who knew pumpkins could be used to teach fractions to a classroom of middle schoolers??\u00a0 He even solicited the assistance of his sister and arranged for her to meet with one of his students during one of her visits when the student revealed to him that they were interested in pursuing a career in the dental field. He was also a substitute teacher in the Akron Public School System with short and long-term assignments across the system.<\/p>\n
Raymone spent countless hours on the golf course with his father as a young child, where he gained the love for golf. He frequently recounted stories of his father teaching him the sport and instilling the love for it. Like his father, Raymone began his caddy career at an early age. He began caddying at the Portage Country Club at the tender age of thirteen and-a-half (an age so young that his mother had to provide written parental consent for him to work as he was not quite 14). When he returned home from a Saturday on the golf course he would frequently share with his mother and sister that he thought it was so funny that \u201cgrown men\u201d were \u201cstill\u201d caddying. He believed it was time for them to get \u201creal\u201d jobs. Enter irony! From this beginning, Raymone worked as a professional golf caddy until the time of his passing. He became the \u201cgrown man\u201d who was \u201cstill\u201d caddying and caddying became his \u201creal job\u201d and his family was immensely proud of him.<\/p>\n