CDR William Scott Reed, Jr., USN (Ret.)
ENS Wiliam Reed became a Naval Aviator on February 19, 1971 at HT-8, NAS Ellyson Field, Pensacola, Fl. ENS Reed was Navy Helicopter Pilot Designator #R-11449.
CDR William Scott Reed, Jr., USN Ret. was born on June 24, 1947 in Lancaster, PA to the late William Reed, Sr. and Ann Mae Gross Barker. Bill grew up in Red Lion PA where he was a Scholar Athlete. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1969 with a BS in Business Logistics. He completed an MS in Business Administration at Golden Gate University in 1984 and an MS in Education at Old Dominion University in 1995. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, CA.
Bill enlisted in the US Navy/ Ready Reserves in Dec. 1968, and completed Officer Candidate School in 1969, and Flight School at Pensacola, FL in 1971 where he received his “wings of gold” Over a 23-year military career he served as a helicopter pilot, flight instructor and administrator in various squadrons and duty stations: HC-6, HSL- 30, HSL-34, and the Naval Military Personnel Command. He completed his military career at the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk VA with tours as a faculty member and retired as the XO of the facility in 1992.
In 1995 Bill began his second career as an Elementary teacher in the Chesapeake Public Schools system. He spent those years at Carver Elementary and Truitt Intermediate where he was the Teacher of the Year for 2002. He retired from the schools in 2013.
Bill passed away Thursday July 27, 2023, lovingly surrounded by family, after a courageous 8-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Kathryn Clarke Reed, his children Jonathan and Amanda, his sister and brother-in-law Barbara Jane and Charles “Nicky’ Seitz, his loving in-laws and ‘outlaws’ Roger Cackovic, Joe and Julie Smith, Billy Clarke, Tom Clarke and Justine, Mary and Bob Brown, 25 nieces and nephews and his fur babies Cora and Bailey.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepparents Helen Reed and Roy Barker, his mother and father-in-law Mary and Bill Clarke his sister-in-law Alice Cackovic and brother-in-law Gene Clarke.
Services are pending at Hickory United Methodist Church. Burial with full Military Honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be announced.
Bill lived a full life and gave fully to those in need. His last act was to participate in a clinical trial to find a cure for advanced prostate cancer. He had requested that memorial donations be made to your favorite animal shelter or Veterans charity.