Scott A. Mayther - Mead

Scott Mayther was a partner, son, nephew, brother, uncle and friend.  His sudden passing on April 17th has ripped a hole in the fabric of our lives.

Scott was born on July 22, 1963 to Raymond “Skip” and Nina Mayther in Spokane, Washington.  He attended Madison Elementary, Garry Junior High, and graduated in 1981 from North Central as a member of the final class to graduate from the old building.  Growing up, he was introduced to comics and became a fixture at the local drugstore ‘helping’ to stock the comic book rack for the pharmacist.  That evolved into a lifelong devotion to science fiction and fantasy from watching Star Trek, The Outer Limits, and The Twilight Zone to spending the summer of 1977 at the theater watching Star Wars over a dozen times. Scott was also an avid reader and enjoyed books, ebooks, and audio books.  Additionally, he played paintball for many, many years.  He was a fierce competitor, coach, and referee.  He has many lifelong friends that he met on the field.

Scott was fascinated by electronics and the inner workings of everyday items.  So much so, that when his parents moved out of the family home, a stash of parts were found in the rafters of the garage.  It was for that reason he naturally gravitated toward computers. He wrote the first attendance program for Spokane School District 81, taking schadenfreude knowing that the students no longer had a day or two before their parents were notified. He worked as a computer tutor at both SFCC and the District 81 Skills Center, tried his hand at selling computers at Comp USA, and finally settled as the computer guru for the Mead School District.  He was truly blessed to have a job he truly loved.

            Scott was kind, generous and had a laugh that brought a smile to everyone around him.  He was accepting of everyone and was universally loved as a big teddy bear with an even bigger heart.   He made sure that all of his nieces and nephews were computer savvy, supplying them with educational games, Ipads, and Playstations along with some of the most popular games on other platforms.  Whenever asked, he didn’t hesitate to fix anyone’s personal electronics, and, most of the time, he would do it for nothing but a thank you.        

Scott is preceded in death by his big brother, Todd, and his dad, Skip, who left us less than a year ago.  He is survived by his mom, Nina,his partner of almost 30 years, Quin,  and his sisters, Kim (Rod) Rusho and Dena (Ivan) Dunkin.  He was the best uncle to 5 nephews and 2 nieces.          

A celebration of Scott’s life will be held at the Eagles Aerie 2, 6410 N. Lidgerwood, at 3:30pm on Saturday, June 7th.   In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations of Lego building blocks or sets to the elementary schools in the Mead district to be made in his name.

In the words of Mr. Spock, "Live long and prosper."