PRINTER'S NO. 1379
No. 205 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY C. WILLIAMS, A. WILLIAMS, KITCHEN, HUGHES,
WASHINGTON, STACK, FUMO AND TARTAGLIONE, NOVEMBER 21, 2005
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 21, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Remembering Robert Montgomery Scott, on the occasion of his
2 death on October 13, 2005, at 76 years of age, as "The
3 Quintessential Philadelphian."
4 WHEREAS, Robert Montgomery Scott passed away on October 13,
5 2005; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Scott was born May 22, 1929, the son of
7 investment banker and heir to the Pennsylvania Railroad, Edgar
8 Scott, and socialite Hope Montgomery Scott; and
9 WHEREAS, After attending Harvard University and the
10 University of Pennsylvania Law School, Mr. Scott joined the law
11 firm Montgomery McCracken Walker and Rhoads; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Scott went to Great Britain in 1969 to serve as
13 special assistant to United States Ambassador Walter Annenberg;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Scott left an indelible imprint on the cultural
16 landscape of Philadelphia as president of the Academy of Music
17 and later the Philadelphia Museum of Art; therefore be it
18 RESOLVED, That the Senate remember Robert Montgomery Scott as
1 "The Quintessential Philadelphian" and extend its condolences to
2 the many family members, friends and admirers who mourn the loss
3 of a man deeply committed to his family and the community; and
4 be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
6 the family of Robert Montgomery Scott.
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