In Scott's Own Words Scott was born on February 23rd, 1960 in Belleville, Illinois. He was the third child in the Davis family, following older brother Rick (1953) and older sister Sherrie (1955) and would be eventually joined by a younger brother Jeff (1965). Due to the 5 year gap in age on either side of him, he often described his childhood like being an only child in a family of four. He was never in the same school as his siblings with the singular exception of 6th grade when he was in the same elementary school as 1st grader Jeff. Most of my childhood memories of living in Belleville centered around my grandparents and my cousins. The closest cousins in age to me were Mike, Dale & Laurie, so I knew them best and played with them the most. I always had great times when I was allowed to sleep over at Mike’s or Dale’s. Each of them had a pool table, which we did not have so I was always interested in playing pool. I bought my first pool table in 1989 and have owned one since. You would think I would be better at the game. My memories of my grandparents were that were strict, but kind. I loved playing cards (canasta) with them and others at the kitchen table. I still have memories of her rhubarb pie, homemade lemonade and root beer floats. I can remember they liked to say the Rosary in the evening and we would all find a chair to kneel in front and pray together. My grandmother always had a cage of song birds she would whistle and sing to. They had a vegetable garden in the back and I enjoyed spending time with them tending the garden. I still grow a garden and have done so for years and I often think of them when spending time there and wish they could see what I’m growing. We spent many hours sitting out on the front porch, talking and watching cars. I remember when we slept there that my grandparents piled heavy green, woolen blankets on us that were apparently “army” blankets. The attic was off limits, so I snuck up there as often as I could to explore!
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