Scott Clifford passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Visitation will be from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory.

The Funeral Service for Scott will be 12:00 pm Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory with Deacon Mike Ellis officiating.

Scott was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on May 9, 1970, grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, and lived in St. Louis, Missouri from 1988 until his passing.

Scott leaves behind his three beloved sons, Thomas, Patrick and Daniel and his wife of 24 years Carol (Sparks). Additionally, he will be missed by family, including his mom Deborah (Alger) Clifford (Dave Schap), his dad Stephen Clifford (Judy Buss), his sisters Cynthia Haugen (Eric), Angela Heiden (Todd), and Rebecca Carson (Louis), his sister-in-law Ann Newton (Kevin), and ten nieces and nephews.

Scott and Carol were married in 2000 and their boys were born in 2004 (Thomas), 2006 (Patrick) and 2007 (Daniel). Family, sports and competition were always important to Scott and included a passion for hockey (his boys’ teams and his beloved Stars), legendary Easter egg hunts inspired by his family’s hunts growing up, family football Sundays watching all the games, and lots of family time on the golf course. Any sport the boys picked up, Scott would be at the game or match, supporting them. He also loved participating in a variety of fantasy sports leagues and even created a family fantasy football league so they could have a friendly competition within the household.

From a young age, Scott had a deep love of reading, history, and learning. When asked to do farm work with his dad, he replied “I am a scholar, not a worker.” He was an expert sibling teaser and button pusher in his youth, and became a great mentor teaching these skills to his nieces and nephews. Growing up, he enjoyed playing fun games or pulling off brilliant pranks with his friends in the neighborhood. He was always up for providing strategic and thoughtful advice, or for engaging in a healthy and fun debate. Scott will be remembered for his infectious smile that lit up a room when he walked in, and was a warm welcome to all those present.

Scott graduated from Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa in 1988, and then attended Washington University where he graduated with a BS degree in electrical engineering and was an active Kappa Sigma member. He also earned an MBA from Webster University. Scott started working at Graybar Electric in 1994 as a management trainee and quickly moved through a variety of positions during his 28 years with the company, including district product manager, strategic planning analyst, Director of IT, CIO, assistant controller, and Senior VP of Supply Chain Management before retiring as CFO in 2022. Scott also served on the board of directors for West Community Credit Union and Parksite, Inc.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the following charities that were important to Scott: Children’s Organ Transplant Association for his nephew Gabe who needs a kidney transplant (COTA for Team Gabe H <https://cota.org/cotaforteamgabeh/>) or to Swim Across America (www.swimacrossamerica.org).

Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrangements.

A photo tribute can be viewed and condolences sent to the family by visiting Scott’s obituary at www.hskfhcares.com.