<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/jim-scott.html" dsn="news"><item_date>08/31/2011 12:00:00 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>Jim</firstname><middlename/><maidenname/><lastname>Scott</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'49,</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed>'56 M.Ed.</degree-program-completed><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Jim Scott</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>
    
      Jim Scott (’49, ’56 M.Ed.), Costa Mesa, Calif. :: He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II before coming to North Texas, where he was a yell leader known for doing a standing back flip before cheers. He worked in the aerospace industry in Dallas and held seven patents. After transferring to Costa Mesa, he started Seco Seals, a company that made gaskets for airplanes, rockets and submarines. He was a well-known high school sports fan in his community and worked to garner support and funds for the construction of local high school athletic facilities, including a football stadium at Estancia High School that bears his name.
    

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