William Scott Kemerling
William Scott Kemerling
William Scott Kemerling of Garden Valley, Idaho, a
n
d
Felton, Del
.
, died on Friday, Ma
r
ch
22, 2013 at his home in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 63 years.
He was born on Nov. 27, 1949
,
in
Ancho
r
age
,
Alaska
,
the son of Wi
l
liam (Billy) Earle
Kemerling and Joan (Fowler) Kemerling
.
He is survived by his wife Sheryl McAlpin Kemerling of Garden
Val
l
ey, Idaho, three children and their spouses, and eleven
grandchildren
.
He is also survived by his sister Deidre Jill (Kemerling)
Northup, of Springfield, Va
.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
His children and grandchildren are: William Erik Kemerling and
wife
,
Kristin Diane (Boyd) Kemerling, and children: Lauren Suzanne,
Annabelle Jennings, William "Quinn," and Levi Robert all of
Greenwood, Ind.
Tabitha Jayne (Kemerl
i
ng)
Rowedder and husband, Ryan Todd Rowedder and children
:
Rocky
Scott, Abigail Jayne, Madeline Jade, Wyatt James
,
and
William "Titus
"
all of Boise, Idaho.
Carrie Beth (Kemerling) Lambert and he
r
husband
Major Sean Walter Lambert and children: William Charles "Liam," and
Sophia Elizabeth all of Bogota, Colombia.
Nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends also survive.
Scot
t
and w
i
fe, Shery
l
, were 1970 graduates of Tarkio Co
l
lege
in Tarkio, Mo. They were married on Dec. 22, 1970, in Newmarket, Iowa. The
September befo
r
e their wedding, Scott was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in
the United States Air Force Medical Corps and stationed at Andrews Air Force
Base, Maryland
.
In 1973, they moved to Fort Rucker
,
Ala.,
to attend the U.S. Army Aviation Center where their son, William Erik, was born
and Scott was the distinguished graduate of his class
.
He
became an Aerospace Rescue and Recovery pilot and lived by rescue motto,
"So That Others May Live".
His first duty station after fl
i
ght
school was to Tyndall AFB, F
l
orida to fly the Sikorsky
H-3
"
Jolly Green Giant" for the 39
th
Aerospace
Rescue and Recovery Wing. Their first daughter Tabitha Jayne was born at
Tyndall AFB. While at Tyndall AFB, Scott was awarded the Airman's Medal (the
Air Force's highest noncombat heroism award) for entering the burning wreckage
of a B-57 Canberra in t
h
e Flor
i
da swamp, removing the pilot, and securing him to
t
he
helicopter hoist
.
His next duty assignment was to the 56
t
h
Aerospace
Rescue and Recovery Squadron in Keflavik, Iceland
,
whe
r
e
he flew the Sikorsky H
-
3 "Jolly Green Giant", and then to San Diego, Calif.,
to fly the Sikorsky HH-3F "Pelican" for the US Coast Guard Group San
Diego. San Diego
i
s the b
i
rthplace of their second daughte
r
,
Carr
i
e Beth.
Scott then returned to Andrews Air Force base to fly the UH-1N
"Huey" for the 1
s
t
Helicopter Squadron providing airlift for the executive branch and other
dignitaries. Next, Scott commanded Detachment 1 of the 37th Aerospace Rescue
and Recovery Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB providing
r
escue
and recovery service for southern Arizona.
Following his command, Scott was stationed as an operations
officer in Ramstein, Germany, then assigned as an executive officer to the 436
th
Supply Squadron at Dover AFB, Del
.
There
he retired from the Air Force having attained the rank of Major.
Scott then taught mathematics and physical science at Woodbridge
High School in Bridgeville, Del
.
, for one year. Next, he
taught biology, chemistry, and physical science, at Polytech High School, in
Woodside, Del
.
, for five years. As a teacher at Polytech High School, he
received Teacher of the Year honors. While at Polytech High School, he was
promoted to Vice Principal, Principal, and finally Superintendent of
Curriculum. In 1997, he graduated from Regent University with a master's degree
in Educational Leadership.
In 1999, he was the founding principal of Delmarva Christian
High School in Georgetown, Del
.
He led the school for
achieving accreditation through both the Middle States Association of Colleges
and Schools and the Association of Christian Schools International
.
The
school enrolled 27 students in his first year as Principal and approximately
200 in his final year as Principal
.
As hobbies, he enjoyed woodworking, carpentry, and reading. He
restored a house at Prime Hook Beach, Del
.
,
and enjoyed working on their house in Garden Valley, Idaho. He enjoyed all
sports, playing baseball in high school and football in college. He liked
boating and waterskiing with his family. He maintained his civilian helicopter
license and loved flying the Robinson R-22. He was member of The Gideon's
International and a Pro-Life activist
.
The Memorial Service will be at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 27,
2013, at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise, Idaho. The graveside service
will be at 11 a.m. at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. The family is
accepting flowers at 10070 W. Hackamore Dr
.
,
Boise, ID 83709. Those preferring to donate to charity can make donations in
his name to the American Bible Society or Delmarva Christian High School
.
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