Kermit Scott

Theodore Kermit Scott Jr. (October 18, 1936

Biography Scott was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on October 18, 1936. He grew up in Leland, Mississippi, which was also the hometown of Jim Henson, who would one day create the Muppets.

Scott enrolled in Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and also studied in Germany on a scholarship. He received his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University in New York City.

He taught Philosophy as a professor at Yale University and Millsaps College. He then taught at Purdue University for 36 years. Scott retired from teaching to pursue a master's degree in social work, which he earned in 1993. He pursued his second career as a counselor. Scott and his wife, Aadron Scott, co-founded two organizations as to advocate for the poor, the Food Finders Food Bank of Lafayette, Indiana, and the Welfare Rights Organization.

Scott died on May 26, 2008, at the age of 71 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was survived by his wife, Aadron Scott, to whom he had been married for more than 50 years. He was also survived by his children, David Scott, Aadron Rausch, and Tracey Scott. Scott had been a resident of Monroe, Virginia.