ReGINALD L. SCODeLLeR
APRIL 24, 1928 - MARCH 19, 2010
Reginald (Reg) L. Scodeller, 81, passed away in peace March 19, 2010, with his family at his side.
Reg was born April 24, 1928 to Italian immigrant parents in Vancouver, B.C. and immigrated to the United States when he was in first grade.
Reg was a longtime resident of Everett, where he attended Everett public schools, graduating from Everett High School in 1946.
Ultimately, Everett schools became a big part of his life. He was a 1950 graduate of Washington State University earning a bachelor’s degree in education and history.
Reg is survived by his lifelong companion and loving wife of 59 years, Betty, daughters JoAnne Baseler and Debbie Warfield, and son Terry Scodeller, their spouses Ted Baseler, Mike Warfield, Kathleen Scodeller, and grandchildren Cameron Scodeller, Christopher Scodeller, Andrea Baseler, Spencer Warfield and Paige Warfield.
He was preceded in death by his parents Luigi and Asunta Scodeller and brother Larry.
Reg was not only a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, but a patriarch to generations of students and athletes at Monroe, Stanwood and Cascade high schools.
He received many accolades for his successful years in the high school coaching profession, beginning with league champs in 1963, several district championships, and multiple trips to the Washington state basketball tournament, 350 wins culminating in his induction into the Washington state high school coaches’ hall of fame.
Reg won more games as a Snohomish County basketball coach than anyone in state history. In 2001 his efforts were recognized with the dedication and naming of the Cascade High School gym to the “Reg Scodeller Gymnasium,” and in January he was inducted into the Cascade High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Reg was known as a “players coach” and is often referred to as the “Father of Cascade High School,” not only to its athletes but to students and district educators.
He always wanted to be a coach and loved the competitive spirit that athletics taught students. Win or lose, his teams played with passion, sportsmanship, and elicited effort at the top end of their athletic ability.
He was a teacher at heart and wanted to impart life lessons that would be beneficial all throughout life, not just in the classroom or on the basketball court, but to society in general.
Many former players, students, friends and colleagues have visited Reg often over the last 10 years reminiscing about past games, world events, and the impact he had on their lives.
At Everett High School, Reg was an all-state guard for the Seagull basketball team that went to state three years in a row. He went on to play basketball for Washington State University, then WSC, under coach Jack Friel. He played guard for the Cougars with great success including a trip to Madison Square Garden in New York in 1947. While in Pullman he was also president of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
Reg struggled with Parkinson’s disease later in life, but was thankful for the time he was able to spend with family at his home through April 2009 and most recently receiving excellent care at the Mach Family Home in Mukilteo.
While he had tremendous influence on players, students and colleagues, we would be remiss not to mention the impact and depth of commitment to his own family and five grandchildren. He was a respected and loved figure in their eyes and all of them knew he was committed to each of them, passing along values and life lessons by how he lived his life.
The family would like to express its gratitude to Vlasta Mach and Adiama “Dee” Rabuky and all the caregivers of the Mach Family Home for their wonderful and thoughtful care at his home away from home.
A celebration of Reg’s life will be held at the “Reg Scodeller Gymnasium” on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2 p.m.
Remembrances can be sent to the Parkinson Research Foundation or to a scholarship set up in Reg Scodeller’s honor for a deserving Cascade High School student. These donations should be made out to “Bruin Community Parents” c/o Cascade High School, 801 Casino Road, Everett, WA 98203.
He may have passed from this earth but he will be remembered forever by his family.
