Scott Heaton 1948 – 2025

Scott Jefferson Heaton passed away suddenly on June 19, 2025, at his home in Carson City. He was born September 10, 1948 in Washington, D. C. to an Air Force family and spent his childhood living in different parts of the country as well as spending time in France and Germany.

His family returned to Virginia in 1960 and relocated to Palos Verdes, CA in 1963.

Scott attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he made many lifelong friends, and continued his education at Hastings College of the Law, graduating with his Juris Doctor in 1974.

Soon after, he moved to Carson City and began working at the Legislative Counsel Bureau, where he felt that he gained invaluable knowledge on the importance of writing concis...