He also taught Math Methods to prospective Elementary Education teachers. He was also an Associate Professor at Westminster College, helping countless non-math majors through their final math requirements in order to graduate. At Bryant he coached winning teams in Math Counts competitions, competing in both the state and national levels (1986-1993). He loved teaching middle school students because he felt like that was where he could make the most difference. He taught and mentored many math students in the Salt Lake City School District at Bryant Junior High and West High School. Lewis, Washington, and at Fort Benning, Georgia, he won top honors for perfect physical fitness test scores (that seemed to create quite a stir, but true to form, Dad didn’t give it much thought).

He also participated in the ROTC program at the University of Utah. He continued at the University of Utah, earning a PhD in Education Administration on an NDEA Fellowship (National Defense Education Act) where he wrote his dissertation on “A Conceptual Model of Computer Supported Instructional Systems for Theory and Practice.” This was long before computers were a reality in the classroom, but he could see the influence they would have on education. This UofU record will never be broken because races are measured in meters now and not yards (Dad would say with a twinkle in his eye). In 1968, he and fellow team members took first place in the Western Athletic Conference in the mile relay, which is still an all-time record held for the University of Utah. He was able to complete his undergraduate degree on a track scholarship. This union has brought forth six children (four girls and two boys), twenty grandchildren (nine girls and eleven boys) and eight great grandchildren (six girls and two boys).ĭad graduated from the University of Utah in Teacher Education as a Math major. He met our mother in the summer of 1964 on a blind date and they have been in love ever since. He was also the recipient of the Hale Award for Outstanding Athlete. He won first place in the state track meet for the 440 yard dash (1962) and the mile relay (1961, 1962). He was athletic, focusing on basketball, football, and track. At Bountiful High he participated in student government and was student body president. They purchased a home in Bountiful, where Larry spent his formative years, going to Stoker Elementary, Bountiful Junior High, and graduating from Bountiful High School in 1962. The family later moved to Centerville when Darrell took a job in Bountiful as a mechanic at a car dealership. He lived in Millard County in central Utah until he was 7 years old, close to the loving influence of his Stott and Whicker grandparents in Fillmore. He was happiest when he was surrounded by his family, making us laugh. He was brilliant, kind, loving, patient, humble, handsome, funny, athletic, unassuming, righteous, and a disciple of Jesus Christ.

He died at home in Herriman, Utah on May 18, 2023, of long term health issues, with his dear wife of nearly 55 years, Susan Eilene Greenwood Stott, by his side.ĭad was the best husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and he loved us all so much.

Our dear Dad, Larry Whicker Stott was born on Apto Allison Darrell Stott and Portia Olean Whicker in Kamiah, Idaho.

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