Scotty Probasco
| Scotty Probasco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Scott Livingston Probasco, Jr. November 26, 1928 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Died |
April 17, 2015 (aged 86) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Residence | Lookout Mountain, Tennessee |
| Education |
Baylor School Dartmouth College Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation |
Businessman Philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Rowland Probasco |
| Children |
Scott Probasco III Ellen Probasco Moore Zane Probasco Brown Benjamin Probasco |
Scott Livingston "Scotty" Probasco, Jr.[1] (November 26, 1928 – April 17, 2015) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.[2][3]
Early life
Scotty Probasco was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 26, 1928.[4][2] His family has been involved in banking for ten generations.[3] His grandfather, Harry Scott Probasco (1858-1919), founded the American National Bank, and his father, Scott L. Probasco, Sr. (1890-1962), founded SunTrust Banks.[2][3] Probasco had said that the "Probasco" family were originally Jews from Madrid, Spain who immigrated to the Netherlands and converted to Protestantism;[3] then in the 1600s, they immigrated to the U.S.[3] Both his father and grandfather attended the First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, and were devout followers of Christ.[3] He attended the Baylor School, where he played on the golf team.[5][6] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Dartmouth College and attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Career
Probasco considered becoming a preacher, but joined the family business instead.[3] He served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of SunTrust Bank in Chattanooga.[2][7] He served on the Board of Directors as well as the Audit and Compensation Committees of Chattem, a Chattanooga-based producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, toiletries, dietary supplements, topical analgesics, and medicated skin care products.[7]
Philanthropy
Probasco sat on the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as well as its UTC Alumni Council, UT Development Council, and UT Foundation.[2] He has also supported the UT chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[2] He endowed the Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise at UT, currently held by Jeff Ray Clark.[2][8] He received the UTC Alumni Board's Outstanding Service Award.[2]
Probasco also donated to the Baylor School, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, the Chattanooga-based Benwood Foundation, Bethel Bible Village, a crisis center for neglected, abused and in-crisis children based in Hixson, Tennessee, the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, and the United Way of Greater Chattanooga.[2] He supported Republican Bill Haslam's gubernatorial campaign in 2010.[9]
Personal life and death
Probasco was married to Rowland Probasco, a.k.a. Betty Probasco, and they resided in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga.[2][10] They met at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club in 1953.[11] His wife was an avid golfer and a former executive at the Women's Southern Golf Association.[11][10] They had four children:
- Zane Probasco Brown.[2] She is married to Greg Brown, who was elected as the Mayor of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee in 2006.[12] He was still the Mayor in 2012.[13]
- Ellen Probasco Moore.[2]
- Benjamin Rowland Probasco.[2] He has served on the Board of Directors of Krystal, a fast food restaurant chain, since 1997.[14]
- Scott Probasco, III.[2]
Probasco's sister, Alice Probasco, was married to the late John T. Lupton II, the heir to the JLT Corporation, Coca-Cola's largest bottler until he sold it to the Coca-Cola Enterprises for US$1.4 billion in 1986. Scotty Probasco was known for wearing bowties and smoking Honduran cigars.[3] He died on April 17, 2015.[15][16]
References
- ↑ Sinclair Broadcast Group. "WTVC NewsChannel 9 :: News - Top Stories - Scotty Probasco Jr. Dies". WTVC NewsChannel 9. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "2010 Winner: Scott L. Probasco, Jr.". utfi.org. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dean W. Arnold, Old Money, New South: The Spirit of Chattanooga, 2006
- ↑ "Who's who in Commerce and Industry". google.ca. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Graham Elliott, 2004 Baylor School Breeds Champions, Golfweek, October 12, 2011
- ↑ "Baylor School: Brandon Eaves '10 with Scotty Probasco '48 and Chuck Hudson '10". baylorschool.org. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Scott L Probasco Jr.". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise". utc.edu. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Tom Humphrey, Haslam Opens Chattanooga HQ; Keeps Most Commentary Light, Knoxville News Sentinel, June 26, 2010
- 1 2 John Shearer, Betty Probasco Still A Golfing Champion, The Chattagoonan, June 08, 2003
- 1 2 David Uchiyama, Historic event at Lookout, Chattanooga Free Times, May 26, 2010
- ↑ Adam Clagg, Greg Brown Is New Mayor Of Lookout Mountain, Tn., The Chattanoogan, August 23, 2006
- ↑ Lookout Mountain, Tenn.: City Profile, Chattanooga Free Press, March 25, 2012
- ↑ Benjamin R. Probasco, Bloomberg Business
- ↑ "Scotty Probasco, Chattanooga philanthropist, dies". WRCBtv. April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Scott L. "Scotty" Probasco Jr., businessman and philanthropist, died Friday night, Chattanooga Free Press, April 18, 2015
