Scott A. Libby, 25, of Raymond, died on Feb. 20 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident in Bethel.
Born in Brunswick on May 21, 1983, he was the son of Harlow J. and Nancy L. (Brooking) Libby, Sr. Scott was raised in Newcastle and Raymond, he was educated in Raymond and Windham and was a 2001 graduate of Windham High School. After graduation, Scott attended Bentley College, in Waltham, Mass., graduating from there in 2005.
From a young child, Scott enjoyed gardening, as a teen, he worked for Murley’s Greenhouse in Raymond; it was there that he learned the art of landscaping. He later started his own business, Libby’s Landscaping, of Raymond. In addition to running his own business, he was also employed by H&R Block, in Windham, the Paradise Club in Cambridge, Mass., and did private accounting for his clients.
Scott was well known around the local area for donating plants as well as his services to community organizations. He was a member and treasurer of the Farmers Market in Windham as well as a member of the Rainbow Business Professional Association of Portland. Over the last several years, Scott was instrumental in raising money for the Association’s scholarship fund through the sale of his plants. Scott was living his dream.
He was predeceased by his father, Harlow J. Libby, Sr., in 1995; stepfather, Jackson P. Maynard, in 2007; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brooking of Bloomburg, Penn.; and paternal grandfather, Halbor Libby of Newcastle.
Survivors include his mother, Nancy Libby-Maynard of Raymond; three brothers, Harlow J. Libby, Jr. of Newcastle, Jon Libby of Coopers Mills and Jerry Libby of Jefferson; paternal grandmother, Vivian Libby of Newcastle; and many aunts, uncles and cousins and friends.
There will be no visiting hours. Memorial service 11 a.m., Sat., Feb. 28 at the Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Rd., Casco. Rev. Joyce A. Long will officiate. Reception will be held at the church following the service.
Memorial donations in Scott’s memory may be made to Raymond Rescue, P.O. Box 741, Raymond, ME 04071 or to The Rainbow Business Professional Association Scholarship Fund. Information may be found on their web site at: www.rbpa.org.
Arrangements are entrusted to Dolby Funeral Chapel, Inc., Windham.
