Scott DuVall

September 19, 1968 – March 16, 2023

Scott DuVall, 54, passed away in Moses Lake, Washington, on March 16, 2023, after a long illness.

Scott was born in Sunnyside, Washington, on Sept. 19, 1968, to Dwight and Carolyn DuVall. He was the oldest of five children. He attended school in Royal City, Washington, graduating from Royal High School in 1987. Scott was a member of the National Honor Society and school clubs, and earned nine athletic sports letters – four in football, three in track and two in basketball.

Scott attended Big Bend Community College, earning his AA degree. He transferred to Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, where he earned his Bachelor of Education degree in history and math. He taught school in Longview, Washington, earning his Master of Education degree along the way. Scott met his wife, Cris Baca, at a ballroom dancing studio in Portland, Oregon, where they danced a couple of nights a week; they were married in 2001. He later changed careers, attending Washington State University in Spokane, to earn his doctor of pharmacy degree in 2007. Scott moved to Moses Lake in 2015 and did some substitute teaching in the Moses Lake School District.

Scott's favorite pastime was sitting in his recliner and reading books – handheld or Kindle. Friends in Longview recount how they would frequently see him carry large brown grocery bags of books into the second-hand bookstore to exchange them for different books to take home. His passion for reading adventure and sci-fi began with the Star Wars movies in the late 1970s. His subject interests included many genres and authors – and he still enjoyed Star Wars, and added Star Trek and many other movie series, and PBS, BBC and documentaries. Scott never stopped learning and taught that knowledge to everyone until the day he died.

Scott loved to have fun with family and friends – laughing, talking, teasing and horsing around; card games on a team bus; the game of “spoons”; flying kites on the beach and riding go-karts in Long Beach; family barbecues and all holiday dinners; dancing with Cris; costume parties, dorm parties, having a beer with friends. He had a great sense of humor about most things – even politics. He was a lifelong Democrat.

Scott is survived by his mother, Carolyn DuVall of Moses Lake; three brothers: Steven DuVall of Moses Lake, his wife Kate and their three children; Mark DuVall of Moses Lake, his wife Hollie, and their five children; Tom DuVall of Pasco, Washington, his wife Jeni and their two children; and a sister, Kate Tobin of Spokane, Washington. her husband Mike, and their two children. Scott's ex-wife, Cris Baca DuVall, resides in Longview, Washington.

Scott was preceded in death by his father Dwight DuVall in 2009; maternal grandparents Emery and Barbara Carvo; paternal grandparents Forrest and Ester DuVall; three aunts Janis Carvo, Nancy Kanoff, and Joann DuVall; and one uncle Alan Atchison.

Funeral arrangements are with Kayser's Chapel of Memories and Our Lady of Family Catholic Church, 200 N Dale Road, in Moses Lake, Washington. The funeral service is on Friday, April 21, 2023; the rosary will begin at 10:30 a.m., and Mass will begin at 11 a.m. A luncheon will be served after Mass and burial in the Prayer Garden. The services will also be available on Facebook at this address: https://bit.ly/SDuVallFuneral

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