Garrett Scott (1944-2022)

Former Policy Board (now called Executive Board) member Garrett Scott has died at the age of 78. Garrett was a civil rights activist, politician, speech pathologist, and a chess coach.

Scott was interviewed on Pete Karagianis' podcast for US Chess, "Chess Underground," in 2020: https://chessunderground.podbean.com/e/ep-10-garrett-scott/

WGLT.org, the NPR station at Illinois State University, posted this obituary on August 9 that was written and recorded by Charlie Schlenker: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2022-08-09/garrett-scott-remembered-chess-coach-town-council-member-and-educator