Remembering Scott Reed

In this candidate photo by Duane Rasmussen, Coeur d’Alene attorney Scott Reed listens as he is honored for his many contributions to the community at the annual 2014 Human Rights banquet. Notice the Margaret Reed Foundation sign at his table? Tony Stewart notes in his tribute to Scott: “Because of Scott and Mary Lou’s thoughtful modesty, many people do not know of their generous philanthropy of giving to so many worthy causes through the Margaret Reed Foundation over many decades.”

Human rights advocate Tony Stewart lists some of the many accomplishments in the life of the late Scott Reed:

Among his many gifts to us included acquiring a loan from a national non-profit so that the City of Coeur d’Alene could purchase and preserve Tubbs Hill for the public, served as the attorney for ‘Save the NIC College Beach Committee” at no cost from 1972-1976 when we successfully prevented the construction of condos on what today is the “Yap Keehn-Um Public Beach,” a legal expert and defender of the First Amendment, a legal scholar of law journal articles, strong advocate and defender of human rights, an attorney with the highest integrity serving as a model for young upcoming attorneys , recognized as the most prominent environmental attorney in our region of the country, great promoter of public education, devoted supporter of public libraries, patron of the arts and humanities and represented many low income clients and organizations pro bona to name just a few of his many contributions to our wellbeing. More here.