Richard Scott Svoboda

Larger than life in both stature and personality, Scott Svoboda touched and helped countless lives, not only as a paramedic and firefighter, but also as a friend, a mentor, a co-worker and an “Uncle”. From his younger days running the streets of PG, his later more relaxed and not as “cowboy days” working for Annapolis City, to becoming a Life Member of United Communities Volunteer Fire Department (UCVFD), he was driven by his passion to help and guide people, but never missed an opportunity for a good debate. Scott was born July 22,1975 and is survived by his best friend and wife Carrie, son Bryan, mother Madeline, father Richard and wife Gail, father-in-law Bob, sister-in-law Sheryl, dog Blake, many cousins, brothers in the fire service, and those who were sisters, nieces and nephews by love. Carrie and Scott met in high school. All of their friends knew the two of them would end up married, except, of course, Carrie and Scott. After he retired, the last several years were spent taking many vacations. They cruised the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Canada and New England, and spent so much time in the RV traveling the East with Blake that Bryan asked “Are you home at all this month?” As much as they loved their travels, their favorite thing to do was just sitting together enjoying the simple pleasures at home. The legacy of firefighters started with Scott’s father Richard and continues on with his son Bryan and cousin Devin. Scott always held close the fact that he was able to be the driver for Bryan’s first “first arriving job” and end his Annapolis City career working the last shift together with his son, including Bryan being the one to give him his final pie in the face. The two of them had the very special opportunity to not only volunteer together, but to cross paths at work as well. Scott loved to tell others how proud he was of the man Bryan has become. The Fire Department was part of who Scott was from the time he was a child. Together with some friends he started the Fire Department Explorer Post 517 in North Patchogue, NY, which was thought to be impossible. He continued as a volunteer in North Patchogue until moving to Maryland and beginning his time volunteering with PG County. He was hired by Annapolis City Fire Department, where he spent the next 23 years, finishing his career as a Captain. At the same time, never stopped volunteering at UCVFD, and even after retirement continued to volunteer in Pennsylvania. The men and women he worked and volunteered with over the years truly are, and forever will be, family. Raise a glass, or more appropriately a Big Gulp cup, and share some stories to celebrate Scott’s life. Though his time on earth was short, the stories are long and plentiful. The world is a little less colorful without him in it. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, www.t2t.org.

Richard Scott Svoboda

July 22, 1975 - December 27, 2024