Scott Willkie Morter

Scott Morter, son of Claude and Gayle Morter, grew up in Santa Barbara, graduating from San Marcos High School and UCSB. He made his home at the San Marcos Trout Club and lived among the mountain folk for 50 years.

Scott loved nature and spent a great deal of time hiking around the West. He was an excellent nature photographer. An intelligent, kind, and gentle soul with a wry sense of humor, he enjoyed quiet days, swimming holes, music, and good friends.

Scott worked at three boys camps in the mountains of Los Angeles as a probation officer. There he counseled youth offenders with intelligence, wisdom, and heart. He hoped that by sharing outdoor experiences he made a difference in their lives. He also drove the Braille bus and had a second career with Santa Barbara Bank and Trust.

Scott loved being a Dad to Zia Affronti Morter who was the light of his life. He is survived by Zia (and her fiancé, Coleman), his sisters, Karel Collins (Walter), and Kay Morter, and his two stepsisters, Sandi and Linda Lansing. He was uncle to Melissa and Shawn Collins (Alexis) and G.U.S.(Great Uncle Scott) to Caleb and Theo. He remained good friends with his ex-wife, Lisa Affronti, who also survives him.

He died of complications related to Parkinson’s disease, which he handled with uncommon grace and dignity.

A celebration of Scott’s life and spreading of the ashes will be held at a future date, allowing all the friends and family that Scott held dear to remember him and tell a story or two.