Mr. Leonard "Scott" Plummer, age 57, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 22, 1956 in Muskegon to Leonard H. and Dorothy (Anderson) Plummer, and resided in the area his entire life. Scott was the owner of Riverside Inspections LLC, and worked as the Plumbing and Mechanical Inspector for many different local municipalities. He was a member of the Local 174 Plumbers Pipefitters Union since 1980, and formerly a Muskegon County Commissioner and Muskegon Township Trustee. Scott enjoyed going to Plum-Bob Buck Camp to hunt, golf, U of M football, time at Summer City, but most important was his family.
On July 15, 1977 he married the former Kim King, and she survives him along with 3 children, Scott (Jessica) Plummer of Twin Lake and their children, Makena and Trent; Stacy Yost of Hudsonville and her children, Alan, and Ajay; and Jennifer (Javi) Hernandez of Muskegon and their daughter, Jordan; sister, Laura (Dave) Ranville and family of Manistee, MI; along with the extended King family and many other loved ones. Scott was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Dorothy; father-in-law, Grant King; and Uncle Bob.
Scott's MEMORIAL SERVICE will be 2 PM Friday at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church (760 E. Savidge Spring Lake, MI) with Pastor Dan Anderson officiating. VISITATION with Scott's family will be 5-8 PM Thursday at The Lee Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey St. (231) 798-1100 and 1 hour prior at church, from 1-2PM Friday. Memorial Contributions to the Muskegon Twp. Parks and Recreation Dept. or American Cancer Society will be appreciated. Share memories with the family online at www.sytsemafh.com. GO BLUE!
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MUSKEGON, MI – Leonard Scott Plummer, a former Muskegon county commissioner and Muskegon Township trustee, died Monday, May 19. First diagnosed with leukemia in 1999, Plummer continued to work, serve and enjoy life throughout 15 years of life-threatening illness. "He never let himself get down," said his daughter Jennifer Hernandez. She said his motto was "every day you're alive is a good day" – a motto he shared with other families affected with cancer in a speech at a Relay for Life speech last year.
Plummer -- known as "Scott" to most -- maintained a vigorous work schedule and busy family life in the midst of his cancer treatments. As fitted his name, Plummer was a plumber by trade, and he made journeyman level, before starting his own plumbing inspection business, Riverside Inspections. For years he coached his children's sports teams in the Orchard View Football League and Orchard View Baseball League.
In 2007, Plummer once showed up to a Muskegon Township meeting with a feeding tube attached, his wife Kim said. Another time, he showed up to do a plumbing inspection only two days after a hospitalization, still breathing through a tracheotomy tube. He was equally stubborn when it came to protecting family time with his wife and three children. "His dedication to his family and friends was never-ending," Kim said. "In all that time, he missed very, very few family events."
One of Jennifer's favorite memories of her father is him teaching her daughter – his grandchild – to sing the University of Michigan fight song. A perennial coach, Plummer affected the lives of many children over the years. Ryan Bennett was the same age as Plummer's son Scotty and hung around the Plummer home often. "We played all the sports together," Bennett said. "He and Kim were always everybody's second parents. ... It was their house all the kids came together at."
Plummer was also an asset as an elected official. He was born with a loud voice and most of the time – except when medical problems prevented him from speaking -- his voice carried. "He had a voice that carried no matter where you were," Kim said. "He wasn't afraid to speak up," Bennett added.
On the County Board of Commissioners, Plummer was a mentor to Commissioner Ben Cross. The two were both union-affiliated Democrats, elected into office the same time -- but unlike Cross, Plummer had experience at the township level of government. "I believe we built a good friendship together and worked well together," Cross said. He called the loss of Plummer a "devastating blow to our Democratic Party in the county."
Plummer survived three bouts of cancer and was believed to be on the mend as late as November 2013, when he applied to be nominated as Muskegon County Drain Commissioner. Kim said Plummer's work ethic made an impression on his doctors.
"They made a point of saying they had never seen someone that dedicated to their commitments," she said.
A memorial service for Scott Plummer will be held 2 p.m. Friday, May 23 at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Savidge in Spring Lake. Family visitations will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 22 at The Lee Chapel, 6291 S. Harvey St. in Muskegon -- and one hour prior at the church, 1-2 p.m. Friday.
On July 15, 1977 he married the former Kim King, and she survives him along with 3 children, Scott (Jessica) Plummer of Twin Lake and their children, Makena and Trent; Stacy Yost of Hudsonville and her children, Alan, and Ajay; and Jennifer (Javi) Hernandez of Muskegon and their daughter, Jordan; sister, Laura (Dave) Ranville and family of Manistee, MI; along with the extended King family and many other loved ones. Scott was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Dorothy; father-in-law, Grant King; and Uncle Bob.
Scott's MEMORIAL SERVICE will be 2 PM Friday at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church (760 E. Savidge Spring Lake, MI) with Pastor Dan Anderson officiating. VISITATION with Scott's family will be 5-8 PM Thursday at The Lee Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey St. (231) 798-1100 and 1 hour prior at church, from 1-2PM Friday. Memorial Contributions to the Muskegon Twp. Parks and Recreation Dept. or American Cancer Society will be appreciated. Share memories with the family online at www.sytsemafh.com. GO BLUE!
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MUSKEGON, MI – Leonard Scott Plummer, a former Muskegon county commissioner and Muskegon Township trustee, died Monday, May 19. First diagnosed with leukemia in 1999, Plummer continued to work, serve and enjoy life throughout 15 years of life-threatening illness. "He never let himself get down," said his daughter Jennifer Hernandez. She said his motto was "every day you're alive is a good day" – a motto he shared with other families affected with cancer in a speech at a Relay for Life speech last year.
Plummer -- known as "Scott" to most -- maintained a vigorous work schedule and busy family life in the midst of his cancer treatments. As fitted his name, Plummer was a plumber by trade, and he made journeyman level, before starting his own plumbing inspection business, Riverside Inspections. For years he coached his children's sports teams in the Orchard View Football League and Orchard View Baseball League.
In 2007, Plummer once showed up to a Muskegon Township meeting with a feeding tube attached, his wife Kim said. Another time, he showed up to do a plumbing inspection only two days after a hospitalization, still breathing through a tracheotomy tube. He was equally stubborn when it came to protecting family time with his wife and three children. "His dedication to his family and friends was never-ending," Kim said. "In all that time, he missed very, very few family events."
One of Jennifer's favorite memories of her father is him teaching her daughter – his grandchild – to sing the University of Michigan fight song. A perennial coach, Plummer affected the lives of many children over the years. Ryan Bennett was the same age as Plummer's son Scotty and hung around the Plummer home often. "We played all the sports together," Bennett said. "He and Kim were always everybody's second parents. ... It was their house all the kids came together at."
Plummer was also an asset as an elected official. He was born with a loud voice and most of the time – except when medical problems prevented him from speaking -- his voice carried. "He had a voice that carried no matter where you were," Kim said. "He wasn't afraid to speak up," Bennett added.
On the County Board of Commissioners, Plummer was a mentor to Commissioner Ben Cross. The two were both union-affiliated Democrats, elected into office the same time -- but unlike Cross, Plummer had experience at the township level of government. "I believe we built a good friendship together and worked well together," Cross said. He called the loss of Plummer a "devastating blow to our Democratic Party in the county."
Plummer survived three bouts of cancer and was believed to be on the mend as late as November 2013, when he applied to be nominated as Muskegon County Drain Commissioner. Kim said Plummer's work ethic made an impression on his doctors.
"They made a point of saying they had never seen someone that dedicated to their commitments," she said.
A memorial service for Scott Plummer will be held 2 p.m. Friday, May 23 at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Savidge in Spring Lake. Family visitations will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 22 at The Lee Chapel, 6291 S. Harvey St. in Muskegon -- and one hour prior at the church, 1-2 p.m. Friday.
Mr. Leonard "Scott" Plummer, age 57, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 22, 1956 in Muskegon to Leonard H. and Dorothy (Anderson) Plummer, and resided in the area his entire life. Scott was the owner of Riverside Inspections LLC, and worked as the Plumbing and Mechanical Inspector for many different local municipalities. He was a member of the Local 174 Plumbers Pipefitters Union since 1980, and formerly a Muskegon County Commissioner and Muskegon Township Trustee. Scott enjoyed going to Plum-Bob Buck Camp to hunt, golf, U of M football, time at Summer City, but most important was his family.
On July 15, 1977 he married the former Kim King, and she survives him along with 3 children, Scott (Jessica) Plummer of Twin Lake and their children, Makena and Trent; Stacy Yost of Hudsonville and her children, Alan, and Ajay; and Jennifer (Javi) Hernandez of Muskegon and their daughter, Jordan; sister, Laura (Dave) Ranville and family of Manistee, MI; along with the extended King family and many other loved ones. Scott was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Dorothy; father-in-law, Grant King; and Uncle Bob.
Scott's MEMORIAL SERVICE will be 2 PM Friday at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church (760 E. Savidge Spring Lake, MI) with Pastor Dan Anderson officiating. VISITATION with Scott's family will be 5-8 PM Thursday at The Lee Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey St. (231) 798-1100 and 1 hour prior at church, from 1-2PM Friday. Memorial Contributions to the Muskegon Twp. Parks and Recreation Dept. or American Cancer Society will be appreciated. Share memories with the family online at www.sytsemafh.com. GO BLUE!
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MUSKEGON, MI – Leonard Scott Plummer, a former Muskegon county commissioner and Muskegon Township trustee, died Monday, May 19. First diagnosed with leukemia in 1999, Plummer continued to work, serve and enjoy life throughout 15 years of life-threatening illness. "He never let himself get down," said his daughter Jennifer Hernandez. She said his motto was "every day you're alive is a good day" – a motto he shared with other families affected with cancer in a speech at a Relay for Life speech last year.
Plummer -- known as "Scott" to most -- maintained a vigorous work schedule and busy family life in the midst of his cancer treatments. As fitted his name, Plummer was a plumber by trade, and he made journeyman level, before starting his own plumbing inspection business, Riverside Inspections. For years he coached his children's sports teams in the Orchard View Football League and Orchard View Baseball League.
In 2007, Plummer once showed up to a Muskegon Township meeting with a feeding tube attached, his wife Kim said. Another time, he showed up to do a plumbing inspection only two days after a hospitalization, still breathing through a tracheotomy tube. He was equally stubborn when it came to protecting family time with his wife and three children. "His dedication to his family and friends was never-ending," Kim said. "In all that time, he missed very, very few family events."
One of Jennifer's favorite memories of her father is him teaching her daughter – his grandchild – to sing the University of Michigan fight song. A perennial coach, Plummer affected the lives of many children over the years. Ryan Bennett was the same age as Plummer's son Scotty and hung around the Plummer home often. "We played all the sports together," Bennett said. "He and Kim were always everybody's second parents. ... It was their house all the kids came together at."
Plummer was also an asset as an elected official. He was born with a loud voice and most of the time – except when medical problems prevented him from speaking -- his voice carried. "He had a voice that carried no matter where you were," Kim said. "He wasn't afraid to speak up," Bennett added.
On the County Board of Commissioners, Plummer was a mentor to Commissioner Ben Cross. The two were both union-affiliated Democrats, elected into office the same time -- but unlike Cross, Plummer had experience at the township level of government. "I believe we built a good friendship together and worked well together," Cross said. He called the loss of Plummer a "devastating blow to our Democratic Party in the county."
Plummer survived three bouts of cancer and was believed to be on the mend as late as November 2013, when he applied to be nominated as Muskegon County Drain Commissioner. Kim said Plummer's work ethic made an impression on his doctors.
"They made a point of saying they had never seen someone that dedicated to their commitments," she said.
A memorial service for Scott Plummer will be held 2 p.m. Friday, May 23 at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Savidge in Spring Lake. Family visitations will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 22 at The Lee Chapel, 6291 S. Harvey St. in Muskegon -- and one hour prior at the church, 1-2 p.m. Friday.
On July 15, 1977 he married the former Kim King, and she survives him along with 3 children, Scott (Jessica) Plummer of Twin Lake and their children, Makena and Trent; Stacy Yost of Hudsonville and her children, Alan, and Ajay; and Jennifer (Javi) Hernandez of Muskegon and their daughter, Jordan; sister, Laura (Dave) Ranville and family of Manistee, MI; along with the extended King family and many other loved ones. Scott was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Dorothy; father-in-law, Grant King; and Uncle Bob.
Scott's MEMORIAL SERVICE will be 2 PM Friday at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church (760 E. Savidge Spring Lake, MI) with Pastor Dan Anderson officiating. VISITATION with Scott's family will be 5-8 PM Thursday at The Lee Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey St. (231) 798-1100 and 1 hour prior at church, from 1-2PM Friday. Memorial Contributions to the Muskegon Twp. Parks and Recreation Dept. or American Cancer Society will be appreciated. Share memories with the family online at www.sytsemafh.com. GO BLUE!
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MUSKEGON, MI – Leonard Scott Plummer, a former Muskegon county commissioner and Muskegon Township trustee, died Monday, May 19. First diagnosed with leukemia in 1999, Plummer continued to work, serve and enjoy life throughout 15 years of life-threatening illness. "He never let himself get down," said his daughter Jennifer Hernandez. She said his motto was "every day you're alive is a good day" – a motto he shared with other families affected with cancer in a speech at a Relay for Life speech last year.
Plummer -- known as "Scott" to most -- maintained a vigorous work schedule and busy family life in the midst of his cancer treatments. As fitted his name, Plummer was a plumber by trade, and he made journeyman level, before starting his own plumbing inspection business, Riverside Inspections. For years he coached his children's sports teams in the Orchard View Football League and Orchard View Baseball League.
In 2007, Plummer once showed up to a Muskegon Township meeting with a feeding tube attached, his wife Kim said. Another time, he showed up to do a plumbing inspection only two days after a hospitalization, still breathing through a tracheotomy tube. He was equally stubborn when it came to protecting family time with his wife and three children. "His dedication to his family and friends was never-ending," Kim said. "In all that time, he missed very, very few family events."
One of Jennifer's favorite memories of her father is him teaching her daughter – his grandchild – to sing the University of Michigan fight song. A perennial coach, Plummer affected the lives of many children over the years. Ryan Bennett was the same age as Plummer's son Scotty and hung around the Plummer home often. "We played all the sports together," Bennett said. "He and Kim were always everybody's second parents. ... It was their house all the kids came together at."
Plummer was also an asset as an elected official. He was born with a loud voice and most of the time – except when medical problems prevented him from speaking -- his voice carried. "He had a voice that carried no matter where you were," Kim said. "He wasn't afraid to speak up," Bennett added.
On the County Board of Commissioners, Plummer was a mentor to Commissioner Ben Cross. The two were both union-affiliated Democrats, elected into office the same time -- but unlike Cross, Plummer had experience at the township level of government. "I believe we built a good friendship together and worked well together," Cross said. He called the loss of Plummer a "devastating blow to our Democratic Party in the county."
Plummer survived three bouts of cancer and was believed to be on the mend as late as November 2013, when he applied to be nominated as Muskegon County Drain Commissioner. Kim said Plummer's work ethic made an impression on his doctors.
"They made a point of saying they had never seen someone that dedicated to their commitments," she said.
A memorial service for Scott Plummer will be held 2 p.m. Friday, May 23 at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Savidge in Spring Lake. Family visitations will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 22 at The Lee Chapel, 6291 S. Harvey St. in Muskegon -- and one hour prior at the church, 1-2 p.m. Friday.
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