ALTON

September 28, 2009 5:34 PM

Roger Scott Wade, 47, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at his home.

He was born Sept. 9, 1962, in Alton, son of Roger and Mary Jo (Willmirth) Wade of Fosterburg.

He was a nursing technician at Alton Mental Health and then a computer analyst at Jefferson Smurfit. He was a member of Alton Eagles. He served in the U.S. Navy for five years as a corpsman.

He is survived by daughter Meaghan and Chris Kearby of Bethalto; grandchildren Landon and Logan Kearby; two aunts, Sandra and Bob Walker and Della Langham; two uncles, Don and Bonnie Wade and Harold Huck; and many cousins.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Marks Mortuary in Wood River. Private service will be held Thursday, Oct. 1, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Johnston officiating.

Burial will be at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.

Memorials may be made to 5A's Animal Aid Association, Hope Animal Rescue or BJC Hospice

~ From The Alton Telegraph

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I remember Scott as being fun and really funny. I didn't see him after high school, but in school we had a lot of fun. His classmates will miss him at this reunion and we will be thinking of him and the others who have passed on. 

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