He came to Princeton from Choate after attending Andover. Scott dined at Cannon and majored in psychology. He roomed with Phil Allen, Gardiner Dodd, and Jack Whitehouse. He played varsity lacrosse — the team was undefeated in the Ivy League for three years — as did his All-American father, Arch Brooks ’33, and his brother, Cadwallader “Caddy” Brooks ’64. Scott was a P-rade marshal for years, and a founder of the Friends of Princeton Lacrosse.
After graduation, Scott became the NYSE floor broker for the family’s brokerage firm, J.H. Brooks & Co. He later joined JP Morgan, leading its re-entry into brokerage. He then returned to the exchange floor, resurrecting J.H. Brooks. He co-founded the NYSE’s ski team, which raced internationally.
Summers were spent on Martha’s Vineyard in the family home on East Chop. In 2005, Scott retired to Stowe. He coached Stowe youth lacrosse and was a ski host. His magnetic personality and great sense of humor nourished old friendships and forged new ones.
But in the end it was family that mattered most, sustaining him during his long battle with esophageal cancer. The class extends its sympathies to his children, Jeannette and Caddy; sister Kathleen; sister-in-law Wiffy (his brother Caddy’s widow); and nieces Meghan and Hannah.