Scott Joseph Mendenhall

October 4, 1972 ~ April 13, 2016
Scott Joseph Mendenhall, age 43, died on April 13, 2016 at his home in Oakton, Virginia. He was the beloved husband of Casey Mendenhall.
Born October 4, 1972 in Marion, Indiana, he was the son of James David Mendenhall and Cheryl Dian Mendenhall. After receiving a BBA degree from Notre Dame, Scott attended George Washington University where he received his MS degree. An avid outdoorsman, Scott loved snowboarding, skiing, downhill mountain biking and geocaching.
In addition to his wife and parents, Scott is survived by his daughters, Irina Sofia Mendenhall and Natalia Maria Mendenhall; his sister, Kelly Jo Sawyer and his grandmother, Martha Mendenhall.
The family will receive friends at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, Virginia on Wednesday, April 20 from 5-8 PM.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Born October 4, 1972 in Marion, Indiana, he was the son of James David Mendenhall and Cheryl Dian Mendenhall. After receiving a BBA degree from Notre Dame, Scott attended George Washington University where he received his MS degree. An avid outdoorsman, Scott loved snowboarding, skiing, downhill mountain biking and geocaching.
In addition to his wife and parents, Scott is survived by his daughters, Irina Sofia Mendenhall and Natalia Maria Mendenhall; his sister, Kelly Jo Sawyer and his grandmother, Martha Mendenhall.
The family will receive friends at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, Virginia on Wednesday, April 20 from 5-8 PM.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
I am so incredibly sad to hear of Scott’s death. Such a brilliant man, loving father, husband and great friend.
So sorry for your loss.
My sincere condolences to you and your family. I wrestled with Scott for 12 years at Western. Very sad to hear of his passing
Casey and family prayers go out to you and your family! I am saddened and I can’t imagine your grief or the hurt you are experiencing at this time. Love xoxo
Dear casey, its been a long time since we spoke but there are so many fond memories of u and your family. I’m so sorry for your loss. After spending 48 years with Rene I’m having a hard time and can appreciate your pain. Once again. So sorry. Elinore
What I will always remember about Scott, is that he always was smiling!
Words can’t express how sorry we are for your loss. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this heartbreaking time. Love to all.
Very sad to hear of this, my condolences to his family and prayers for strength.
So sad, my thoughts and prayers go out to the entire family. Scott ALWAYS had a smile on his face. My condolences to you all.
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Scotty is how I knew him. Always been rotten with jokes, cutting weight for wrestling (he could tell me how long he had to exercise to counter act the jolly rancher he was getting ready to eat in class). It was so great to follow him to state wrestling and even cheer for him. He was a great friend of my brothers. We even went camping at King’s Island with Kelly and my brother and his dad. What a fantastic guy and I bet a great dad and husband. You are in my prayers.
You will be missed by so many of us.
To Casey and the Mendenhall family, my sincerest condolences. Prayers of strength to get you all through this difficult time. Kera Mentone Friend of Margaret Campbell
I am so sorry for your loss Cheryl and Jim. Even though I never met Scott I sure felt like I knew a lot about him and how proud you were of both him and Kelly. Please know we are thinking of you & your family. Miss you.
Scott was a friend when I needed one; this is no small thing. I respected and admired him, the world is worse without him. All my love to those who loved him, and for those he loved.
So sorry to hear about your loss. We are praying for you and your family!
Love to your family and loved ones
There are no words to describe this. I’m so sorry Kelly, Jim and Sheril.
My heart goes out to Scott’s family, Jim & Cheryl and Kelly and her family. We are so sorry for your loss. We have so many wonderful memories of the kids growing up together in Brookside. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad, sad time.
So sorry for your loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I am so very saddened to learn of Scott’s passing. I remember him as forever being a nice guy and one who never picked on us when I spent the night with Kelly. He was a sweetheart. Jim, Cheryl, Kelly and family, and Scott’s wife and children – you will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this incredibly difficult time.
We are very sad and sorry for your loss!! We have memories of Scott from all of our kids together at WHS. Please know we are lifting you all in our prayers as you go through this difficult time! Terry & Liz Michael
To all the Mendenhall family, I am so shocked and saddened to hear about Scott. I went to high school with him. He was always smiling, always a great friend. Prayers are with you all.
I have no words, just sadness and lots of memories. Peace and prayers for your family.
I have no words, just sadness and lots of memories. Peace and prayers for your family.
I have no words, just sadness and lots of memories. Peace and prayers for your family.
I am so sorry to hear of Scott’s unexpected passing. I met Scott several years ago and it was through Scott that I was able to work with him at NavigationArts. I have started working with him again on a potential client project. Scott was (is) a funny, honest and caring gentleman. He will be sorely missed.
Mendenhall Family, I was deeply saddened to learn of Scott’s passing last week. I worked with Scott regularly and had nothing but the highest esteem for his abilities and depth of knowledge. He was a valuable colleague, a heck of a card player, and a good friend. I am terribly sorry for your loss.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I was fortunate to get to know Scott when he first started with Emergent. His positive energy and enthusiasm was a pleasure to be around. I am having surgery Wednesday and will be in the hospital overnight, so unfortunately will not be able to make the services. Sincerely, Mike Conner
Devastated. Scott was a loving father, a loyal friend, and brilliant technology and business thinker. He had this intrinsic ability to connect the dots. Whether people, technology, or other. I will forever cherish his constant smile, his honesty, and his gentle nature in my memory of him. To all of his family and friends, I am deeply sorry for your loss. Just know he had a positive impact on so many peoples lives. Both personally and professionally. I will miss you dearly my friend. Wish so badly that we had one more opportunity to reconnect.
Casey, Irina, Natalia, I enjoyed sharing vegetables from my garden with Scott when we shared an office at Emergent. Scott enjoyed sharing stories about his wonderful family. I still have the thank you poster the girls put together. My thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time. Ross
I’m so very sorry to hear of you family’s loss. I went to school with Scott. I will keep your family in my prayers. I lost my husband, ( we also went to school together) in October to brain cancer…I can empathize with what you are going through. God bless.
Our prays are with you..
My prayers are with you.
You are all so much on our minds. Such a young life not lived out. We love you all so much.
I was so sorry to hear this news. Thoughts, prayers, support and love are being sent to all of Scott’s family from across the country & I want to add mine. Blessed I got to meet this special man at ND with Kelly. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers.
There will be a big hole for us as we are together for Grandma’s 100th BD family gathering. She loved receiving Scott’s family picture updates. He was a bright mind and deeply, deeply loved by all of us. Aunt Judy, Uncle Bob Ked, Kasey, Kai, Kit and Kadie and their families
Casey, We are so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and the rest of his family.
Jim and Cheryl, we are so sorry for your loss. It is very hard to lose a child. Our prayers are with you and the whole family.
I am so sorry for your loss. Scott was a high school classmate of mine and a great man. God be with you in the time of sorrow and may he provide you comfort.
Casey and family so heartbroken for you all prayers love wendy
So sorry for your family’s loss. You are all in our thoughts.
What do I even say? Even though Scott and I hadn’t seen each other in many years, this has hit me hard. So much of my adolescence, high school, and college life included Scott. He was my best friend from the time we met in 2nd grade until moving to other states after college. I cannot count the number of times he called me Disco Dave, concerts we attended, miles we put on our cars looking for (and sometimes finding) trouble, or nights we got that look from Jim or Cheryl because we woke them up way, way too late. I could always count on Scott to give me his opinion and challenge me with long, philosophical discussions about life. His who cares what others think attitude was one that I wished I had. Scott had a passion and outlook on life that seemed much freer than my world of worry, as he called it. Jim, Cheryl, Kelly Casey and girls I am truly sad with you. I share many memories of someone who impacted my life greatly – your son, brother, husband, dad… and my close friend.
I am writing this with the heaviest of hearts. I met Scott as a prospective student before enrolling at Notre Dame. He had an incredible spirit and love for his sister. Kelly (‘Kokomo’) and I lived on the same floor of Farley Hall freshman year and became fast friends. She even convinced Scott to take me to a dorm dance as I had no one to go with. Kelly was my roommate during and after college, when we both ventured to the DC area for work and grad school. Scott was also in DC. We were family. I feel blessed to have known Scott and will always remember his bright spirit and incredible energy. Kokomo- you and your family are in my prayers. I am so very sorry for your loss.
I am writing this with the heaviest of hearts. I met Scott as a prospective student before enrolling at Notre Dame. He had an incredible spirit and love for his sister. Kelly (‘Kokomo’) and I lived on the same floor of Farley Hall freshman year and became fast friends. She even convinced Scott to take me to a dorm dance as I had no one to go with. Kelly was my roommate during and after college, when we both ventured to the DC area for work and grad school. Scott was also in DC. We were family. I feel blessed to have known Scott and will always remember his bright spirit and incredible energy. Kokomo- you and your family are in my prayers. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Kelly, I send condolences to you and your family, & hope these words by Matthew Smith bring you peace & comfort. I journey forth rejoicing From this dark vale of tears To heavenly joy and freedom From earthly bonds and fears Where Christ our Lord shall gather All His redeemed again, His kingdom to inherit– Goodnight, goodnight till then.
Jim & Cheryl Mendenhall Family: Words alone cannot express our concern for you in your time of loss. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. Sincerely, Dick & Janice Davison Family
My heart is broken for the loss of Scott. While it had been many years since seeing him, I will always remember him as one of the most genuine souls growing up together at Western. Next to his kind spirit, the passion he had for his education and love for wrestling will always be how I remember him. Sending all who knew and loved him peace for their hearts as they move forward without him by their side.
We pray Almighty God to give the family strength to cope with the loss. Out thoughts and prayers are with you.
I was shocked to hear the news of Scott’s passing. Though I had lost touch with Scott, I grew up with him at Western, and remember him well as a dedicated wrestler, and for riding dirt bikes in the (then) vacant lot behind his house. Casey, Irina, Natalia, Mr. & Mrs. Mendenhall, and Kelly, please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. No words can express the grief and sadness you must be feeling, especially when someone is taken so young.
I was very sad to hear about Scott’s passing. We haven’t kept in touch for many years, but I do often think about the fun we had and trouble that we got into together. When I see my kids playing with their friends, I think back on the fun times that Scott and I had and hope that they find friends as good as he was to me.
Please accept my deepest condolences. My heart is heavy with sadness. When Kelly and I were younger, I loved spending time at the Mendenhalls. I loved your pool, adored Kelly and I always wanted a big brother like Scott. He was always funny and kind. So many good memories! Thinking of you all & Sending hugs from Indiana!
I was saddened to learn about Scott’s passing. I worked with him back at Proxicom and stayed in touch over the years at our reunions. I truly hope all the good memories they have will sustain his family well in the coming years. My condolences to you all.
Scott was a caring, intelligent, generous man. I had the pleasure of working with him and he gained our admiration. my heart and prayers are with you – your loss is unbearable – may God bless you and keep you
Words cannot express the sorrow I feel. My world will not be the same without him. I met Scott during junior year at the university. We were taking a class together and Scott kept questioning our professor. Nobody dared to challenge that teacher but Scott did. Scott was brave, honest, and genius. I loved to listen him philosophizing about the Paradox theory. He could go on for hours. Through the years we spent together, Scott taught me to be fearless, work hard, and follow dreams. Scott’s passion was contagious. Many times he walked into a room full of strangers, told his new grandiose idea, and got everyone so excited that at the end of his speech people would ask “When can we start?”. World will not be the same without you, my dear Scott. I wish I had one more chance to hug you. I will love you forever. I am sending my deepest condolences to Jim & Cheryl, Kelly, Natashenka, Irochka, Cassey, Anna, and everyone who was part of his Scott. I love you all.
I have the best memories of Scott while we were growing up. He was always able to make me laugh; even as a small child I thought he was hilarious. Even though it’s been years since I’ve seen him, he has been on my mind a lot recently anticipating that I would get to see him this summer. I’ll keep all those good memories close to my heart.
Dear Casey & Family, My heart goes out to you; so sorry for your loss. May your memories of beautiful times bring peace & healing With sympathy – GOD Bless you. Diane Gunter (Margaret’s cousin)
To the Mendenhall Family, George and I were so very sorry to hear about Scott’s passing. We can not begin to imagine the grief and sadness your family is feeling. Our prayers and condolences are with all of you. George and Vicki Benckenstein