COYNE, SCOTT MICHAEL, 26 of Moss Run Road, Bellaire, Ohio died Saturday March 9, 2002 in South Carolina as a result of an airplane crash.
Scott was born December 18, 1975, in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Michael John and Rose Anna Zeno Coyne.
He was an employee of the Triple S&D Masonry, Inc. of Rayland, Ohio, a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Neffs, Ohio, and Sons of Italy, Bellaire, Bricklayers No. 9 Local, the Ohio Valley Board of Approved Basketball Officials, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Neffs, Ohio.
Scott was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Conny John Zeno; his uncle, Chris Coyne and aunt, Paula Louise Zeno.
Surviving in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Casey John Coyne of St. Clairsville, and Todd Allen Coyne of the home; his paternal grandfather, John Coyne, Sr. of St. Clairsville, Ohio; his paternal grandmother, Polly Ennis of Florida; his maternal grandmother, Mabel L. Zeno, of Neffs; and his maternal great grandmother, Rose Zeno of Bellaire; his girlfriend and best friend, Danielle Alexander of Bellaire; many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends will be received Tuesday from noon to 9 PM and Wednesday from 8-10 AM at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Home, 441-37th Street, Bellaire, Ohio.
Funeral liturgy with Mass will be held on Wednesday March 13, 2002 at 11 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Neffs with Father Gary Zalenski officiating. Interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Bellaire, Ohio.
Vigil service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bellaire High School Sports Foundation, PO Box 497, Bellaire, Ohio 43906.
Dear Mike and Family,
I am out of town this week and was shocked to hear of the news. My sincere condolences of the passing of Scottie. He was a fine young man, just like that of his father.
I am sorry that I could not be there in person to give you a assuring embrace. Know that my thoughts and prayers are with you from long distance.
With my deepest sympathy.
Chuck Grosso
Dear Mike and Family:
Please accept my condolences on your recent loss. May God bless Scott.
Gary Repella
Dear Mike and Rose,
I was so sorry to Hear about Scott. I remember all your kids from coming to Elby’s and me waiting on you all. And i have also seen him at the Fairway 4 where i now work. Please know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. God bless
Suzee
Dear Mike Rose Ann and family,
I can’t begin to tell you how sorry we are for your great loss. Scott was a fine young man and touched the lives of everyone he came in contact with. Mike, because we have shared so many things together and we have watched our little our boys become young men I really feel a great sense of loss. My family and I will keep you and yours in our prayers.
Dear Mike, Rose and the Coyne family:
Please accept my condolences on the great tradegy that has struck your family. I was deeply saddened when I read the paper yesterday and know your family is in a great deal of pain. We all know Scott followed the Coyne tradition of fierce competitiveness and desire and anyone who played sports against him had to appreciate that drive, whether they liked it or not.
May God be with you and your family.
Jeff Yourkovich
Dear Mike, Rose Ann and family,
I did not know Scott personally but I’ve experienced the pain of losing one so young. Please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning…” Lamentations 3:22,23
Dear Mike, Rose Ann and family,
We are all very saddened at the loss of your son and you are in our thoughts. Never hesitate to call if there is anything we can do for you.
Deepest sympathy,
Dear Mike,Roseann,Casey,and Todd, we are so very sorry for you.We would like you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.Love to you.Ron,Dolly and Sarah
Dearest Coyne family, especially Rose Ann,
I remember my son Joe coming home and saying, “Mom, you should see how Scott and Casey love babies. Someone brought their baby to school and they couldn’t wait to hold it; they passed it back and forth.” I also sat next to Casey when Scott was playing at a basketball game. There was a crippled boy behind us, and I was struck by how kind and sweet Casey treated him. I know Scott treated people the same way. It’s really a sign of how you raised your boys. They were always compassionate with weaker people.
My pastor recently gave a sermon that emphasized how God looks at how we treat those who can do absolutely nothing for us, and how we treat people when no one else is watching. That is something that is treasured by God, and I know Scott is His treasure.
There is little that can comfort your grief right now. Thank God for His gift of eternal life through Jesus – after a short, fleeting life on this earth, we’ll be reunited with our loved ones who’ve gone on before us. The Bible in Hebrews 12 says “Now we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses” speaking of those who have gone on. You can be sure Scott is watching his loved ones. He can still see you and love you, and one day soon, you’ll see him and be with him too. God bless and comfort all of you.
Deepest sympathy to the Coyne family.
I am so sorry for your loss. Scott was such a wonderful friend to not only Mark, but to me. He was always so nice to me and I never laughed harder when I was with him. Mark loves Scott and will miss him tremedously as we all will. I told Mark that he is lucky to say that he had such a good friend because friendships like theirs are scarce and hard to come by. He is our special angel from above and will always be in our hearts. You are Mark’s second family and he adores all of you. I am lucky to have known Scott and I will miss him. He was such a good friend. Your family will always be in our prayers.
I AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT SCOTTY.
I was not well acquainted with Scott, however, I have been a sports writer at the News-Register, Intelligencer since 1985 and did cover Bellaire High games in which Scott participated in both football and basketball.
I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to the entire Coyne family. From what I did know of Scott he was a very fine person and the ultimate competitor.
Again, I sincerely hope the Coyne family can manage their way through this tragic event, my prayers and my families prayers will be with you all. Tracy Watson
I would like to offer my condolences to you and your family. I was saddened by the news. I graduated high school with him and I would like to let you know that he will always be in my heart. He was a sweet person. I will never forget him.
You are in my prayers and my thoughts.
Rochelle Goodson West
It is with a heavy heart that I send this. Please forgive me for not attending the visitation. I could not free myself from work.
For the brief time that I had the pleasure; and I mean that sincerely, I was instantly impressed by Scotty’s dimeanor. Scotty possessed that one trait we all pray our kids will have.
Character…
Reputation is how other people see you. Character is how you see yourself.
Nothing now will ease your pain except time. But you can find solace in knowing that Scotty was raised to exhibit the qualities we value most…character, pride, discipline. And more importantly, he displayed those characteristics with a quiet confidence.
I have been to this point, and forever will be, your friend.
You have my deepest sympathy, and are in my prayers.
Craig Bowman
John wants to let you know how sorry he is to hear of your loss. His deepest sympathies are with your family now.
M/M Mike Coyne & family,
I would like to send you my deepest sympathies in the loss of your son. I know that there are know words that will ease your pain, but I would like you to know that I am thinking of you & your family. You all along with your son Scott are in my prayers. I worked with Mike in Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel in the BOF dept. back in the early ’80’s. Sincerely, Ron Molnar
Mike & Family. I am very sorry for your loss. I had the priviledge of watching your son in action and he was a great Athlete as well as a Quality Young Man. My Heart and Prayers go out to you and your Family. May God Be with You. Kent Kidder Football Coach Brooke High School and Friend of your brothers Pat & John.
Mike and Family,
My deepest sympathies to you and your family. May God bless you always, your in our prayers everyday. Gods speed
Mike and Rose Ann,
You have our deepest sympathy on the loss of your son Scott. The loss of a loved one is always difficult but especially so for a young person. Your family is in our thoughts.
George, Amy, & Michelle Marty
Mike and Rose Ann, Words cannot express the sadness I feel for all of you. I am so sorry. I did not know Scott but I am sure he possessed the Coyne sense of humor. It was always so contagious and made you all so fun to spend time with. I know the love of those around you will bring comfort.You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Mike and Rose: A few years ago, I lost a good friend at the age of 23. His family asked me to give his eulogy, and I agreed to do it, although I had no idea what I should say. I mean, how do you stand up and make a speech, when you are so full of grief and sadness? I went to my friend’s priest for advice, and I’ll never forget what he told me. “A funeral service isn’t meant for grieving”, he said. “Grieving is a personal thing, and each of us handles it privately, and in our own way. A funeral service should be a celebration of life. Keep that in mind as you write your remarks.” Though Scott’s years were far too few, I do know there was much in his life to celebrate. Most people will look back over Scott’s life and see the tremendous athletic achievements. I doubt that the Ohio Valley ever produced a better athlete. However, in the short time that I knew Scott, what struck me was his character. He really was a wonderful person, and there aren’t many people that can be said about. Always upbeat, always happy, and always watching out for his friends. I remember this past summer at the WV conference camp, when Mark and I got back to the room, and Scott and Tony were waiting. They already knew they had both gotten into the conference, but there was no celebrating going on. Scott knew that if Mark and I hadn’t gotten in, celebrating in front of us would only make us feel worse. He put our feelings ahead of his own. That is character; true friendship. I knew then that Scott was a special person. At a time when most of us would have been celebrating, Scott was worried about his friends.
It is said that the true measure of a man’s wealth is found not in his money, but rather in the number of his friendships. If that is true, Bill Gates has nothing on your son. I was fortunate to have known him; I am proud to say he was my friend.
John Artimez
Mike,
Connie & I want to express our deepest sympathy to you & your family at the loss of your son Scott. I lost my my Dad in January of this year so I know the sense of loss you are feeling. Please know that you & the family are in our thoughts & prayers. If there’s ANYTHING we can do, please let us know.
May God’s Peace & Strength be with you all.
Mike Crecion – SJC Class of ’67
Connie Crecion – SJC Class of ’72
SJC Fighting Irish !
Mike,
I am sorry to hear of the passing of you son. Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, does it ??.
But the Coyne clan is strong, even in this time of sorrow.
My prayers are with you today.
“Brows”
Mike,
I am very sorry to hear about you son. He was a fine young man and good representative of your family.
If you are wonder who I am I used to coach at Indian Creek with Joe Dunlevy and I played b-ball at Steubenville Catholic Central.
Again my deepest sympathy!
Chris
Mike, Mrs. Coyne and family:
Please accept my condolences. May God Bless your family.
Dennis McGrath
Mike, Rose, Mable, Case and Todd “THE MAN”
I could sit here and write a book on SCOTTO… He was another brother 2 me. Who would have ever thought that SCOTT COYNE and MARK JOSEPH would come together and have the relationship of brothers like we did. I will miss him more than anyone will ever know…
Love ALWAYS,
Marko
Rose anna,Mike,Casey,and Todd i am so sorry for your loss Scott was a wonderful person and athlete. he will be sadly missed by everyone.is there anything we can do? well again we are sorry for your loss. love, Theresa,Toni And Harry Wright jr.and families.
Roseanne, Sorry I could not make it to the funeral home. You and your family have our deepest sympathies. If there is anything I can do, please let me know.
Jane & Curt Koshenka
There are few words that can express the sorrow we feel for your family at this tragic time. Though we did not know Scott well, we knew him through his extended family. His many accomplishments and the pride he took in them will have a lasting effect on all those who were fortunate enough to know him.
May God bless you and give you strength to carry on.
Rich, Barb, Rick, Nick & Karrie Yourkovich
To Scott’s Family:
Words cannot express the sorrow and saddness that you all feel.
Scott’s legacy brought pride to the valley with his accomplishments, and pride to his family as his values are to be commended.
May God bless you all and keep you in his heart.
We extend our deepest sympathy.
Bob & Linda
To the Coyne Family,
Our Hearts and Prayers go out to you and your family on your loss.
Barry Corrigan, Aaron Corrigan, Sarah Corrigan, & Patty Corrigan
Soon. ❤️
Soon