Some important events in the life of Elder Richard G. Scott:
Nov. 7, 1928 — Born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Kenneth Leroy Scott and Mary Eliza Whittle Scott.
1950 — Received degree in mechanical engineering from George Washington University.
1950-1953 — Served mission to Uruguay.
July 16, 1953 — Married Jeanene Watkins in the Manti Temple.
1953-1965 — Served on the staff of Navy Adm. Hyman Rickover, directing the development of nuclear fuel for naval and land-based power plants.
July 1965-1969 — Served as president of the Argentina North Mission.
Nov. 30, 1969 — Sustained as an alternate high councilor in the Washington Stake.
Sept. 13, 1970 — Sustained as first counselor in the Washington Stake presidency.
1972 — Called as a regional representative to the Richmond and Potomac regions.
April 2, 1977 — Sustained to the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Oct. 1, 1983 — Sustained to the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Oct. 1, 1988 — Sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve.
Oct. 6, 1988 — Ordained an apostle.
April 1, 1989 — His first general conference address focuses on trust in the Lord.
May 15, 1995 — Beloved wife Jeanene passes away.
April 14, 2008 — Receives an honorary doctorate from BYU.
Oct. 9, 2009 — Receives the Visionary Leadership Award from the New York Latter-Day Saint Professional Association.
November 2010 — His watercolor paintings exhibited at Deseret Book in Salt Lake City for eight weeks.
April 2013 — Publishes the book “21 Principles: Divine Truths to Help You Live by the Spirit.”
April 4, 2015 — Missed speaking during the 185th Annual General Conference for health reasons and watched the proceedings from home.
April 23, 2015 — Hospitalized due to gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a stomach ulcer.
May 8, 2015 — The LDS Church announces that 86-year-old Elder Scott will no longer be participating in quorum meetings due to "a fading memory incident to age."
July 10, 2015 — Elder Scott and many other church leaders attend the funeral of President Boyd K. Packer.
Sept. 22, 2015 — Passes away at 1:45 p.m. He was 86.