WILLIAM Kenneth Scott dedicated his life to the law.
Mr Scott - known as Ken - was a solicitor for 39 years at Eaton Smith, of Huddersfield.
Mr Scott, of Lascelles Hall, died on March 8, aged 75.
He was born in Newcastle and was educated at Durham School. He did his solicitor's training at a Sunderland firm and qualified in 1952.
After qualifying, he spent two years' National Service in the Royal Navy.
In 1960, he moved to Huddersfield to become a partner at Eaton, Smith and Downey, as it was then known.
He specialised in company law and in 1969 he was briefly brought on to the board of Huddersfield firm Stephenson Developments to help steer the firm out of trouble.
In 1965, he was appointed Clerk of the Peace at Bradford and held this post until 1971.
In 1980, he was made president of Huddersfield Law Society, of which he had been a member of since 1960.
He retired from Eaton Smith as a senior partner six years ago.
Mr Scott was a keen golfer and was a past-president and former captain of both Huddersfield Golf Club and Royal St David's Golf Club in Wales.
He was a keen cricketer in his youth and in recent years took a great interest in the sporting progress of his grandson, Sam, 14, who now plays for Yorkshire's Under-15s.
Mr Scott had four other grandchildren, Stephen, David, Joanne, and Joshua. He leaves his wife of 41 years, Ruth, and their children, Paul, Christopher and Clare.
