A memorial service has been set for Katy ISD coach and teacher Scott Kaiser, who was found dead in his car Monday. The service will be held 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday at CrossPoint Community Church, 700 Westgreen Blvd.
There has been an outpouring of love and support for the Kaiser family since his wife Darlene reported he had been missing since Saturday. Kaiser worked as a tennis coach and history teacher at Katy High School, where parents say he was loved and respected by students and staff.
Police searched for Kaiser and found the body of the Wisconsin native Monday inside a parked car near the Katy Freeway and Barker Cypress Monday at 18111 Katy Freeway.
Dan Morgan, spokesman for the Harris County Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that the cause of Kaiser’s death had been ruled a suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.
Kaiser, 49, previously worked at Morton Ranch High School as a journalism teacher and he was a sports reporter for the Houston Chronicle, The Katy Times and the Katy Sun as well.
On the Katy Times Web site people have been honoring Kaiser’s memory: Here is what Coach Don Clayton of Cinco Ranch High School wrote:
On behalf of all of the coaches at CRHS we want to express our deep sympathy to Scott's family at this time and would like for them to know that Scott touched athletics in a way that very few with a pen can - compassionately with a heavy dose of consideration. He was a friend to all athletes because he understood their love of their particular sport. The people of the Katy area have not only lost a great man, we have lost a true friend.
Katy High School Principal Steve Robertson sent a note to his school community Monday informing them of the tragedy. The district has provided counselors to help students and staff cope with their grief.
Among Kaiser’s survivors are his wife and daughter.
To read more, please check out our previous postings here and here.
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So Sorry for your loss
I never met Coach Kaiser, but both my daughters attending Katy knew him. They said they always felt much safer when they arrived at school on early mornings as Coach was always standing in front of the PAC Center. Just not the same now not to see his smiling face. My daughters asked why this happened, I really did not know what to say, after thinking about it for a few minutes I said, Why does not matter, this is a very sad time for his family and friends, students and co workers alike, and all who knew him. Dont try to figure out why just pray for Coach Kaiser, his loving wife and his precious daughter. Pray that Heavenly Father will fill them with that peace that surpasses all understanding and that God will Bless his wife and daughter. Pray that Coach is in Gods hands now and ask Heavenly father to surround his wife and daughter with so much love and support and the peace in knowing that God is in control and he will protect and take care of them. Most people will say I know what your going thru, maybe on some level that is true but I believe that because we are all unique and special to God, he is the only one who knows what anyone is really going thru at a time like this. So I would say, lean on God and draw strength from his love. May God Bless you your daughter and all your family members during this time in your lives.
So Sorry for your loss
abbiandi, Thank you for taking such time and care to write such a beautiful and loving statement. May God bless you too.
Inside Katy
Condolences
Condolences to the family, friends, colleagues and students.
Lifting from other web sites
Why doesn't Ultimate Katy just have a redirect to the katy times website? Lifting photos, content and now reader comments from another paper's web site seems like very lazy journalissm.
Link to Katy Times Site
The link is there for comments taken from that site. We have talked with the family and the coroner and police authorities for the rest. The Katy Times shared its photo with my editor but the family has emailed us a picture as well. Welcome to blog world!
Inside Katy
My prayers and condolences
My prayers and condolences are with Kaiser's family, and all who knew him. I am sure our community will feel his loss for many years to come.
Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield
Founder and Chief Chaplain, Christ 4 Responders
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Rev. Crutchfield
Thanks so much for your kind comments. Please check back tomorrow for a special tribute to Scott Kaiser that will be online here.
Inside Katy
So sorry to hear of this
So sorry to hear of this loss. Wishing the best to the community mourning this loss - his family, friends, students, colleagues, and others.
Loss of one of the good ones
Awwww CRAP!
Scott was a fine reporter, and always a pleasure to be around. We worked at competing papers when I first met him in 1981.
Two dailies in a fairly small city, Conroe, so you can imagine there was a lot of competition. Even with that he NEVER did anything even slightly underhanded and was nothing but a good guy.
Later we worked for the same paper and he was an outstanding colleague. Everyday in the news room he was there with a positive attitude and a smile.
There are NOT enough good people in the world and it just sucks to lost one of the better ones.
Prayers for his family.
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