Scott Amos Daniel McClintock
December 31, 1986 - December 14, 2011
Scott was tragically killed Wednesday night, December 14th,
in a car fire and explosion at his residence in Monroe, NC outside of
Charlotte.
Scott Amos Daniel McClintock (aka Van Sa Nguyen, Scott Amos Daniel
Brill) was born 12-31-1986 in Site II refugee camp in Thailand. On July 18,
1995, at the age of 8 1/2, he and his biological mother, Tina Marie Tran (aka
Thi Thi Tran) came to Eau Claire, WI to live with their sponsor, Rebecca Brill
(McClintock). Scott lived in Eau Claire, WI until 1998 and then moved to
Rochester, MN where he obtained his permanent U.S. residency. He moved to
Glenmoore, PA in 2000. Glenn and Rebecca McClintock legally adopted Scott on
October 7, 2002. His biological mother continued to be an important part of the
family. Scott attended Collegium Charter School in his junior high and high
school years. He briefly attended Downingtown High School and received his high
school diploma from Red Rock in Lopez, PA. He lived in the Wilkes-Barre area
for several years and most recently moved to North Carolina to be with his
girlfriend, Jamie Schwenk.
Scott was gifted musically, artistically and athletically. He was an
avid musician, dancer, reader, chess player, photographer and artist. Scott
excelled in multiple sports including karate, soccer and basketball. He had a
tender heart for others with a vision to help the orphaned and the poor. Scott
understood suffering in ways many of us would never understand due to PTSD from
his early life experiences in the refugee camp. He was fun-loving, adventurous
and loved to laugh, despite the emotional pain he many times felt.
Scott knew Jesus Christ as his Creator and Savior and persevered in his
faith through many circumstances and trials. He knew that God had a special
purpose for him, bringing him out of the barbed wire and poverty he experienced
in the Thai refugee camp, to the freedoms and opportunities he had in America.
His words after a mission trip to Zapaco, Bolivia were powerful for many to
hear, “I’ve never been on the other side of poverty before.”
May his life and testimony impact both those who loved him, and those
who never had that privilege, for all eternity. He has been dearly loved and
will be greatly missed.
A service of celebration will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at
11:00 a.m. at the Forks of the Brandywine Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1648
Horseshoe Pike, Glenmoore, PA with Pastor John “Will” Snyder officiating. The
family will receive friends starting at 10:00 a.m.
For directions to the church, please visit www.forkschurch.org
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made in the memory of Scott to either Handicrafters, Inc.,
PO Box 72646, Thorndale, PA 19372 or Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC
28607
Arrangements by The Labs Funeral Home, Inc. of Honey Brook, PA
For additional information, please visit www.thelabsfh.com