Scott Foreman Zarrow, Tulsa attorney, business executive, and philanthropist, died on Sunday, December 30 from an aggressive form of colon cancer. Treated in Rochester, Minnesota and Palo Alto, California, Zarrow returned to Tulsa in late December for palliative care, and to be among family and friends. He was 54 at the time of his death.

Services are set for noon on Tuesday, January 1 at Congregation B'nai Emunah in Tulsa. Fitzgerald Ivy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In keeping with traditional Jewish practice, no viewing is planned. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.

As the youngest child and only son of Jack and Maxine Zarrow, Scott Zarrow grew up in a family of exceptional closeness and high expectations. He was educated in the Tulsa Public Schools and graduated from Edison High School in 1976. Zarrow completed his undergraduate work at Stanford University, where he concluded his studies with distinction. In 1980, he was accepted as a student at the University of Texas Law School. On the first day of classes, Scott Zarrow met his future wife, Hilary Wiener, with whom he established a lifelong partnership of great trust and intimacy. At the close of his studies, Zarrow graduated with honors and was inducted into the Order of the Coif, an honors society pledged to excellence in legal education and high standards of scholarship.

In 1983, Scott Zarrow returned to Tulsa in response to the invitation of his father, Jack. His career at Sooner Pipe and Supply, headed by the Zarrow brothers, Henry and Jack, was marked by frequent travel and wide responsibility. Zarrow's official role at Sooner was General Counsel for various Zarrow family businesses. He was called upon to make significant strategic decisions, especially in the area of sales and acquisitions. In this role, he worked side by side with his father, uncle, and brother-in-law, Emmet "Kip" Richards. During a three-year sojourn in Scotland, Scott Zarrow served as the Managing Director of TK Valve, a Sooner-allied company that manufactured key components for use in petroleum refineries.

Together with his responsibilities at Sooner, Zarrow embraced the philanthropic commitments of his parents and extended family, and gave generously of his time, talent, and resources. He served with great distinction on the board of Hillcrest Medical Center, the Morningside Foundation, and the Tulsa Housing Authority. In the last capacity, he took a special interest in the construction of the new Mental Health Association in Tulsa facility at the corner of Admiral and Yale. Zarrow was a founding board member of the Miller Hospice and served the Tulsa Jewish Community as president of Congregation B'nai Emunah and the Tulsa Jewish Retirement Center and. In 2000 he led the restoration and rebuilding of the Synagogue at the corner of Peoria and Seventeenth Street. Shortly before his death, he successfully chaired a similar effort for the Retirement Center.

Scott Zarrow was a deeply devoted husband and father, and took enormous pride in his daughters, Alison, a young entrepreneurial beverage maker; and Rachel, a senior at Stanford University. Zarrow is survived by his wife, Hilary; daughters, Alison and Rachel of Palo Alto; mother, Maxine Zarrow of Tulsa; and sisters Gail Richards (Kip) of Tulsa, and Kathy Zarrow of Topeka.

In lieu of flowers, the Zarrow family invites friends to make memorial contributions to Congregation B'nai Emunah in Tulsa or to Mayo Clinic in Rochester for colon cancer DNA marker research.

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