James Scott Lato

March 31, 1972 - July 19, 2021

LATO, James Scott, of Byrnes Mill, Missouri, was born March 31, 1972 in Manchester, New Hampshire to James George Lato and Vicki Lynn (nee Jarrett) Sager and entered into rest Monday, July 19, 2021 in Byrnes Mill, Missouri at the age of 49 years, 3 months and 19 days. He was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his dedicated wife, Bernadette (nee Brown) Lato, married May 25, 1999, three (3) children, Samuel, Jack, Anthony one (1) sister, Angie (Jeff) Kuehl, of Peoria, Illinois, one (1) step-sister, Julie (Steve) Mugnai, of San Diago, California, the Lato and Sager families, along with numerous extended family and friends. Haywood Jablowme, a phrase that everyone who knew Scott will understand, is just one of the many phases that will keep his memory alive. He was a timeless, authentic and priceless human being. He was always smiling and loved to laugh. This is a quality his family cherishes. He was a wonderful father to his three boys, a loving husband to Bernadette and a great friend to many people. Scott made a 25 year career out of delivering Domino’s pizza, a job he thoroughly enjoyed. He and his wife traveled often, camping in 48 states. Scott was the driver and Bern was the event planner on all of these trips. He loved Sci-Fri and had a massive funny t-shirt collection. He was always chosen to say grace and it goes like this; rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub, yay God! He will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of life will be held Friday, August 6, 2021 at Camp Skullbone in the Woods, 104 Skullbones Hill Road, Dittmer, MO 63023 from 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. A private inurnment was held at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Family has requested no flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Louis Chapter for ALS at http://webstl.alsa.org Family and friends can review and share stories, photos and condolences online at www.stlfuneral.com and follow details of this event and others in the community at www.facebook.com/stlchapelhill.