We are sad to report the passing of V. Scott Galbraith on March 9, 2025 in Monrovia, MD
at the age of 75. Scott was brother to past CGS president Paul Galbraith and a lifetime
member of the Clan Galbraith Society. He was the appointed as the first Deputy National
Convener of the then Clan Galbraith Association of the U.S. when it was formed in 1980.
Scott was then elected as the first President of the Clan Galbraith Association of
North America in 1981 and served in that role until 1986.
Scott graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1972 with a degree in Engineering.
He started at the Federal Communications Commission, followed by a move into the private sector at RCC,
RAM Communications, and US Tower Services. Scott became the Spectrum Manager at NASA Goddard,
from which he retired in June 2020. While in his role at NASA, he played a vital role in virtually
all missions that fly in space, ensuring successfull microwave communications with their earth
based control centers. Scott was not only a subject matter expert in the field of RF communications
engineering, but he also possessed masterful skills in professional negotiating and diplomacy.
Those were key in representing NASA in an arm of the United Nations, the International
Communications Union, creating policy that enabled successful communications for countless missions.
Scott was a lifelong Amateur radio enthusiast and an avid motorcycle enthusiast.
He completed two cross-country trips, following both historic Route 66 and The
Pony Express Route.
Scott is survived by daughters Heather Gramm and Kathryn Mahdavi, and siblings John, Meg, and Paul Galbraith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles & Elizabeth Galbraith.
Obituary published by Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A.
link to obit
(Mar 2025)
