1943
Chase
2015
Chase Gove
November 26, 1943 — February 12, 2015
Mr. Chase C. “Scott” Gove, III, a longtime resident of Frederick County, passed away at the age of 71, on Thursday, February 12th, 2015, at Kline Hospice House, in Mount Airy, MD, following a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.
Born November 26th, 1943 in Washington, DC, Scott was the eldest child of Chase C. Gove Jr, and Mary D. Gove. In 1951, their family moved to Frederick County, to live on Peace & Plenty Farm, north of New Market, MD. As a teen, he attended St. Andrew’s School, in Middletown, DE, before graduating from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. In the summer of 1966, he met Elizabeth “Betsy” Ellison, who attended nearby Connecticut College for Women. They were married on November 4th, 1967, in Easton, MD. Following college, Scott joined the U.S. Navy, graduated from Officer Candidate School, and served as a Salvage Diving Officer on board the USS Recovery, finally resigning his commission in 1971, with the rank of Lieutenant. Scott and Betsy had two sons: Timothy Scott Gove, and Brian Chase Gove,
In 1973, he returned to Frederick County with his young family, living in Mount Pleasant, MD. In 1979, he and Betsy built a house and small farm on a plot of land that had been a part of the farm where he grew up.
Scott had an extensive work history, spanning more than 40 years, involving sales, concrete construction, and a career in real estate development, where he championed progressive, responsible, environmentally sustaining development practices. His personal highlights of his career were; five years serving on the Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission, and a member of the Frederick County Builder’s Association. While with the FCBA, he was the charter president of the Association’s Land Use Council.
Scott and Betsy founded Sandhill Alpacas in 1998, and began breeding and raising alpacas for their fleece, while assisting with the growth and development of the alpaca community. He would say in later years, that Sandhill Alpacas was “the only job I have ever truly loved.”
Outside of his career work, he volunteered tirelessly: as a member of the Vestry, and Treasurer for Grace Episcopal Church in New Market, MD; as an officer of the Maryland Alpaca Breeder’s Association; as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Alpaca Breeder’s Association; initiating and mentoring a 4-H program to teach animal handling and husbandry, allowing the 4-H children to use the alpacas at Sandhill; and as an announcer and familiar voice at numerous regional and national alpaca livestock and fleece shows. For his work with the alpaca community, he was the proud recipient of the MAPACA (Maryland Alpaca Breeder’s Association) 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, and the AOA (Alpaca Owner’s Association) 2015 “Shining Star Award”.
Scott is survived by: his wife of 47 years, Elizabeth “Betsy” Gove; his sister, Caryn Gove Long, of Lake Helen, FL; his son, Timothy Scott Gove, of Newark, DE; his son and daughter-in-law, Brian Chase Gove and Jennifer Lee Gove, of Annapolis, MD and his three grandchildren; Emily Norma Gove, Caroline Chase Gove, and Phillip Scott Gove; as well as four surviving nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Candace Jane Gove Kakel, who died in 1989; and her oldest son, Scott’s nephew, Andrew Kakel, who died in 1996.
A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in New Market, MD, on March 14th, 2015 at 1 PM. Inurnment will follow at the Central Chapel Cemetery, on Drummine Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
The Kline Hospice House, care of Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702.
The Community Foundation of Frederick, Candace Gove Kakel Memorial Scholarship Fund, 312 E. Church St., Frederick, MD 21701;
The Frederick Community College Foundation, Chase C. Gove, Jr. Scholarship Fund, 7932 Opposumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702;
Born November 26th, 1943 in Washington, DC, Scott was the eldest child of Chase C. Gove Jr, and Mary D. Gove. In 1951, their family moved to Frederick County, to live on Peace & Plenty Farm, north of New Market, MD. As a teen, he attended St. Andrew’s School, in Middletown, DE, before graduating from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. In the summer of 1966, he met Elizabeth “Betsy” Ellison, who attended nearby Connecticut College for Women. They were married on November 4th, 1967, in Easton, MD. Following college, Scott joined the U.S. Navy, graduated from Officer Candidate School, and served as a Salvage Diving Officer on board the USS Recovery, finally resigning his commission in 1971, with the rank of Lieutenant. Scott and Betsy had two sons: Timothy Scott Gove, and Brian Chase Gove,
In 1973, he returned to Frederick County with his young family, living in Mount Pleasant, MD. In 1979, he and Betsy built a house and small farm on a plot of land that had been a part of the farm where he grew up.
Scott had an extensive work history, spanning more than 40 years, involving sales, concrete construction, and a career in real estate development, where he championed progressive, responsible, environmentally sustaining development practices. His personal highlights of his career were; five years serving on the Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission, and a member of the Frederick County Builder’s Association. While with the FCBA, he was the charter president of the Association’s Land Use Council.
Scott and Betsy founded Sandhill Alpacas in 1998, and began breeding and raising alpacas for their fleece, while assisting with the growth and development of the alpaca community. He would say in later years, that Sandhill Alpacas was “the only job I have ever truly loved.”
Outside of his career work, he volunteered tirelessly: as a member of the Vestry, and Treasurer for Grace Episcopal Church in New Market, MD; as an officer of the Maryland Alpaca Breeder’s Association; as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Alpaca Breeder’s Association; initiating and mentoring a 4-H program to teach animal handling and husbandry, allowing the 4-H children to use the alpacas at Sandhill; and as an announcer and familiar voice at numerous regional and national alpaca livestock and fleece shows. For his work with the alpaca community, he was the proud recipient of the MAPACA (Maryland Alpaca Breeder’s Association) 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, and the AOA (Alpaca Owner’s Association) 2015 “Shining Star Award”.
Scott is survived by: his wife of 47 years, Elizabeth “Betsy” Gove; his sister, Caryn Gove Long, of Lake Helen, FL; his son, Timothy Scott Gove, of Newark, DE; his son and daughter-in-law, Brian Chase Gove and Jennifer Lee Gove, of Annapolis, MD and his three grandchildren; Emily Norma Gove, Caroline Chase Gove, and Phillip Scott Gove; as well as four surviving nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Candace Jane Gove Kakel, who died in 1989; and her oldest son, Scott’s nephew, Andrew Kakel, who died in 1996.
A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in New Market, MD, on March 14th, 2015 at 1 PM. Inurnment will follow at the Central Chapel Cemetery, on Drummine Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
The Kline Hospice House, care of Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702.
The Community Foundation of Frederick, Candace Gove Kakel Memorial Scholarship Fund, 312 E. Church St., Frederick, MD 21701;
The Frederick Community College Foundation, Chase C. Gove, Jr. Scholarship Fund, 7932 Opposumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702;
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