Scott C. Emerick

Scott C. Emerick, MD, originally from South Bend, Indiana, landed and fell in love with Alpine, TX, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025, at his home in Alpine.

He leaves behind his beloved wife, Irene, and his remarkable sons Aaron Emerick (Miriam) and Seth Emerick (Bekah), his brother Arvey Stone, MD (Leslie Stone, MD), his sisters Janet Minner (Audiologist) of Ashville, North Carolina and Judy Rubinstein of Washington, DC.

Scott was a gifted, double board certified, vascular/thoracic and general surgeon who worked with his heart and hands. He served the Alpine community at Big Bend Regional Medical Center for more than 6 years as well as Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton, Texas for more than 8 years.

Scott’s passion from the beginning of this career as a surgeon was to provide high quality surgical care for rural communities around the US, to include Bremen Community Hospital in Bremen, Indiana, Pineville Community Hospital in Pineville, Kentucky in the Appalachian region of Southeast Kentucky.

Scott appreciated and cared very much for the staff in Alpine as well as Fort Stockton. Not only did he greatly respect his surgical technicians, but especially his OR nurses as well as office nurses and office team. He cared about and wanted to know the people who assisted him in serving the community.

Scott’s love of music was evident to everyone who knew him. He was a master concertina artist (similar to accordion) and his goal was always to bring people together through music. His time as owner of The Famous Burro in Marathon, Texas was filled with playing live concertina music for karaoke for anyone who wandered into the Burro. He loved bringing local musicians into the mix to showcase their musical talents in jam sessions. His Famous Burro staff and local customers were an extension of his family.

Scott enjoyed daily hikes with his three Golden Retrievers. He loved being outdoors and enjoying nature. As a master mechanic, he completely refurbished and rebuilt his dad’s 1940s Ford tractor for his son Seth as a heartfelt gift. He was a mechanical encyclopedia for both of his sons as they worked on their own trucks, cars and tractors.

Scott worked with all of his focus, energy, experience and knowledge on each and every patient under his care during his 37 years as a surgeon.