Scott Grugan, M.D., 43, of Alexandria, died suddenly Thursday morning, March 3, 2005, while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas. He was born Nov. 15, 1961, in Philadelphia, to Carol Sonya and Hartford Ernest Grugan, M.D. As a child. Scott resided in Williamsport and Reading. He was married Aug. 16, 1986, to Pamela (Pichler) Grugan with whom he had five children. He is survived by his stepfather; five stepsisters, as well as two half sisters. Dr. Grugan was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, Shillington. He graduated from Albright College in Reading and the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. He completed his residency at Reading Hospital and Medical Center in diagnostic radiology before coming to Huntingdon to join the medical staff of J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in 1991. He was certified by the American Board of Radiology and was a member of the American College of Radiology and the Radiologic Society of North America. While on the medical staff at J.C. Blair, Dr. Grugan served on numerous committees, including Medical Education and Library: Radiation Safety, which he chaired since 1997; Utilization Management; and Medical Records and Credentials. He served as vice chief of staff from 2002-2003 and was a founding member of the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital Foundation. At the time of his death, he was the medical director of the Radiology Department at J.C. Blair and the principal partner ot Huntingdon Radiology, P.C. Dr. Grugan will be mourned by the members of many diverse communities. He was an active member of the Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon and a committed member of the church's Guatemala Circle, which in 1999 established a partnership with a Guatemalan elementary school, Colegio Miguel Angel Asturias. He and his family participated in all three volunteer delegations to the school organized by Stone Church, and he was working to assemble a medical delegation to Guatemala for the summer of 2006. He was committed to the home education of his five children and to the education of the deaf He was well known in the Huntingdon area for his devotion to his family, his involvement in community projects. his interest and enthusiasm for music, architecture, philosophy and religion and causes of many types. His motto for life was Carpe Diem, and he lived it fully. A memorial service will be held at Stone Church of the Brethren at 2 p.m. Saturday, March
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