Scott Thomas Nagorski, of Greenfield, WI, was born November 13, 1983 in Milwaukee, WI. He graduated from Franklin High School in 2002.
"Kids who were struggling and having a hard time, Scott just had a way of working with these students and settling them down, and making them feel comfortable, and Scott had a real gift for that." Andrew Misorski, teacher. There's a lot of value in what Scott represented as a young man. He made a choice to serve and protect us there's a lot of valor i that choice alone"
Nagorski was an Infantryman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He joined the Army in July 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in November 2006.
Nagorski is survived by his wife, Nadine M. Nagorski; daughter, Melodie A. Nagorski, both of Clarksville, TN; father, Jeffrey Bignell of Friendship, WI and mother, Karen Jasinski of Franklin, WI; sister, Nichole Jasinski, and stepbrother Kyle Bignell.
He was remembered on Nov. 24 at the Max A Sass Funeral Home Mission Hills Chapel in Franklin, WI and laid to rest at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee, WI.
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"I would certainly hold him up as an example to our students and say hey this is a person that you would be honored to be like him." Keith Decker, School Counselor.