A memorial service is planned for Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. Ed White officiating. Visitation with the family will take place on Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service.
Robert “Scott” Laidlaw, age 72 of Dickson, passed from this life on January 29, 2026. He was born on February 17, 1953, in Hawthorne, CA, to the late Robert Laidlaw and Elizabeth Bussert. He was a standout college football player at Stanford University before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.
Scott had a successful career in the NFL having played for the Cowboys for 5 years as a member of the 1975 draft class dubbed “the Dirty Dozen”. He played in 3 Super Bowls with the Cowboys before being picked up by the New York Giants.
After football, he opened a designer boot store in Dallas. His career then moved to the stone industry, using his college degree in architecture as he was responsible for obtaining blocks of stone and marble for large construction jobs. He traveled the world picking out natural stones. After that successful career ended, he started his own stone and fabrication business in Nashville.
Raising a family and running a business kept him busy but he always tried to find time to coach his son’s sports teams. He also really enjoyed fishing. Scott was always the happiest at the beach with his feet in the sand and playing with his daughters and grandchildren.
Scott Laidlaw was loved by many, many people.
Survivors include his wife: Coleen Laidlaw of Dickson; his sons: Kristopher Laidlaw (Jackie) of Florida, and Corey Laidlaw (Taylor) of Bellevue; his daughters: Jocelyn Campbell (Jason) of Smyrna and Angie Petty (James) of Dickson; his brother: Stephen Laidlaw (Marilyn) of Oregon; his sisters: Christine Laidlaw and Ruthann Laidlaw, both of California; his brother-in-law: Kerry Obitz (Diane) of Arizona; and 9 grandchildren.
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I was so sorry to hear of Scott’s passing. I remember fondly the days he and I worked together on natural stone projects with Skinner Marble and with Laidlaw Stone. He was a good friend and will be missed. My condolences to his family.