Scott Asplundh, former chairman and CEO of Asplundh Tree Expert, provider of utility vegetation management and infrastructure services in Philadelphia, died on Jan. 22 from complications of ALS. He was 68.
Scott Asplundh was born in Abington, Pa., to Paul and Mary Lee Asplundh in 1957. In 1928, his grandfather, Griffith Asplundh, cofounded the Asplundh Tree Expert Co. with his brothers Lester and Carl, and served as its first president from 1928 until his death in 1948. Scott’s father, Paul, also spent 40 years with the company as an executive and board chair.
Raised in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Scott was one of four siblings. He attended Academy of the New Church for high school where he was an accomplished, all-season athlete, serving as captain, quarterback and defensive linebacker for the football team, captain of the ice hockey team and captain and catcher of the baseball team. He graduated in 1976.
Scott married his high school sweetheart, Hali, in 1980. The couple were married for 45 years and had two children, Madeleine and Jared.…