Scott Edward Lawless passed peacefully at home on June 13 from complications of appendiceal cancer. He was born to Bobby Dean Lawless and Geraldine (Scott) Lawless on Aug. 30, 1961, in Bay City, and raised in Rosenberg. He enjoyed living in Austin for decades, and most recently savored lake life in Lago Vista, but his family’s land on the Llano River was his heart’s home. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Scott retired in 2015 after 20-plus years with the Texas Commission ...