Scott Weir is the 2024 Seal Beach Citizen of the Year. He will be among the honorees at the 50th annual Americana Awards 50th anniversary gala on March 15, 2025. Weir is a Seal Beach resident and past president of the Seal Beach Lions Club.
Scott Newton announced Weir’s selection at the Oct. 2 Lions meeting.
Newton provided Weir’s October 2024 nomination. Newton first wrote it in 2022 and updated it on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.
“He was born in Santa Monica and came from the hospital to his parents’ home in Seal Beach in 1958. He attended school in Seal Beach K-12, which included Zoeter, McGaugh and Huntington Beach High. He was on the original Seal Beach Swim Club and later coached this team for 9 years. He went on to Long Beach State University earning BS in Business Management and NCAA All-American Water Polo honors,” Newton wrote.
“Scott has a very broad base of service in the community. He was volunteer coach for Seal Beach Pony Baseball, NJB (Basketball) in Seal Beach, Soccer, Little League Baseball, Los Alamitos High School PTA & Booster groups for Aquatics. In 1990, Scott was the Beachcomber Neighborhood Watch lead,” Newton wrote.
“Scott was the volunteer Announcer for the Seal Beach Rough Water Swim for 12 years and regularly helps organize luminary & neighborhood events in his Marina Hill neighborhood. He is a member of Grace Community Church and helps St. Anne Church with their events,” Newton wrote.
“He was the Fundraising Chairman for the Seal Beach Centennial (2015). His team raised more than the $170,000 for Centennial Events, “ Newton wrote.
“Scott has been a member of the Seal Beach Lions Club for 14 years and received the highest honor a member can receive three times (Melvin Jones Fellowship),” Newton wrote.
The Melvin Jones Fellowship is given to an individual who donates $1,000 or raises for the Lions Club International Foundation, according to lionsclubs.org.
“Besides being active in most Lions community projects, he has chaired events like McGaugh School Carnival BBQ, Beepball for the Blind, Pony Baseball BBQ’s, and the WWII Submarine Memorial Restoration project. He is also a key player in events like Fish Fry, Arts and Crafts Fair and the Christmas Parade,” Newton wrote.
“He served on the Lions Club board of directors for several years including being 1st Vice President twice and President in 2022-2023. During the first 18 months of Covid, Scott was instrumental in creating ‘Covid Safe’ projects throughout the community to keep the Lions “We Serve” motto relevant,” Newton wrote.
Past Seal Beach Citizens of the Year have included: Bill Ayres, Seth Eaker, Dee Carey, Laura Ellsworth, Steve Masoner, Esther Kenyon, Deb Machen, and Kori and Daren DeLeon.
The American Awards honor residents of Seal Beach, Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Garden Grove, La Palma, Los Alamitos/Rossmoor, and Stanton.
