William Scott Stastny

West Chicago. Il – William Scott Stastny, age 63, died unexpectedly in the early morning of August 22, 2019 after checking into the Central DuPage Hospital emergency room. Scott was born to Edwin & Gladys Stastny in May of 1956. From a very early time Scott showed an aptitude for anything mechanical by disassembling old lawn mower motors and such. Of course repairing / rebuilding automobiles really took hold in high school during a time when American iron ruled the roads. Even before he obtained a driver’s license he was practicing his craft on hand-me-down cars that his older brother Ed would use for transportation. While still in high school, Scott apprenticed at a local Chrysler / Plymouth dealership which lead to employment at a local auto parts store (Alpha Auto Parts). After moving into a position as an auto paint representative for PPG, he moved to West Chicago. Not entirely happy in the corporate world, he began to moonlight in the evenings at a local garage with a couple other locals. At some point he came to the conclusion that he could make a living of the business, took over the building and created DeLuxe Auto Werks. Over the decades of sole proprietorship, through the many highs and lows of the business, Scott completed numerous award winning cars for many happy owners and was therefore a familiar face in numerous antique automobile club gatherings (Studebaker Drivers Club, Pierce Arrow Society, AACA, Packard Automobile Classics, & CCCA). He also had been active on many charity organization including Special Olympics.

Scott’s other interests include various other restoration related activities of his turn of the century home and antique outboard motors. He also enjoyed the outdoors through camping, fishing, and gardening.

He will be sorely missed by his many friends and brother.

Memorial service for Scott is currently planned for Friday Oct 11 at Chapel Hill Cemetery (17W201 E Roosevelt Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181).

Service will be in the same chapel to the right as you enter the cemetery which we used 2 years ago for parent's memorial service. It's planned to start the service around 12 noon then will follow with a meal at Alpine Banquet Haus (11141 W Roosevelt Rd, Westchester, IL 60154) for those who may be interested. There shouldn't be any seating issues over at the chapel but I need to get an approximate head count for the banquet house so let me know at [email protected] if you plan to attend