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    The Scummy One – Scott Ross

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    by ron k. ·

    From his Facebook profile this morning:

    “It is my sad duty as Scott’s sister, to tell everyone that Scott passed away today. If you would like any more information, please contact us, his family, at the following e-mail address: (deleted)

    Catherine Ross”
    Contact me, Ron K., via peermail if necessary and I’ll send Catherine’s email address to you.

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    • #2837253

      his other TR alias – w2ktechman

      by Sonja Thompson ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Not only was Scott a long-time member of TechRepublic, but he was also someone I had befriended over the years. I will miss him greatly.

      In June of 2008, I interviewed Scott in the TR Member Spotlight series. That’s how I will remember him… one heck of a good guy.
      http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tr-out-loud/?p=131

    • #2837250

      Thank you, Ron

      by santeewelding ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      This had to be like a wounding for you.

      It is for me.

    • #2837246

      Thanks for letting us know

      by jamesrl ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I’ve sent you a peermail Ron, I’m trying to co-ordinate a joint donation from many of the active gang here. If I’ve missed anyone, and I’m sure I have, they can peermail me.

      Scott was well loved, and his quirky humour brightened our days.

      James

      • #2837234

        You should have the email.

        by ron k. ·

        In reply to Thanks for letting us know

        I forgot to add, please let me know how I can contribute. Thank you.

        • #2837220

          You are welcome

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to You should have the email.

          I’ve emailled Catherine to see what we can do, and been in touch with Sonia et al.

          My apologies to those whose names or email addresses I’ve forgotten.

          To All: Please peer me if I didn’t email you, if you want to join me in some gesture from Scott’s peers.

          James

    • #2837245

      Numb.

      by boxfiddler ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Sore at heart.

      Thank you for posting, Ron.

    • #2837243

      TR’s Favorite Schizophrenic.

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Ron, please convey our condolences to Catherine. We’d appreciate a link to his obituary when available.

      We’ve lost our class clown. Damn.

      • #2837233

        I’ll send an email to Catherine this afternoon.

        by ron k. ·

        In reply to TR’s Favorite Schizophrenic.

        I’ll post a link to his obituary if I receive one.

    • #2837242

      I am typing through clouded eyes

      by shasca ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Scummy was one of the rebellious spirits that hooked me on TR. I felt honored, and part of the in-crowd whenever I got a comment, snipe, or even a “dumbas” reply in the Q&A or Forums.

      He was just alittle too wild for some of the staff I guess, and he had not been around as much lately.

      I think I just died a little too…..

    • #2837241

      My condolences to the family

      by tony hopkinson ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I’m going to miss him.

    • #2837237

      Thank You Ron

      by purpleskys ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Please send along our deepest condolences to Scott’s family.

      Leanne and Darryl

    • #2837236

      He will be missed

      by jdclyde ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Of all the TR members, he was the one I could relate to the most.

      Just re-listened to his member spotlight. 🙁

    • #2837228

      My condolences to the family

      by notsochiguy ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Thank you for posting this, Ron.

      Scummy will be missed! 🙁

    • #2837225

      Wow.

      by maecuff ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I’m so sorry to hear this. I don’t know what to say.

    • #2837223

      Devastated

      by gadgetgirl ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      and speechless.

      The God of Scum is no more.

      😡 Scummy. I’m gonna miss you more than I care to admit….

      GG

    • #2837215

      Very Sad Day Today

      by cmiller5400 ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I didn’t know him personally but I loved his sense of humor. His posts always made me smile. His passing is a huge loss for the TR family, this place just won’t be the same (especially his password reset posts 🙂 ).

      Scott will be missed around here. Rest in Peace forever buddy. May the God of “the Church of The Scummy One” grant you every wish and comfort you desire.

      [i]Do not stand by my grave and weep
      I am not there. I do not sleep
      I am a thousand winds that blow
      I am a diamond glint on snow
      I am the sunlight on ripened grain
      I am the gentle autumn rain.

      When you awake in the morning bush
      I am the swift uplifting rush
      Of quiet birds in circling flight
      I am the soft starshine at night
      Do not stand by my grave and cry
      I am not there… I did not die.[/i]

      ~ Anonymous

      :_| 🙁 :_| 🙁 :_| 🙁 :_| 🙁 :_| 🙁 :_| 🙁

      • #2837212

        Whats ironic here -link added

        by jamesrl ·

        In reply to Very Sad Day Today

        I’m in a choir preparing to go to Paris to sing at a celebration of anniversary ofthe Liberation of France.

        One of the pieces we are preparing is “In Rememberence” by Eleanor Daley. It uses that poem. You can find it on Youtube – search on Daley and Rememberence. I highly recommend it. Don’t yet have a recording of my choir doing it.

        Edited to add the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHivwo-AvNU

        BTW I know the composer

        James

    • #2837211

      After I’ve stopped crying …

      by older mycroft ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I might make another comment.

    • #2837200

      RIP Scott

      by jellimonsta ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Techman… Scummy… RIP brother. 🙁

    • #2837192
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      :-(

      by Tammy.Cavadias ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I stared at this for a while – not sure what to say as it comes as such a shock.

      My prayers do go out to his family. Scott will be terribly missed.

      Ron – can you send me the email please?

      -Tammy

      • #2837191

        Check your peermail inbox. (no text)

        by ron k. ·

        In reply to :-(

        .

    • #2837189

      A modest proposal

      by jamesrl ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I realise that some of us need to grieve and no one should be ashamed to take the time to do that.

      But I’d also like to make a modest proposal. Namely that we find a way to remember Scott as he was; a funny, witty guy, who made lots of friends. I propose that whoever cares to participate, the collective we, start to go through his posts and collect the “best” of Scott, both the Scummy and the W2Ktechman sides. How we organize what we gather, I’m open to suggestions.

      James

      • #2837187

        Would love a dedicated to

        by shasca ·

        In reply to A modest proposal

        TROLOV. With fun, not sad make us cry memories and stories provided by all

      • #2837075

        I just finished reading an email from Scott’s brother.

        by ron k. ·

        In reply to A modest proposal

        He expressed condolences to us all and asked for me to pass them on.
        I sent him a rather lengthy reply this morning. His brother wants to read more of Scott’s posts and he’s going to play Scott’s TR podcast for the family.
        I included tinyurl links to Scott’s profiles and explained how to navigate in them so that they can read everything that Scott posted.
        I explained too how Scott’s friends are scattered around the globe and how we wish that we could be there with them now but beyond flowers, emails and whatnot it’s just not possible.
        I told him what the number means next to Scott’s thumbsup picture, that he helped hundreds with technical questions and possibly hundreds more because not everyone marks an answer as helpful even though it was.
        Scott’s presence is seemingly everywhere here at the moment. I have small spiral notebooks where I was keeping score against him at Facebook. I still have seeds he sent to my wife and I and perennials that will blossom again this year.
        Missed? Oh yeah!

        • #2839422
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          Ron you may wish

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to I just finished reading an email from Scott’s brother.

          To check that sent E-Mail it arrived here.

          Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining as that was the first I heard about Scott’s Death but just check that it went to it’s intended recipient as well.

          Col

        • #2839419

          WOW Col

          by shasca ·

          In reply to Ron you may wish

          That sounded very disrespectful to Ron. He is the one that has taken many hours of his personnal time to share T.S.O/W2K’s sad sad news with us.

          He has been nothing but a gentleman with my inquerys to him. I think you are way off base, or I am losing something in the translation, as that just doen’t seem like you.

        • #2839411

          Not worry one

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to WOW Col

          About Col or Ron. I think they will let this slide.

          I do.

        • #2839403

          I think you lost something in translation, then

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to WOW Col

          Col wanted to make sure the intended recipients got the email, and that he did not get it by accident.

        • #2839402

          Before this spirals out of perceptual control

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to I think you lost something in translation, then

          Col [b]told[/b] you this?

        • #2839399

          ?

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to Before this spirals out of perceptual control

          I read the post. I’m not sure what either of you are getting at.

          Peace. I’m done, as I apparently have exacerbated this.

        • #2839385

          seanferd?

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to Before this spirals out of perceptual control

          Peace, to you. 🙂

          No way not to be part of the ditherings ’round here these days, I think.

        • #2839371
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          That is what I intended

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Before this spirals out of perceptual control

          Just in case something had gone astray.

          Nothing worse for the family than to think that they have been forgotten. 😉

          Col

        • #2839362

          Dear Boxy, and santee

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to Before this spirals out of perceptual control

          I only meant I would not further try to explain my understanding of Col’s intent and upset shasca further. What I said was obviously of no help. 🙁

          I am here.

          And I’m very glad to read your thoughts, because I am saddened and more than a little freaked out by Scott’s shuffling off this Scummy coil. I’m sense that I have not felt the full humming, buzzing impact of void yet.

          Thank you.

        • #2839401

          Still

          by shasca ·

          In reply to I think you lost something in translation, then

          I find that is was pretentious since it was well underhand by Ron K. prior to Hall9000 saying what he did. Wasn’t cool at all.

          Col/Hal is my hero, but in this case not so much. I may be just too sensitive because I am just so upset about my other hero (THE SCUMMY ONE’s) passing. So if everyone else is okay with what was said I’ll just shutup……….

        • #2839398

          Take a deep breath

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to Still

          And lets not jump to hasty conclusions.

          Everyone is feeling a little raw and hurt. This is a tense time for all.

          When I read Hal’s post, I see no malice at all, just some concern that an email might have gone astray.

          Lets all just put it behind us.
          James

        • #2839396

          Peace, shasca.

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to Still

          I don’t understand precisely what has upset you, and I did not mean to upset you further.

          I am not seeing what was uncool, so I merely suggest that, yes, you may have misunderstood something? I only saw someone concerned that he may have gotten an email in error, and that perhaps someone else may not have gotten this rather important information.

          I am sorry if I misunderstand you as well. For instance, I don’t understand, “it was well underhand by Ron K.” So I feel we are not communicating well.

          So, let this be clear, that I do not intend an argument, but I though I might clarify something for you. I failed.

          Peace, shaca. I share your grief. My condolences to you.

        • #2839395

          Yeah But!!

          by shasca ·

          In reply to Still

          Why would Hal/Col suggest that?? Ron is the one that spearheaded this sad sad notification. I would think that all coorespondense would obviously come through him. Is that illogical? I still think the big guy was out of place. ( even though he is one of the cornerstones of TR).

          Please tell me what I am missing

          Hey Col what were you saying? I would like to apologize if the explanation is there.

        • #2839384

          shasca?

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to Still

          [i]Why would Hal/Col suggest that?[/i]

          Because Ron and Col and Scummy are friends. Friends prop each other up in times like this. Col is propping up Ron. As Ron is propping up us.

        • #2839369
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          shasca the first I heard of this was

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Still

          The E-Mail from Ron telling me how to navigate Scott’s TR Threads.

          When I saw the Thread here I was concerned that maybe I had got it by mistake that’s all.

          Nothing else intended other than to let Ron know that maybe he had made a mistake which is perfectly understandable under the circumstances. Here the worst thing that can happen is that the Family gets the impression that they are being ignored and e-mails that end up at the wrong place can do that.

          I just wanted to warn Ron of any Potential Problems before they became something much worse than a possible simple mistake. 😉

          Sorry for my poor communication skills but I was more than slightly shocked. And as I was at work I didn’t have access to a direct link to Ron to let him know off TR just in case something had gone wrong.

          Col

        • #2839364

          I’m cool with everything. Not a hair out of place.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to Still

          Except for having a bed head.
          I have noted your defense of me even though no offense was made or intended. Nice to wake up to. Thank you.

        • #2839365

          Col can talk to me like that.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to WOW Col

          He has my permission to be himself. So do you. 🙂

        • #2839315

          Apologies all Around

          by shasca ·

          In reply to Col can talk to me like that.

          I am deeply sorry for creating a row. It appears that I am way more upset about Scotts passing than I realized. I took the advise to stop slow down and take a deep breath.

          Col to you personnally I say I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have questioned your intentions as being negative. I have to admit I frequently have trouble interpreting some of your statements, and I should just shutup when in doubt. That will be plan going forward.

        • #2839312
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          Not a problem

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Apologies all Around

          Be yourself mate. 😉

          Col

        • #2839412

          I believe

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to Ron you may wish

          Ron forwarded the exchange to selected peers.

        • #2839368
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          Thanks Nick

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to I believe

          I was just a bot worried that maybe something got misaddressed and the person who really needed the E-Mail didn’t get it.

          Being at work after reading the E-Mail earlier and being confused I didn’t have access to my address list so I thought it better to post something here just in case as I wasn’t going to be home for quite a while. 😉

          Col

        • #2839363

          I’m sorry to have broken the news to you that way, Col.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to Thanks Nick

          Sometimes I think that because I know something other people know it too. I wouldn’t have laid that on you the way I did if I’d have realized that you didn’t know. My bad.

        • #2839311
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          Not a problem Ron

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to I’m sorry to have broken the news to you that way, Col.

          Just a [b]Hell of a Shock[/b] just before I had to got to work on Sunday. I really don’t have a life working on a Sunday at a bank. They didn’t even give me any samples of their products either.

          Throws a lot of light onto some of the strange e-mails that I have got over the past few days. Maybe I need to improve my ability to understand Cryptic Messages that seem out of place or strange from Normal E-Mails. 😉

          Col

        • #2839367

          I didn’t get an email notification of a bounce, Col.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to Ron you may wish

          I’m about as sure as I can be that it went through. I just have an old email address for you in my gmail account. It came back as funky within minutes of my emailing you. Quit changing email addresses, dang it!

        • #2839310
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          Ron it’s not my fault

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to I didn’t get an email notification of a bounce, Col.

          That E-Mail address I had for over 11 years and kept i till that ISP went broke and ceased trading.

          I couldn’t do anything about them shutting their Mail Servers down. 😉

          Well I suppose I could of but I just couldn’t afford to bail them out for more than a few months if they couldn’t make enough money to stay in business. :0

          Col

        • #2839342

          One more thing, Col.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to Ron you may wish

          It made me feel important to act like you need my permission to be yourself.
          Carry on. 🙂

      • #2839383

        We’re

        by boxfiddler ·

        In reply to A modest proposal

        going to need a new God of Scum. And the HAL unit is going to have to be found and held at bay. Last I recall, as treasurer, he was working at a coup.

        I know there are least two other officers. OnTheRopes is High Deacon, and seanferd is either deacon or a second High Deacon (memory is tricky…) Maybe he made steffi28 Deaconess?

        etu

        • #2839382

          I think you’ll find….

          by gadgetgirl ·

          In reply to We’re

          one of those two officers would be me.

          High Priestess of Scum.

          Made me beg for the damn thing, too. Oh, good times, good times…

          GG

        • #2839381

          That’s right!

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to I think you’ll find….

          See? All I needed was a little memory jog! :^0

          etu

        • #2839313

          Begging? You?

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to I think you’ll find….

          I find that hard to believe.

          But then, The Scummy One was involved…oh…my…now THAT’s a visual! :0

          Never a webcam around when you need one, darn it! ]:)

          😡

        • #3034542

          :O

          by steffi28 ·

          In reply to I think you’ll find….

          Im sure he gave me some sort of title, after all it was me telling him that he was lower than pond scum that made him create the name!!

        • #3034338
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          Welcome back Steffi

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to :O

          Good to see you back here with the degenerates. 😉

          Col 0:-)

        • #3034285

          Good to be back

          by steffi28 ·

          In reply to Welcome back Steffi

          Will hit you with a pm could do with a chat 🙂

        • #2839366
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          RE: [i]he was working at a coup.

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to We’re

          Not at all Davette.

          I need a Front Guy to take the heat away from me and have fingers pointed at them.

          So out of a sense of Duty I have suspended all Financial Transactions from the Church of Scum but only after emptying all the accounts into my name. 😀

          After you get around with the Other Deacons of the church we can then set about rebuilding the Finances of the church. That Way I stay rich. :^0

          As I think I was the first to call Scott [b]The Scummy One[/b] when he was using the Pond Scum Alias to give Steffi a hard time I’m withdrawing from any group that may appoint a New God of Scum. They just need to know who’s the real Boss though after they get appointed. 😉

          Anyway no more joking as I’ll have more complaints and I really don’t want to distract from the real meaning of this thread.

          Col

        • #2839359

          I think I was the first to call him Scumdog.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to RE: [i]he was working at a coup.

          I thought it was great when he started calling himself that. I had to laugh. Before Scott I used to call people scumdog to their faces every once in a great while but no more of that.

        • #2839326

          Personally?

          by maecuff ·

          In reply to RE: [i]he was working at a coup.

          I like the jokes. Jokes are always good. And I think they are a lovely way to honor Scott.

        • #2839361

          Seanferd is something else. Bishop maybe.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to We’re

          I’ll always be the High Deacon. I have the Viking helmet and yodeling pickle that go with the office and without those no one can be THE High Deacon.

        • #2839360

          You can leave it at Something Else

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to Seanferd is something else. Bishop maybe.

          The Something Else of Scum.

          But I was the First Apostle of Scum at the time, no High Deacon I, but a Monk of the Order.

          http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-12847-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=251788&messageID=2413467

          Thank you so much for reminding me. All of you. 🙂

          edit: Actually, above that is the Transformation of Pond Scum into The Scummy One.

          All Hail The Scummy One!

    • #2837188

      This is just so sad

      by neilb@uk ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      He was such a bright spark and always worth a read.

      RIP, Scott.

    • #2837184

      Damn!

      by nicknielsen ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Just…damn! My sincerest condolences to his family.

      🙁 :_|

      Anybody doing anything, please let me know by e- or peermail.

      • #2837181

        His sister Catherine…

        by ron k. ·

        In reply to Damn!

        …has sent condolences to us all too.
        She has said that she’ll let me know as soon as they make necessary arrangements. Keep an eye on this thread as I’ll likely post details as they become available.

    • #2837176

      I’m just heartbroken

      by av . ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Scott was such a vibrant, funny person. It was always enjoyable talking to him on TR. I’m very sad to hear that he has passed away.

      Thank you, Ron, for letting us all know. My condolences to his family.

      Gone too soon! 🙁 :_|

      AV

    • #2837173

      not

      by jaqui ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      news I wanted to hear 🙁

    • #2837171

      Oh, My

      by michael jay ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Not believing what I see, Scott, gone?

      Deep sadness 🙁

    • #2837168

      My Condolences

      by rob miners ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      to Family and friends. He will be missed.

    • #2837166

      Sad news to be sure

      by captbilly1eye ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Thank you, Ron and James, for taking on the burden of letting us all know.

      As I look up the TR Spotlight of him and listen to it tonight, I’ll think back on all the great exchanges we had and his contributions.
      I remember how excited and honored I was to see him request me as a Friend on FaceBook as he was such a vital member of the TR crew that I appreciated most.
      Scott will be greatly missed!

      – Billy

    • #2837134

      I’m floored.

      by seanferd ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      It is going to take me a bit to come to grips with this.

      My condolences to Scott’s family and TR peers.

    • #2837131

      My Condolences

      by bfilmfan ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Scott was a good guy and will be missed.

      My deepest sympathy to his family on their loss.

    • #2837117

      Please let me know also

      by ic-it ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Anything we can do to ease the pain.
      I never knew him personally , but always enjoyed his persona ( and perhaps what showed through that into his other friends lifes). Rest in Peace Scotty

    • #2837105

      My condolences

      by .martin. ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      to Scotty’s family

      I will always remember Scotty as a funny guy who (along with many others) kept bringing me back in my early days at TR.

      RIP

    • #2837079

      Condolences all around

      by Jay Garmon ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Scott goes back to my days as a TR guy. He was one of the good ones. Irreplaceable. He’ll be missed.

    • #2837070

      My Condolences

      by saurondor ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Thank you Ron for letting us know. This is sad indeed. Scott will certainly be missed.

    • #2839408

      Sad news

      by locrian_lyric ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      🙁

    • #2839377

      Shocked….. and a numb….

      by —tk— ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I can remember when I first joined TR, I always anticipated, and waited and waited for him to post up. He always made me laugh out loud, literally.

      I think some of my co-workers though I was nuts (for a while), a couple times (more than I care to admit), when he posted up I fell out of my chair laughing. His humor will truly be missed by me…

      May his soul rest in peace… My condolences to his family… I didn’t know him to well, but he will never be forgotten by me.

      Tim K.

    • #2839353

      OK peeps. No better time than right now.

      by ron k. ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      From Scott’s sister, Catherine.
      “If you or anyone else has any pictures or stories that they would like to share with us, please have them pass this information to this e-mail address. We are trying to gather everything we can for his memorial service. Nothing has been finalized as of yet, but we will have more information by Monday evening.

      Catherine”
      So, no place where we can send flowers and whatnot to, yet, but you can plainly see the family’s request.
      Good luck with that.
      I think that it’s beyond me to write a story telling any one thing about Scott because I know him from a myriad of posts both here and at Facebook. Mostly here but still… I don’t know what to say and I choke up thinking I’ll look stupid or maudlin or something else besides a mature adult because I don’t feel very mature at the moment.
      You guys and gals can probably put something together better than I can and I urge you to take the time to do it. Send me a peermail message for Catherine’s email address and go to town with writing. If you can’t I know that I’ll understand.
      I’ve sent Scott’s brother email telling him how to navigate Scott’s TR accounts to see the hundreds of posts he has made over the years. I’d sent the link to Scott’s podcast and he was going to play it for the family yesterday.
      (long pause)
      Please, do the best you can do.
      My wife and I are going to send flowers when we get an address, time and location.
      I’m outta here.

      • #2839349

        Thank you, and take care.

        by seanferd ·

        In reply to OK peeps. No better time than right now.

        You have done so much.

        I wouldn’t know where to begin, unless the family wanted some rather dangerous instructions for the wrong way to an administrator account, or some information about his attempt to refinish a built-in cutting board in his apartment.

        How little I knew him. But what I know will live on in me, always.

      • #2839317

        In the works

        by tig2 ·

        In reply to OK peeps. No better time than right now.

        But it may take me a bit. Pollen count.

        Or just crying.

    • #2839345

      Thank you

      by tig2 ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Just thank you.

      There are a precious few people that I hold close. You, sir, are one of a small number. And held closer now.

    • #2839332

      Shocked

      by shellbot ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I was away for the weekend, but GG let me know.

      Recently I got to know Scott a lot more. He was actually quite deep and thoughtful.. some people would only know his style from TR..a bit of a h*llraiser..not unlike myself.. but he was much much more than that.

      I know he cared for his family a lot and he would always tell me of his visits with them, especially a certain one who he absolutly adored.

      This is yet another reminder to me, and to us all..live life! Live it as full as you can, for it may be taken at any time.

      🙁

    • #2839211

      My condolences

      by jck ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      A sad sad thing, and a great loss to TR.

      God bless him and his family.

    • #2839180

      I am sorry to hear

      by rob mekel ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      and express my sympathy to all with his passing away.

    • #2839016

      Memorial service information.

      by ron k. ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I’m going to try to send a link to this post in a peermail to everyone who has posted here. Some people may not have peermail turned on or may not have seen this discussion so it’d be nice if we could keep this bumped up for awhile.

      Scott’s Memorial will be held at:
      5:30 pm Thursday 28 January
      Church of Latter Day Saints
      875 Quince Ave
      Santa Clara, CA 95051

      Flowers should be sent to:
      Lima Campagna
      600 S 2nd Street
      San Jose, CA 95112

      Donations should be sent to:
      Pauline Kessler
      954 Henderson Ave #117
      Sunnyvale, CA 94086

      Google search results for San Jose California florist:http://preview.tinyurl.com/yeosbwj
      It appears that this florist was voted the areas best of the best: http://www.cittisflorist.com/

      • #2839014

        There’s a flaw in my plan.

        by ron k. ·

        In reply to Memorial service information.

        I didn’t know that I can only send 10 peermail messages per day.
        All I can do now is to send private email if I have your email address. Sooooo… The best thing to do is to keep this bumped up so folks can see it in case I miss anyone. I know I will.

      • #2839011
        Avatar photo

        Thanks Ron!

        by Tammy.Cavadias ·

        In reply to Memorial service information.

        Much appreciated!

        -Tammy

      • #2838958

        Thanks, Ron

        by tig2 ·

        In reply to Memorial service information.

        I appreciate you staying on this and getting the information out.

        (((hugs)))

      • #2838861

        Thanks!

        by jellimonsta ·

        In reply to Memorial service information.

        I got the PM, thanks for your dedication and heart, Ron.

    • #2839012

      I just received this email.

      by ron k. ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Joseph Ross has invited you to visit the online tribute to Scott Ross at The Eternal Portal. To visit this Web site, open your browser and go to:
      http://www.christianmemorials.com/tributes/scott-ross

      • #2839004

        OMG, he was only 40

        by fregeus ·

        In reply to I just received this email.

        That’s younger than I am. That is way too young to go. My condolences to the family but especially to the parents. No one should outlive their children.

        I hate to ask, but was he sick?

        TCB

        • #2838994

          Younger

          by gsg ·

          In reply to OMG, he was only 40

          I didn’t think he was very old. He never said anything that I remember about being sick.

          His presence here will definitely be missed.

        • #2838992

          I can’t say, TCB.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to OMG, he was only 40

          He never said anything to me about being sick. You’re right though, that is way too young to go. In chat I called him a Pup. Scumdog-Pup. 🙂 I am just way too clever.

        • #3030689

          Scott and I met once at a HP

          by cg it ·

          In reply to OMG, he was only 40

          though at the time I don’t think either of us realized we were who were were on TechRepublic.

          To his family, sorry for their loss. Scott was a great guy…

      • #2838976

        confused

        by shasca ·

        In reply to I just received this email.

        “The family has asked that donations be sent to a charity of choice in Scotts name in lieu of flowers. Flowers can be sent to: Lima – Campagna at 600 S. 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95112 and any monetary donations should be sent to: Pauline Kessler at 954 Henderson Avenue #117, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.”

        So should I send flowers?, or a donation to his Mom? There is kind of a mixed message. How come I never “get it”….

        • #2838970

          I don’t get it either so you’re not alone.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to confused

          I’m sending a live plant because that’s what I want to do. Do whatever you feel is right.

        • #2838962

          Thanks Ron

          by shasca ·

          In reply to I don’t get it either so you’re not alone.

          I would not have been even a little bit as informed without all your efforts. They are greatly appreciated.

    • #2839003

      My condolences to the family

      by dmambo ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      It’s bittersweet to be in our virtual world where we know our peers without ever having met them.

      I hope The Scummy One is in a place where his sense of humor is appreciated.

    • #2838960

      My Condolences as well…

      by the maverick phantom wanderer (formerly macoza, nodice, kp, etc.) ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      as little as I knew- or thought I knew- him, his passing still strikes deeply.

      Tserugenen Macoza

      Edit: About the donation, since I’m too uninformed at the moment to make a proper decision myself, could someone give me a recommendation?

      • #2838952

        I’m with Ron K.

        by boxfiddler ·

        In reply to My Condolences as well…

        on the live plant thing. Scummy liked to grow things. If you don’t like that idea, he liked kids, too. Maybe a donation to a children’s charity.

        • #2838951

          Things tend to get screwy…

          by the maverick phantom wanderer (formerly macoza, nodice, kp, etc.) ·

          In reply to I’m with Ron K.

          …whenever I try to ship something, which is why I can’t do the live plant thing. But I’ll follow your second suggestion.

          edited to add: I hope that helps somewhat.

        • #2838922

          I wouldn’t think of trying to ship something.

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to Things tend to get screwy…

          That’s why I included florists in the same area. 😉 The one that I picked has same day delivery.

        • #2838916

          Posted at the wrong level. (no text)

          by ron k. ·

          In reply to Things tend to get screwy…

          .

        • #2838938

          I agree

          by av . ·

          In reply to I’m with Ron K.

          He was part of the TR Garden club. I was looking at some of the plant a tree in memory of someone organizations. Haven’t found the right one yet.

          He was so young.

          AV

        • #2838929

          Oh, I like that idea.

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to I agree

          I’ll have to do some looking around! Thank you, AV. 🙂

        • #2838917

          More on that

          by av . ·

          In reply to Oh, I like that idea.

          This one looks pretty reputable. You can plant it in any state.

          http://www.memorialtrees.com/

          This one looks interesting too, but I’m not sure if they want you to participate or not. He might like this because its run by kids.

          http://www.treemusketeers.org/hometown-urban_forestry.htm

          AV

        • #2838864

          Wow

          by shasca ·

          In reply to More on that

          I was looking for sites close to Sunnyvale yesterday with the exact cause. Closest I found was.

          http://www.treedavis.com

          100 miles from Scott’s Moms address.

        • #2838826

          I couldn’t find anything close either

          by av . ·

          In reply to Wow

          The Tree Musketeers looked like a real nice community project for kids, but its actually 5 hours away from his Mom’s address. The other site won’t exactly tell you where its planted, just the state that its in.

          I like this one out of all that I’ve seen. Its through the Arbor Day Foundation and there’s a registry entry that he helped to reforest the Plumas National Forest in CA. I think Scott would have liked this.

          http://www.arborday.org/join/tictim/forests/plumas/

          Here’s the memorial tree page.

          http://www.arborday.org/shopping/tictim/TIMSample.cfm

          Every dollar plants a tree.

          AV

        • #2817143

          Planted a tree from TechRepublic

          by Sonja Thompson ·

          In reply to More on that

          Thanks for the link, AV. The family will receive a card and certificate.

    • #2838934

      My condolences to the family

      by sterling “chip” camden ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      How sad.

    • #2838915

      Update. This should end any confusion.

      by ron k. ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      From Scott’s sister, Catherine:
      “We have little to no room for a lot of flowers, so we would prefer, that rather than send flowers, you either send a donation to a favorite charity or to our Mom, whichever you prefer. The donations to Mom are going to help off-set the cost of the memorial arrangements. If choosing a charity, anything involving children, cancer research, or plants are those closest to him (not necessarily in that order). However, if you truly feel the need to send flowers, please send them to the address that Joe gave you. We apologize for the confusion in our requests.”
      “Our hearts are going out to everyone who knew and loved him, be it in person or online. This is a tremendously difficult time for everyone, not just his family.

      Please, please, let everyone know how much our being able to read the TR posts means to the family. I cannot express just how much seeing how everyone felt has touched our hearts. Being able to hear his podcast gave us information about Scott that we never knew, things he never shared with his family, heart-wrenching though it was to hear it. I honestly cannot express this in words any better than this right now.”

      • #2838866

        My proposal

        by jamesrl ·

        In reply to Update. This should end any confusion.

        If you wish to donate directly, please feel free to do so.

        If you want to join the “pool” of TR members going in together, please email me. I will be happy to arrange for a card with all of our names, flowers and/or financial donations. I think given the expressed wishes the latter might be better.

        Mae also had a great idea, and that is to have something that we can all contribute to, to share our feelings and memories of Scott with his family. Mae suggested a card, but it would have to be huge I think to fit all of us in, so I thought maybe a book we could write in, one page per person or so. I will buy the book, and try to figure out the best routing to send it to every one. The only cost to you would be to send it to the next person. It might take a while to get everyone’s involvement, but I’m ok with that.

        If you want to:
        a) contribute to flowers from the big gang
        b) contribute to a cash gift (tastefully presented with a card)
        c) get on the mailling list for the “book of rememberence
        or d) all of the above
        Please peermail me. If you can’t get the cash or whatever to me on time, don’t worry, I will make a contribution for you.

        If you want to sign the book, then I will need a full mailling address, and I promise I will keep it in confidence.

        James

        • #2838856

          I love this idea

          by tig2 ·

          In reply to My proposal

          James, check your PM.

        • #2838846

          Yes

          by shellbot ·

          In reply to I love this idea

          The book idea is good…
          Would be happy to participate in it..
          If co-ordinated that we each posted to hte person nearest us..would work out pretty good i think.

        • #2838807

          I’m in

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to My proposal

          Email sent.

        • #2838781

          I’m in, too.

          by gadgetgirl ·

          In reply to My proposal

          will pm you later – getting ready for work now.

          Thanks, James.

          GG

        • #3020941

          Details of the Book

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to My proposal

          So I picked up a book for Scott’s memory book. The format is 8 1/2 by 11 inches. It has clear sleeves to put the content in.

          Trish has the great idea of just tell people where to send (to me),instead of the book travelling.

          So do your best. It can be text, art, any combination. There is even a pocket for a CD if someone feels inspired.

          A favour. I will be making my own artistic contribution, but if someone feels up to the task of doing a title page, I’d be happy to accept.

          I won’t post my home address here, but if you want to contribute a page or two, just peer mail me and I will email you my address.

          James

        • #3020924

          I can do a title page

          by tig2 ·

          In reply to Details of the Book

          Look for an envelope to go out next week- I want to be certain that everything is completely dry before I mail. I also still have MD stuff yet this week but have my page planned.

          If no one is feeling inspired- or even if they are- I would suggest that we compile a CD of Scott music. I know that he was active in FNM. I can send you a recording that I believe to be fitting in MP3 format. As an alternative, people would be welcome to send stuff to me and I would be happy to burn the disc. Whatever you would like- just tell me.

          My contribution would be Bob Seeger’s “Against the Wind”.

        • #3020923

          Tigger, James, et ali

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to I can do a title page

          He is dead.

        • #3020921

          Do you think for one moment we don’t understand that?

          by tig2 ·

          In reply to Tigger, James, et ali

          We get it. The idea is to give his FAMILY a piece of him based on our (obviously incomplete) knowledge of him.

          Do me a favor. Stay well away from me if anyone I love dies, kay?

        • #3020920

          Same goes here

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Do you think for one moment we don’t understand that?

          If you think I have not gone through the same.

        • #3020774

          Forest and trees

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to Tigger, James, et ali

          Rereading my post, I see I used “He” instead of it (for the book). My mistake. I guess I’m just a tad distracted. I’ve corrected it.

          Next time you want to score points by pointing out my grammar or typos, just peer mail me.

          Or better still, resist the urge to be a smart ass. You let one word, two letters distract you from the intent and content of a long post meant to help organize something. Just what purpose did that serve?

          Do you want to do this in my stead? I’d be happy to send you what I have and you can make the effort. Or would that take away from your cranky old man time.

          James

        • #3020764

          Not at all, James

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Forest and trees

          Had nothing at all to do with letters and words (never saw what you’re talking about).

          Nothing at all to do with trying to be a smart-ass.

          Nothing at all to do with distraction.

          And nothing at all to do with denigrating your purpose.

        • #3020940

          Contributions to the family

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to My proposal

          If you want to contribute to the family, I’d be happy to put together a card, but everyone’s name on it and lump the money together.

          I have Paypal. You can use my email address to send to my paypal account (I’ve only used it before to send funds, but the website says I can receive too). I’d like to get the funds together by early next week. If you don’t want to do paypal, let me know what you want to contribute by peermail, and I will float the money for now, and wait for your check, whatever.

          You can of course directly contribute to any charity in Scott’s name and get a tax receipt.

          James

        • #3030695

          Sorry – but “tax receipt”? …

          by older mycroft ·

          In reply to Contributions to the family

          I personally find that one of the most heinous distasteful things I’ve ever seen posted anywhere ever.

          Whose sodding taxes are offset when some poor bastard has just died?

          That’s not a contribution – that’s a transaction.

          I have conducted my own affairs in this matter according to my own principals and the very idea of a bloody tax receipt – that just makes me want to puke!

        • #3030672

          I am done

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to Sorry – but “tax receipt”? …

          I will return the funds I’ve collected. I will make my own donation and direct people that they can do as they will.

          I was trying to make this easier for the family, but it seems I cannot succeed.

          I NEVER ENCOURAGED ANYONE TO GET A TAX RECEIPT.

          All I was doing was offering an alternative. Donating to the family would not get you a tax receipt, and thats what I was trying to set up. But some people preferred to donate to a charity instead, which is their right and their choice. If they donate to a chairty, they will get a reciept yes, and that often entices people to donate more.

          All I ever offered to do here was do whatever the consensus was, all I wanted to do was help.

          Conduct your own affairs as you see fit, I never suggested anything else, and I offered to collect to make things easier for those who wished to contribute to the family.

          James

        • #3030670

          James

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to I am done

          I see and laud you for what you do; or, were doing.

          Count as a good thing that you run up against the fractious and contentious lot of us.

          We are that until we run up against our common denominator of death. Whereupon, we go our fractious and contentious ways.

          You, included.

        • #3030665

          Oh please – stop bleating …

          by older mycroft ·

          In reply to I am done

          If it hadn’t been me posting my disgust, it would’ve been one of the other three peers who have since emailed me. It was just that I got there first.

          I [b]DID NOT[/b] suggest that you curtail your endeavours.

          I simply voiced (perhaps over-vociferously, but still in character!) my opinion that I found the concept of a tax receipt distasteful.

          That’s all.

          [i]No accusations were made and none should be drawn.[/i]

        • #3030662

          You succeed

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Oh please – stop bleating …

          In being more curt, succinct, and to the point than I.

        • #3030654

          James

          by tig2 ·

          In reply to I am done

          I hope you know that the blatant ridiculousness of all this is not a reflection of the high esteem you are held in.

          I appreciate that you were willing to try to pull something together from the community. Your effort means a ton to me.

    • #2838821

      Rest in peace my friend

      by jiminpa ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I have been negligent in paying my respects here. I will miss his wit and humor and his ability to inject levity into an otherwise intense thread.

      🙁

    • #2838789

      I am at a loss for words.

      by deepsand ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I’ll not try to recount the past, attempt to describe the emotional impact with words that are unequal to the task, or offer any of the trite cliches that frequently serve as poor servants of ones thoughts in times such as these, but simply be in quiet communion with those whose lives were touched by his presence, and are now touched by his absence.

      May the Future Be Kind.

    • #3020760

      A week late, but still just as shocking

      by tink! ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Wow. I’m speechless. Did not expect this.

      I haven’t read all the posts above, does anyone know the circumstances?

      I know I’ll miss him too.

      My condolences to the family.

      Tink

    • #3030683

      Alright.

      by ron k. ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Everybody. Head back towards the shallow end of the pool, please.

      • #3030663

        I think we are still good

        by shasca ·

        In reply to Alright.

        James meant no wrong
        I meant no wrong
        O’erM meant no wrong
        Santee(I never understand anything he says anyway) meant no wrong.

        We just really, really loved Scummy. He was TR for many folks, me included.
        I think we are all just crushed.
        He just went away, and none of us got to say goodbye. We are danm mad that we couldn’t, and would probably just about do anything we could to change that.
        I for one am trusting James to do the community of “us” his best to help us get the word to Scott’s family just how much he was to us all.

        As they say james. ” The checks in the mail” and I have full faith in you that you will make all of us very proud to be a part of the TR family.

        • #3030660

          Shasca

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to I think we are still good

          Concur.

        • #3030508
          Avatar photo

          Yep I have to totally agree

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Shasca

          Santee we never understand anything he says. 😉

          Is that what you are concurring with? It’s just that I don’t understand any of your posts. :^0

          Col 0:-)

        • #3030656

          Yet another reason I hold you in such high esteem

          by tig2 ·

          In reply to I think we are still good

          Well said, my friend. Very well said.

      • #3030635

        I’m sitting here

        by shellbot ·

        In reply to Alright.

        reading these last few posts..and wondering what the h*ll is going on?

        The death of someone we thought of as a friend should bring everyone closer, not divide?

        My mother taught me a skill which at times like this, I cherish.. a little saying called “time and place”.
        Sometimes, we can think things in our head, but due to circumstances or audience, it is not appropriate to voice the thought.

        I for one appreciate 100% what James was trying to do. Its not an easy job to organise things like these, doubly so when participants are scattered to the 4 corners of the world.

        Thank you for your efforts James, I know first hand the lengths you will go to for a friend, and how you are glad to help out when needed. You are truly a man above reproach and I take exception to anything that may indicate you are not.

        Shelley

        • #3030564

          Grief

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to I’m sitting here

          is an unpredictable thing. We all feel it at multiple points in our lives, yet we each respond somewhat differently. I think it’s one of the more difficult emotions. (As though they’re not all difficult…)

        • #3030475

          I think everyone is hurting right now

          by av . ·

          In reply to I’m sitting here

          We all have our own way of dealing with grief, and sometimes emotions run high. What James is doing is admirable. I think its very heartfelt.

          AV

    • #3030608

      TROLOV pays tribute to Scummy

      by Sonja Thompson ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

    • #3030579

      A big loss

      by jasonhiner ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Scott contributed a lot, and not just in number of posts but in wisdom and humor.

      I’m confident that he’ll be remembered around here for a long time.

    • #3030558

      don’t know what to say…

      by heml0ck ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I haven’t been that active recently, but I always enjoyed Scott’s posts and fairmindedness.

      He will be missed.

    • #3030451

      Bump

      by steve.hascall ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      to keep it active

    • #3030397

      He shall be missed, and thanks for letting us know,

      by deadly ernest ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      way too often you never hear about on-line or forum people who pass on, you just start to notice they haven’t posted for a while and then are left forever wondering what happened to them.

      It’s sad to see someone pass on when so young, under any circumstances.

    • #3031355

      justa

      by steve.hascall ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      bump to keep this active a bit longer

      • #3031339

        To carry through the weekend

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to justa

        just because.

        • #3031312

          bumpa bumpa

          by steve.hascall ·

          In reply to To carry through the weekend

          To the top of the list. Cause it’s at the top of my thoughts

        • #3031243

          Mine too…..

          by gadgetgirl ·

          In reply to bumpa bumpa

          hasn’t left that spot all week…..

          GG

        • #3031199

          Ditto

          by av . ·

          In reply to bumpa bumpa

          Very sad bump.

          AV

        • #3031190

          bumpa-bumpa-Cause

          by steve.hascall ·

          In reply to Ditto

          You Ladies,and the Dearly Departed Rock.

        • #3031189

          I’ll join you.

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to Ditto

          Because I have to.

        • #3031184

          I have to

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to I’ll join you.

          too.

    • #3031176

      R.I.P. Scummy One

      by sjmcd435 ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Very sad news, my condolences to all.

      The “Friday Yuk” is a favourite forum of mine and I always enjoyed reading any posts from him, with his humour they never failed to get a laugh out of me.

      Will be greatly missed.

    • #3032275

      I know I know

      by steve.hascall ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      I should let go. Not ready just yet……….

      • #3032271

        Take your time,

        by boxfiddler ·

        In reply to I know I know

        do your way. That honors Scummy.

      • #3032245

        I feel that

        by tig2 ·

        In reply to I know I know

        I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to say about my friend. I find that I just can’t. It is as if putting those thoughts down into anything more concrete would take him away from me.

        About all I can say is that we all grieve in our own ways. The SO and I have been shattered by this.

        Let go when YOU can. Be okay with that.

        (((hugs)))

    • #3031566
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      Peace be with him

      by jamesski ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Wishing him a safe voyage to the other side and condolences to his family.

      Jim

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      Bummed Out

      by ksoniat ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      What sad, sad news.

      Haven’t been around much since I changed jobs, but he will be sorely missed.

      If a group is still chipping in you can count me in.

    • #3034540

      RIP Scott

      by steffi28 ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

      Just found out, im just in total and utter shock. Just cannot believe it.

      Who can I have that type of banter with now? I missed it so much while I was away, will miss it even more now, my thoughts are with all the family. God only takes the best.

    • #2809802

      You can say zombie, but just for the folks that remember. Thanks Scummy.

      by michael jay ·

      In reply to The Scummy One – Scott Ross

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