Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Death

A Tribute To A Cool Man

The man who really lived up to being "as cool as the other side of the pillow" was the man who brought the phrase to life.  Stuart Scott. Upstanding individual seems like an understatement, but it's the best I've got. It's a shame that I was never able to know him personally, but like many other fans and viewers of him, Stuart Scott has inspired me. Doug Ulman, president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, stated, "One thing Stuart may never really understand is the impact that he has had on people all around the world." When I heard the news, I was stunned. Instantly shocked and heartbroken. What Stuart Scott brought to the organization of ESPN and to the world of sports is indescribable... And that's not even the most upstanding part of his life. Many who knew him personally spoke on Scott's role as a father and just as a person in general.  Many of Stuart Scott's colleagues spoke on the father that he was to his two daughters,...