{"id":78137,"date":"2021-07-10T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=78137"},"modified":"2021-07-11T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T16:46:51","slug":"saturday-night-delayed-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2021\/07\/10\/saturday-night-delayed-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday night (Delayed) – Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a post I knew I would have to write\u2026 But it still feels very strange<\/p>\n

I learned officially this morning that my friend Scott Fusare had passed away on Friday morning.\u2026 Anyone who’s reading this knows that Scott has been in hospice for more than 2 1\/2 weeks. Far longer than the doctors predicted. I was able to spend some time with him there just talking about the last nearly 30 years of our friendship<\/p>\n

Scott was an amazing man and a great friend. He was truly one of my closest friends\u2026 The basis for our relationship was around our common love of science and technology\u2026. Scott was an natural born scientist\u2026 He had amazing curiosity for anything related to science. He didn’t just dabble\u2026 He dove in to anything he could find related to electronics, high-voltage, radio, optics, chemistry\u2026 He had an amazing laboratory in the basement of his home Where He built incredible machines for demonstrating and exploring physical phenomenon. His favorite things were making tesla coil’s\u2026 Devices that can transform low voltage into high-voltage high frequency sparks. Throwing arcs sometimes several meters.\ufffcHe made everything from really tiny ones to huge ones with 8 foot sparks\u2026<\/p>\n

Scott was incredibly generous with his time and skills.\ufffcHe was always willing to help other people with their projects\u2026 He helped us set up the electronics workshop at the generator makerspace and helped many budding engineers with their projects\ufffc<\/p>\n

Scott built or helped me build much of the equipment that I use in my science shows.I’ve used his gear to get tens of thousands of people interested in the beauty of electricity.\u2026<\/p>\n

It occurs to me now that Scott’s help on creating and enhancing the science shows I do we’re extremely important part of my healing after Sam’s passing\u2026But I was sharing my love of science with people I was sharing Scott’s love the science with people\ufffc<\/p>\n

I always have and will always now give him a shout out whenever I show anyone machines that he’s made.<\/p>\n

One of Scott’s wishes was that all of his science gear found its way into someone’s hands you could use it. I’ve been working with Scott’s wife Dasha to find the right kind of homes for a lifetime’s worth of collected specialized gear. University of Vermont chemistry department hasn’t taken a lot of Scott’s chemistry gear including chemicals, glassware and they are going to use it to do demonstrations to engage a new generation of chemists\ufffc<\/p>\n

Several of Scott’s electronics friends have Been able to give new homes to some of Scott’s electronics, high-voltage, radio and machining equipment\u2026 That stuff will find its way into new amazing science\ufffcdemonstrations and keep Scotts spirit moving through the world<\/p>\n

In addition to being my science buddy\u2026 We became close friends. I loved getting his take on politics, life , religion\u2026 He was a really thoughtful person\u2026\ufffc He had strong views\u2026 and I always enjoyed hearing them \u2026<\/p>\n

I know that I often called him when I was having problem with his gear on the road\u2026 I now know I should’ve called him more when I didn’t need anything. We were able to talk that through over the last couple of weeks. \u2026 for Which I am going to be eternally grateful<\/p>\n

Over the last couple of months I’ve gotten to know Scott’s family better\u2026 My heart goes out to Scott’s wife Dasha\ufffc,<\/p>\n

Their daughter Veronica\u2026 And Dasha,s son Thomas Who is like a som to Scott\ufffc. I’ve also gotten to meet Scott’s father and his mother During Scott’s time at the hospice\ufffc. I know they were very proud of their son\ufffc<\/p>\n

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I will really miss Scott and I will always think about him whenever I see sparks flying.\ufffc\ufffc<\/p>\n

Rest in sparks my friend !<\/p>\n

Nite all, nite sam<\/p>\n

-me<\/p>\n

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