Godspeed OCScottie.

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4/7/2022 7:29pm
This is sad, I didn’t know him but man the things he went through after reading his story. The guy just loved dirt bikes like the rest of us. RIP
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Trav138
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4/7/2022 7:38pm
Heavy, was hoping things were looking up for Scottie, from the chair thread.
Understandable, as sad as it may be, RIP

I Feel for his friends and family. Had to be tough on slipdog and friends close to him. Hope everyone is doing ok.

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4/7/2022 8:10pm
RIP Scottiebro. I'm honored to share, with so many, the same feelings for this sweet good man. Later bro.
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4/7/2022 8:13pm
This was tough news to read,Our sport can be so Great at times and also so Cruel. Scottie made a very hard decision and you got to respect that. RIP OCScottie ……………no more pain 🍻
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4/7/2022 8:15pm
I’ve known quite a few people who chose to end their trip here but never read a goodbye letter like the one you left Scottie. I’m sorry you couldn’t find a solution. It sounds like aside from the pain that you were ok. It makes us all sad that you’re gone, you will be missed here for sure. Rest In Peace
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4/7/2022 8:23pm Edited Date/Time 4/7/2022 8:29pm
Scottie actually made the avatar I've used for the past 6ish years or so, but if there was ever a time to change it for a while it would be now.

Dwayne helped me when I first started doing national number projections and eventually passed the links threads on to me, and Scottie was nothing but an extremely helpful friend to me during my first few years here before I eventually took over the bench racing threads from him. I've never claimed to be as good at the links threads as Dwayne was, and I'll never match the energy that Scottie brought to the bench racing threads. But now they're both gone. I just hope they're both in a better place now. They were both top notch men.
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4/7/2022 8:25pm
Fuck! Yesterday was hard. It was my "anniversary" of being in a chair. 19 years. And all I could think about was Scottie.
What I came to realize is without knowing Scottie, I wouldn't be who I am today. Not even close. Scottie is the one person I have to credit for me being me.

In 2003 Scottie sent me his old CPU and I built my first custom PC to play MCM2. That got me interested in game design, which ultimately led me down my career path. He was always available to talk about regular life, chair life, or just to shoot the shit.

I bought a couple Honda Pilots after he told me about them and shared his videos. I knew I had to get back in the dirt somehow and I never thought that was possible until Scottie showed me that it was. Being able to roost again made me feel "normal" again.

I wanted to tell some stories but its hard to put into words how much I have to credit Scottie for everything I am today.
As recently as 2 months ago, I was having trouble and posted in non-moto. Who shows up to give advice? Scottie. He was always that guy who would be real and level with you.

Maybe I'll come back to tell some of those stories. But for now I just wanted to say Thank You, Scottie. Thank you for saving my life in more ways than one. Thank you for all your sacrifices so that others could grow. Thank you for being a person I learned to emulate. I love you bro. You'll live on in me in every day I have left on this earth.
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4/7/2022 8:39pm
MX45 wrote:
Fuck! Yesterday was hard. It was my "anniversary" of being in a chair. 19 years. And all I could think about was Scottie. What I came...
Fuck! Yesterday was hard. It was my "anniversary" of being in a chair. 19 years. And all I could think about was Scottie.
What I came to realize is without knowing Scottie, I wouldn't be who I am today. Not even close. Scottie is the one person I have to credit for me being me.

In 2003 Scottie sent me his old CPU and I built my first custom PC to play MCM2. That got me interested in game design, which ultimately led me down my career path. He was always available to talk about regular life, chair life, or just to shoot the shit.

I bought a couple Honda Pilots after he told me about them and shared his videos. I knew I had to get back in the dirt somehow and I never thought that was possible until Scottie showed me that it was. Being able to roost again made me feel "normal" again.

I wanted to tell some stories but its hard to put into words how much I have to credit Scottie for everything I am today.
As recently as 2 months ago, I was having trouble and posted in non-moto. Who shows up to give advice? Scottie. He was always that guy who would be real and level with you.

Maybe I'll come back to tell some of those stories. But for now I just wanted to say Thank You, Scottie. Thank you for saving my life in more ways than one. Thank you for all your sacrifices so that others could grow. Thank you for being a person I learned to emulate. I love you bro. You'll live on in me in every day I have left on this earth.
I was 2003 too and mine's in a week the 13th of April
Scary close!
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4/8/2022 1:32am

Very sadden too.

OC highly contributed to make this place the best, and I always enjoyed reading his posts and his excitment for racing.

Godspeed bro !
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4/8/2022 1:57am
I'm sorry to have read of this. I didn't know him personally but he always came across as very likeable and a great guy. RIP.
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4/8/2022 2:34am
In tears as I read this and trying to write through glazed eyes…. Going to miss you brother sorry I had not messaged you in a while… feel honored to have counted you as a friend loves our what’s app charts and they shall be saved forever….
Wish I could send you some Tom rams one one time…
Love you bro may we ride together one day again 😍
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4/8/2022 3:32am
Man I don't post here much but I always read the forums everyday here. I knew of OCScotiie just from reading his posts and his background story.
Reading about his passing hit me hard as it shows the struggles of life are different for everybody and can be overwhelming. His suffering is over and his friends and family will miss him.
Rest in Peace brother!
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4/8/2022 4:14am
Really amazing to see all the well deserved love for OC. I don't want to bother Gloria or his Pops but if anyone has any information on a funeral I'd appreciate a PM.
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4/8/2022 7:23am
RIP Scottie. Condolences to all.
4/8/2022 7:46am
Oh wow Im just seeing this now, RIP Scottie. Very sad it had to come to this. As someone who struggles this does put some things in perspective. I hate to say it Scottie but at least your pain is over, I hope you're riding up there now and having a great time!
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4/8/2022 8:48am
So sorry to hear this. God bless his family.
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4/8/2022 8:58am
I am going to try to say something that I hope comes off right.

I can't claim the impairments that Scott labored with painfully for years, but I can relate to being disabled and not able to fully take part in physical activity. We love an active sport, and it is very easy to feel left behind, both mentally and objectively, when the world gets on with its business. To be ill, injured or aged out can be a lonely place, and that can affect your sense of quality of life and hope. One of the things that I admired about Scott was how he pressed through that to make connections with people through the different boards and gaming, but it had to be hard being physically remote from the sports he loved and the people he loved enjoying it with.

If you have someone in your circle who is going through physical challenges that isolate him or her from getting out, do make the effort to include them when it's feasible, or call (I am horrendous at this), or make a point to check in. The challenges for someone is the situation Scottie was in are daunting on a daily basis. There's may not be a better tribute to Scottie.

Rest easy friend.
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I am going to try to say something that I hope comes off right. I can't claim the impairments that Scott labored with painfully for years...
I am going to try to say something that I hope comes off right.

I can't claim the impairments that Scott labored with painfully for years, but I can relate to being disabled and not able to fully take part in physical activity. We love an active sport, and it is very easy to feel left behind, both mentally and objectively, when the world gets on with its business. To be ill, injured or aged out can be a lonely place, and that can affect your sense of quality of life and hope. One of the things that I admired about Scott was how he pressed through that to make connections with people through the different boards and gaming, but it had to be hard being physically remote from the sports he loved and the people he loved enjoying it with.

If you have someone in your circle who is going through physical challenges that isolate him or her from getting out, do make the effort to include them when it's feasible, or call (I am horrendous at this), or make a point to check in. The challenges for someone is the situation Scottie was in are daunting on a daily basis. There's may not be a better tribute to Scottie.

Rest easy friend.
Very nice post, Mike.
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4/8/2022 11:58am
i just learned of Scottie's passing and i feel just numb and deeply saddened. I never knew him personally but was fortunate enough to get to know him through a game called Motocross Madness over 20 years ago.

Rest in peace Scottie and thank you for all the memories, i will never forget you.


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4/8/2022 1:01pm
I contacted Gloria, Scotts mom, via Facebook and asked her to come take a look at the Vital forum to see the impact he had with people, he touched a lot of lives through this forum. Didn't ask her to respond just take a look and absorb the heart felt feelings.
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Rest in peace and ride in heaven
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4/8/2022 4:50pm
MX45 wrote:
Fuck! Yesterday was hard. It was my "anniversary" of being in a chair. 19 years. And all I could think about was Scottie. What I came...
Fuck! Yesterday was hard. It was my "anniversary" of being in a chair. 19 years. And all I could think about was Scottie.
What I came to realize is without knowing Scottie, I wouldn't be who I am today. Not even close. Scottie is the one person I have to credit for me being me.

In 2003 Scottie sent me his old CPU and I built my first custom PC to play MCM2. That got me interested in game design, which ultimately led me down my career path. He was always available to talk about regular life, chair life, or just to shoot the shit.

I bought a couple Honda Pilots after he told me about them and shared his videos. I knew I had to get back in the dirt somehow and I never thought that was possible until Scottie showed me that it was. Being able to roost again made me feel "normal" again.

I wanted to tell some stories but its hard to put into words how much I have to credit Scottie for everything I am today.
As recently as 2 months ago, I was having trouble and posted in non-moto. Who shows up to give advice? Scottie. He was always that guy who would be real and level with you.

Maybe I'll come back to tell some of those stories. But for now I just wanted to say Thank You, Scottie. Thank you for saving my life in more ways than one. Thank you for all your sacrifices so that others could grow. Thank you for being a person I learned to emulate. I love you bro. You'll live on in me in every day I have left on this earth.
Stay strong vital brother.
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4/8/2022 4:55pm
RIP moto brother. You are greatly missed.
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4/8/2022 5:15pm
Rest In Peace Scott !
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RIP
4/9/2022 1:21am
hellion wrote:
I’ve known quite a few people who chose to end their trip here but never read a goodbye letter like the one you left Scottie. I’m...
I’ve known quite a few people who chose to end their trip here but never read a goodbye letter like the one you left Scottie. I’m sorry you couldn’t find a solution. It sounds like aside from the pain that you were ok. It makes us all sad that you’re gone, you will be missed here for sure. Rest In Peace
Scottie's letter really hit home and I've been having a hard time trying to understand the circumstances he endured, at reaching the point where all avenues of medicine failed. It's hard for me to accept that with all the modern medicine and specialists out there, no one could help. I can't help thinking that something could have been done to help Scottie.

The question of is there something more that could have been done keeps running through my mind...

It's over now, Scottie is at peace. He will be remembered and missed by us all.

4/9/2022 3:34am
I'm really enjoying reading the posts. You made an impact OCScottie. Godspeed.
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4/9/2022 4:07am
Boomslang wrote:
Scottie's letter really hit home and I've been having a hard time trying to understand the circumstances he endured, at reaching the point where all avenues...
Scottie's letter really hit home and I've been having a hard time trying to understand the circumstances he endured, at reaching the point where all avenues of medicine failed. It's hard for me to accept that with all the modern medicine and specialists out there, no one could help. I can't help thinking that something could have been done to help Scottie.

The question of is there something more that could have been done keeps running through my mind...

It's over now, Scottie is at peace. He will be remembered and missed by us all.

The problem is our pain comes from 'mixed messages' from nerves due to our injuries so it's hard to diagnose and even harder to fix, as there is usually no reason why it starts to hurt
"Doc I feel like I've been kicked in the balls"
"I see, have you been hit by anything in that area? No? can you think of any reason why that would feel like that? No? Well there's no trauma there, OK let's do some blood tests" and so on
You could call them phantom pains but it's more complicated than that cause the pain is or could be actually 'real'..
We still know very little about the injury
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4/9/2022 7:22am
Never met him face to face. But got to know and love the guy through the internet. He was one of Whip It's biggest fans. We also would compete on WGT golf. I so wish there was anything I could have done to save him. I suffered spinal cord trauma six years ago. Fortunately I can walk and function almost normally. But the resulting Cauda Equina Syndrome neuropathy I've just had to learn to live with. And it changes (at a glacial pace) constantly. There are episodes that feel like someone is holding a live spark plug wire to my butt. Not frequently, thank God, but enough to remind me it's not all ok. No drug helps. I've got to believe he was enduring something similar and worse. I completely understand wanting to end that. Godspeed, Scottie! Miss you.
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4/9/2022 9:02am
RIP moto brother. My condolences to family & friends.

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