Scott Bristow

[Faith2813]

I would like to thank everyone for all the kind words about my grandson, Scott
Bristow. You have introduced a side I have not know within my grandson. I
love him with all my heart and will miss him very much.

God bless all of you,

His loving Grandmother,
Ruth Bristow

[Faith2813]

Hi. I just wanted to thank everyone for caring so much for our family in this
time of sadness. Scott was my cousin and I didn't know him as well as I would
have liked to. All of you have allowed me to get to know him better through
your kind words and I really appreciate it. I also love the photos that were
put up. I am making copies of as many of the posts as possible to have a
rememberance of the cousin I never knew existed. I knew he was a kind hearted
man, just like his mother, father and sister. The whole family means a lot to
me. There is a piece missing from my heart with him being gone, but with all
of your comments about him helps. Thank you very much and God bless all of
you.

DeAndra McIntyre

[Faith2813]

Scott was a man that was very quiet and private to his family. Not too many of
us got to know the Scott that all of you knew. Thanks to everyone that has
type in comments about him and have helped my brother and his wife, Doug and
Jimmie Sue Bristow. These comments let us know the side of Scott we would have
liked to see more of. Everyone has been so kind and generous with words about
him, I don't think that Scott will ever be totally gone. He will live on in
our hearts forever.

Thanks again for all the wonderful comments and suggestions.

In loving memory of our nephew,

Uncle Dennis and Aunt Darla

[d_f...@hotmail.com]

Scott was somewhat akin to sunlight dancing on the river. He had its sparkle
in his whole demeaner. Every river trip was a lark and a scrape, a tale to
tell on rbp and over dinner. And every day was yet another chance to learn
and play and simply be Scott Bristow. Scott Bristow who had the whole world
on a string, with Joe to sidekick and corroborate his every Tom Sawyer
escapade, and Julie to provide yummy brownies, photos and a challenge.

Scott never met a stranger and never made an enemy. He'd spent a lot of time
in hospital as a child, and was very concerned about my 19-year-old paddling
buddy who was fighting cancer. We arranged that my friend and I would come
up from Texas last August to paddle the Ocoee with Scott and Joe. It was my
firend's last paddle before his lung surgery. Looking forward to and planning
our trip with Scott gave us both something to hold onto to get my friend
Whitney through the chemo and his wait against time in the battle to stay
alive. The trip itself was a strange and quirky adventure filled with the
laughing banter of Scott, Joe and Julie. Today my friend Whitney is alive,
cancer-free and paddling again but Scott is dead. It's so inconceivable I
have to keep repeating to it to myself and ducking into the ladies room at
work to cry. It's funny, cuz in a way Scott helped Whitney hold onto life
only a short while before losing his own.

I doubt if I'll ever again have a friend who's hiked the Appalacian Trail to
celebrate graduating high school. Scott was just unique. He wasn't a pro.
He wasn't an old-timer or a guru. He was just one of us. Just one of us.
Eminently approachable and always looking for, and finding, the best in
others.

I can't stop wondering if his dogs are o.k. and how Julie and Joe are doing.
And I think about what a great family Scott must have to have grown up so
goshawful healthy! Scott was just so totally comfy with who he was. He had
to have very loving parents. I just can't stand the thought of Julie making
that awful phone call to them I just can't e2scape the painful image of his
parents with her on the observation deckat the Falls while Joe and David
searched and searched and searched. And Joe's dad, Tad, who learned to
paddle with his son and often accompanied the two buddies (as when we paddled
the Ocoee last August). How must he feel to welcome home his son to grieve
together? It comforts me to know that Joe has Tad. And also to see Scott's
family logging on and reading how much he meant to all of us. I hope Julie
is o.k. And I am sad sad sad that the world has lost Scott's sparkle. God
bless you Ruth and all your family. Scott was a living tribute to your
beauty. tre

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[SClark900]

I've been following all of the many posts regarding Scott Bristow from all the
way over here in Oregon. It is very sad hearing of news such as this, but the
more I read the more I am warmed by everyone's care and heartfelt words in the
midst of this tragic incident. I just read a post sent by his grandmother
thanking everyone for their kind words and it made me cry. My heart goes out
to Scott, his family, and all the rbp regulars. It's good people like all of
you that make it possible to deal with circumstances such as this. It's
displays of love and caring like those on rbp that make the kayaking community
so special. --Scotty