Scott VanAlstine

[BlakeSullivan]

It is with a very heavy heart that I must let everyone know our good friend Scott VanAlstine has left us this morning. He was a great friend and always a great soul to be around .

[hardcrab]

:(



Godspeed

[MOP]

Unbelievable!! Last time I spoke to him he was really feeling positive, I thought he was beating it he will be sorely missed by many.

M.O.P.

[Marvair]

Glad to have enjoyed his company, will be missed.

Marvin.

[Conquistador_del_mar]

Prayers go out to Scot's family. Very sad. Bill

[Jraysray]

I'm glad we got to see him the other day. Hearts are very heavy. Good bye Scot.

[jl1962]

Too bad....
Too soon....

:us-texas:

[JimG]

Stunned...

[mattyboy]

RIP Scot my prayers and thoughts to his family and friends

[Morgan's Cloud]

This is indeed very tragic news.
Like everyone else I was so looking forward to a post from him saying things had made a turnaround.

My sincerest condolences to his family and everyone here who was lucky enough to call him a friend .

[Carl C]

OMG I am so sorry to hear that and also stunned. Very sad. I never met the man but talked to him several times and he was always very good to me. Wow.............. :'(

[Team Jefe]

I am simply heartbroken. Such a good guy, unfortunately I don't anymore than anyone. I've tried to contact Kim, but I have not been successful yet. I'll let everyone know more as I do.

[gcarter]

I'll miss Scot.
Just a note, we should always be prepared to go, you never know when it's your turn.

[John C in PA]

I never met the man but this is still very sad news. Your pain is over now Scot.

John C in PA

[Buddyc]

Scott was always a cool dude to me and always willing to help... Rest well!

[Lenny]

A pic from happier times, when we were running in Clear Lake with his new to him 18' ( in 2002 ) He and Kimmy put us up for a week at their home. Great memories.

You will be missed.

R I P

[joseph m. hahnl]

:bawling::bawling::bawling: Rest In Peace my Brother



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[f_inscreenname]

So sad.
Our condolences to his family. :(

[Greg Guimond]

RIP Scot. God Speed :(

[DonziChris]

Sorry to hear, Rest in peace.

[Phil S]

So very, very sad to hear this news.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his friends.

Godspeed

Phil S.

[boxy]

Via Con Dios HabbaMasta. Late night beers at Lake Winni will always hold a special place in my heart.

[Ghost]

You and yours will remain in our thoughts and prayers.

[bobwpe]

We are fortunate for all he so willingly gave to us. RIP Scot.

[Rootsy]

Godspeed Scot.

[Mr X]

Very sad news. RIP Scot.

[Rob M]

Very sad news. I hope Scot knew how much value he brought to our collective Donzi obsession, by keeping this board going for so many years. He never really asked for anything back except mutual respect among members. I have gained much from this site and thank him for that. RIP SVA.

[mike o]

Sorry, all the best to his family

Godspeed Scot

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING !

YOU ARE THE GLUE TO THIS FAMILY.......:yes:

[fegettes]

Very sad. He will be missed.

Steve

[VetteLT193]

Here is to knowing your Donzi in Heaven is everything you could have wanted.

Rest in Peace

[BUIZILLA]

R.I.P. Scot..... you can now rest easy knowing your fairness, and visionary accomplishments, created a happy universe for us all to congregate, share, laugh, and succeed.

Jim

[Ed Donnelly]

A candle was lit to guide you on your way..Ed

[duckhunter]

Very sorry to hear this. I really appreciate all that Scot did for this community, and he will be missed. Prayers out for his family.

[maddad]

So very sad to hear this. My thoughts and prayers are with the people he's left.

[Woodsy]

Peace Be The Journey Scott..... You will be sorely missed!

Woodsy

[RedDog]

So sad. But Scot made a difference in my life. Because of his efforts my life has been enriched with friends across the country that without him wouldn't have happened. Miss you brother and friend...

[donzidon]

I feared that this day might come as we heard less and less from him.
He fought the good fight. A great gentleman and friend.
I always enjoyed talking with him and wish I had a chance to meet him.
God bless him and his family.

[tamburello]

Our thoughts and prayers are with Scot's family. We never had the privilege to meet him in person but we never would have attended events and met our friends in the Donzi community without his work keeping this site and community going.

Jeff & Sarah Dykema

[penbroke]

Thank you for what you have done for all of us Scot. Your presence will be sorely missed. Rest easy...


frank

[scippy]

Very sad news.....RIP Scot

[DON N.]

VERY SAD NEWS , REST IN PEACE SCOT !

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING SCOT @ L.G. WHEN
FAST EDDIE WAS PRES. :frown:

[CHACHI]

Very sad news.

Prayers to his family.

Godspeed Scott.

Ken

[JayZ]

So sad to hear this. ...such a great guy. Thanks for all your help my friend. Goodbye and Rest in Peace.

[Offset]

Sad news indeed. Condolences to family and friends.

Rest in Peace Scott.

[Tidbart]

This kind of caught me by surprise this morning. I have known how sick he has been for years, but just refused to think of this occurring.
My heartfelt condolences go out to his family. Godspeed Scot!

[FISHIN SUCKS]

Sad news to hear. I was fortunate enough to meet Scot with my good friend Jefe over beers at BJ's Brewhouse on one of my regular trips to Houston. I feel the same way some of the others have said, This site that Scot created enabled me to meet a lot of really COOL people and learn a LOT! Thank you Scot, you will be missed and remembered,

thoughts and prayers,

sincerely,
tom west II, aka FISHIN SUCKS!

[Hotspare]

Very Sad, Scott's a Great Friend, Godspeed Brother !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jvcobra]

So sad, he was a fighter..condolences to the family.

[BlakeSullivan]

If anyone has any pictures of Scott through out the years if they could please post them, Little bill wanted some to hang throughout Victory Marine. Thanks

[Craig S]

My condolences to his family. Gary Hoyle and I took him to lunch a year ago. We received a tour of his operation and learned from him. He'll be missed.

[smokediver]

R.I.P. Scot..... you can now rest easy knowing your fairness, and visionary accomplishments, created a happy universe for us all to congregate, share, laugh, and succeed.

Jim

couldn't have said it any better ..

[JimG]

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[TMANN]

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[dsparis]

R.I.P. Scott and condolences to the VanAlstine family.

[snowboater]

Rest in peace Scott.

[Just Say N20]

Speechless. . . .



. . . . a short while ago, when the site was down for a while, I shot him a heads up, and he just responded "Very sick."


He always seemed to bounce back, and like others, I believed he would beat this.

Ditto gcarter.

[hottub]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Scott and the VanAlstine family. I consider myself lucky to have known him.



Howard

[RockyS18]

Very sad news, my condolences to his family. Just think about how many friendships were made as a result of Scot's passion. Rest in peace.

[mphatc]

R.I.P. Scott
Very saddened to read this, he helped so many of us and built a great place for all of us to connect. All the best to his family!

Mario L.

[Tom A.]

Godspeed Scot.

Thoughts and prayers to his family.

[yeller]

To say I am shocked and saddened would be an understatement.

Condolences to his family.

Rest in peace Scot

[JimG]

I don't think Scot ever realized how influential he was. Most of the folks I call friends were a direct, or indirect, result of Scot Van Alstine and his Donzi.net. He impacted all of our lives, and we are richer for it.

For anyone in the Greater Houston area, please join us at Outriggers on Saturday. We will drink a toast at 1:00pm.

For the rest of the world:

At 1:00pm Central Saturday, November 9, 2013 please hoist your beverage of choice. Hold it high, speak your words of farewell, then drink deep! Know that you are part of a fraternity, joined by a common interest and lucky enough to call Scot Van Alstine our friend...

[Brian41]

R.i.p.

[Barry Eller]

I only met Scot once, at the Owners Rally in Destin 2008. Great guy. He and Jefe' were like Abbott and Costello! Very funny characters. He will be missed. I was honored when he put the photo of me sitting in my 22 on the banner of the Donzi Registry that you can see below. Rest in Peace Scot...

[mc donzi]

I never had the honour of meeting Scott or for that matter even talking to him on the phone. Judging from all of the tributes posted here... that is my loss!!

RIP Scott and condolences to his family and friends.

[gold-n-rod]

RIP, Scot. :-(

[pipnit]

Wow, sad news. Rest in peace Scott.

My prayers go out to his family members and his friends from here and elsewhere.

[Marlin275]

I worked with Scott on this site and talked with him many times when there were issues.
It surprised me that all he wanted was a place for us to just get along and have fun.
He wanted peace and happy times for everyone here.

He gave us that and much, much more!

He will always be remembered as the peace maker that brought us together.

To our great Donzi brother . . .

Thank you Scott

[Greg Guimond]

Well spoken Marlin .........:(

[Kent Perroux]

Rest in Peace Scott.

Kent

[DFIORE]

RIP Scott Condolences to his family.

[Team Jefe]

Here are a few shots of Scotty I found this morning.
I love you brother. I miss you. I'm sad because I'm selfish....I know you are out of pain and in an amazing place!!

[Lively-one]

Thanks for posting those photos Jefe. Scot and I emailed and talked on the phone numerous times before I ever met him face to face. One day I was in Kemah and decided to drop in at Victory and meet him face to face. When I came in I mentioned to some lady that I was looking for Scot. I had noticed a guy behind her looking intently at a computer screen but it could've been anybody since I had never seen him. She asked me my name and when I told her who I was the guy at the computer heard it and he jumped up and came over to me. We shook hands and gave each other kind of a tentative half ass hug cause we felt we knew each other pretty well even though we had never met.

Scot and I talked boats and engines and he took me on a tour of the shop and showed me his pride and joy...his 22'. I went by there every chance I got and a few times he was at treatment and I had often just missed him. Fortunately, for me I was able to catch him there from time to time. As many others have stated here, Scot had such a generous and genuine soul that I just thought he was a wonderful human being. Never complained and was always willing to help. Plain and simple...I am gonna miss him.

[seano]

We will miss you Scot. May you rest in peace.

[Darrell]

I am so sad to hear the news, I will remember the good times at PK we had. God bless you Scot.

Darrell & Janet

[Carl C]

ttt I still think of Scot and feel sad every time I check this site. :( If anyone is running this site now it would be nice if they could put his picture on the banner.

[GEOO]

I meet Scott at one of the first Donzi Gatherings at Disney. Always enjoyed his company, speaking to him or e:mailing. A good Guy we'll all miss. Glad to have known him. God Bless his family and friends. If it wasn't for Scott most of us may never had meet.

[Ghost]

Carl, that's a nice thought, but I suspect that Marcus has plenty to deal with just keeping everything running, and that the most helpful thing we can do right now is keep requests to a minimum. Folks can do some things on their own thought--maybe grab such a pic and put it in your signature.

[Donzi Vol]

I haven't been on here in while, and am just now seeing this. Such sad news...I was hoping for healing. He will definitely be missed. Every time I talked with him via phone or email, he was a great guy. Prayers for family and friends.

David

[chappy]

I've been away for years. Godspeed Harbormaster. I never met the man, but spoke many times on the phone. Always kind and made time for me.

[mattyboy]

thinking kind thoughts of Scot today.

[hardcrab]

thinking kind thoughts of Scot today.

nice post! .......... :thumbsup:

[mattyboy]

Thanks think we all miss him

[DOUBLE DD'S]

I never got to meet scot in person but talked to him on the phone..Sorry to see him go! RIP scot..Have a Beer with grizz for me and highlife as well..

GOD SPEED..

[Fishermanjm]

Sorry to hear the news about scott I have been away from the site for a while now, lots of stuff goin on for me this past year, but agin real sorry to hear this news.