It is with great sorrow, and a heavy heart, that I bring you the news of our good friend Scott Bubar's passing !

I received the following e-mail from Scott's son , Jonathan ( his pride & joy) and its contents left me stunned and saddened.

"Hi Tom,
For the several past months my father has been in poor health. I recently finished a vacation with my father in Maine where his health was increasingly deteriorating. On August 24, my father died of heart failure. It was my father's wishes that I would inform the members of sword forum if he ever died. I was hoping that you, Tom, would be able to relay this message to the members of the forum. I am sorry for putting this burden on your shoulders, but at the present time I am having trouble registering with sword forum. I am also unaware as to where on the forum my Dad has posted. Once again I apologize for putting this burden on you, however I would really appreciate it if you could inform the members. -- Thank You, Jonathan Bubar"

My reply to Jonathan & Family :

Dear Jonathan

I am so sorry to hear about your Dad .... this comes as a real shock !
Please express my deepest condolences to your family, and of course to you, his pride & joy!
(he spoke to me often about you, as I did with him about my daughter Rachel, he was very very proud of you!)

I will of course notify his Forum friends on SFI, NetSword, myArmoury, and the Mohican boards, to which he was such a great contributor & friend !

I feel honored that you asked me to do this for Scott !

Your Dad was a very special man .... I'm glad that I had the chance to speak with him on the phone a few times, share many a good e-mail, and of course the hundreds of Forum discussions ! ( Scott always raised the most interesting questions, and usually found the answers before most of us :-)

He will be missed ....
Rest in Peace, my friend, the pipes will lead you home !

Please keep in touch, Jonathan ! -- Thomas aka Mac

God Bless you, Scott ! Your friend, Mac

Thanks for posting this Mac.....
Have had a few e-mail discussions with Scott in the past.

Our prayers & thoughts go out to Scotts family at this sad time.


Bill
aka William

My condolences to his friends & family. To what he believes in I hope he rests well and finds that peace in the next world...

Regards,

Robert.B

Here are links to boards that I placed this message, concerning Scott !
If anyone knows of any other places that should be notified please let me know !

Peace, Mac

NetSword :
http://netsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002257.html

Sword Forum:
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s...post436046

Mohican Board:
http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2542

myArmoury:
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=2182

Viking Sword:
http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002468.html

Our community is diminished by his loss.

Our condolences to the Bubar Family
B&KS

This comes as a shock. Scott was a long time fixture of our small community and he'll definetly be missed.

The prayers of the Kelly family are with the Bubars.

I am soo sorry to hear of Scott's passing. I did not even know he was sick. I remember Scott helping me out in deciding details on my Anduril project years back. He even sent along some drawings he did. He was a selfless guy who loved this unique niche we carved out of the internet. Scott Bubar was one of the first people I met on the old Highlander's Shoppers Guide forum , along with Mac and some others. May he rest in peace. My sincere condolences to Scott's family and friends.

Joel Whitmore

I had corresponded with Scott for over five years, he was my friend. I knew he was not well, but never expected this. In his last set of emails to me he joked he had left instructions with Jonathan to inform folks. I replied stuff and nonsense. He replied he wasn't going to forego the prospect of teasing the life out of me for another 10 years or so....

I will miss him so much...

My thoughts and prayers are with his family and Scott knowing me as he did would chuckle at the prayers bit. I don't very often, but for him and his loved ones I will....

Sikandur was always very engaging and thoughtful. His posts were always a great contribution. His knowledge, incredible abilities in web searching, his eagerness to share, and his insights--no one on the boards was his equal in these traits. He will definitely be missed.

I just read Mac's sad message. I spoke with Scott on a number of occassions and found him to be a very kind and knowledgeable gentleman. You will be missed Scott.

Ron

Thanks for posting Thomas.

It always comes as a shock.
My heartfelt condolences to the Bubar family. I will miss him like all of us.

I hope that his passing was peaceful and without pain, and that the pain of his loss will pass swiftly for his family and friends.

It's a truly sad day. Scott was one of my favorite members of the online sword collecting community. His posts were always friendly, insightful and interesting. Much of what I have learned about swords and history over thae last five years I learned from Scott. We often corresponded in threads as our topics of interest were very similar. I will miss him.

legacy.com had the following notice about our good friend !

*Be sure and sign his guestbook , Peace, Mac

http://legacy.com/Legacy.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=2554127

Scott Bubar

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Scott Bubar, a Stamford, CT resident for the past 16 years, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT. Born May 31, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Harley Marshman and Margaret Weber Bubar. He was 53.

Scott grew up in Darien, CT and graduated valedictorian from Darien High School. He also graduated from Yale University. He was a long time employee of the Stamford Hospital most recently working as a case manager.

He is survived by his son, Jonathan Aston Bubar of Stamford, CT and his long time companion, Pauline Costanzo also of Stamford, CT. He is also survived by one brother Mark S. Bubar of Riverside, CT and a half-brother Robert Bruce Perkins of Mandeville, LA.

A Funeral Service will be held at the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home on Saturday, August 28, 2004 at 12:00 Noon with Rev. Mark Scarlata of Stanwich Congregation Church in Greenwich, CT. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien, CT.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Stamford Health Foundation, 2015 West Main Street, P. O. Box 110315, Stamford, CT 06913.

I've got to quit going away... every time I do something awful happens. First Don, now this. :( Condolences to the family. I will miss Scott

I've tried to post something wordy several times, but always got stuck. Best to keep it simple... Scott was a great guy, and his presence on the sword fora was always welcome. You will be missed, Sikandur.

Thanks to Red Maria & John Maddox Roberts for informing me about Scott's participation on the Pyracy Pub forums .....
I've added a few of my original posts to the thread John started there, concerning the loss of Scott !

You can view/join there discussion at this link: Pyracy Pub

Slàinte, Mac