[FSPA] Scott Sidley

[Matt Wycoff]

I guess this is overdue.. Man.. I argued with Scott any chance I could get
when we first met.. something like 6-7 years ago.. him and his big
soldering iron.. he knew everything.

One time I put out a call for help to the list, and he unexpectedly offered
to come over after work.. something like “Hey, I’ve got a clean rom sitting
in the burner at work.. I’ll be over after 6 send me your address.”

The guy that came over, was not the Scott I thought I knew.. he was
extremely nice and engaging with my kids, very respectful to my wife..

We tooled around on games, shared dinner.. and since that point I realized,
he just wanted to be appreciated and acknowledged for his efforts.

He became a fixture for the home league I started, as many have said, first
to show up and help setup, last to leave still cleaning up.  He was at
every home league hosts house hours early.

As others have mentioned, he was the first to jump in and fix an issue at
tournaments I ran taking a huge load off.. and I’ll be damned if anyone
ever mentioned his bay watch or dr who was dark.. nobody hated LEDs more
than he did.. (Sorry Scott I put LEDs in your Dr who).. you know the one
from red zone.

The Scott I knew for the last few years, seriously was the nicest dude you
ever knew.  He would bust other people’s chops like when I first met him,
and turn to me and kind of smile and wink.. like a test to see if you were
worth his friendship..

 He came to everything, in pain, with cancer, wearing a mask before all of
us needed to.. and I’m sure as heck coming to his service.

I would encourage all of you to think of that as you consider coming
tomorrow, sit in your car in the parking lot if you have to and stream it..
but come early, and be the last to leave.

-Matt

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 10:37 AM Gregg's Cox via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Joe -
>
> Thank you for sharing the news about Scott. While I’m an FSPA expat in
> Denver, I remember my time with the group and Scott fondly. Scott helped me
> a lot in my early time in the hobby with repair and playing tips. Its never
> easy losing a friend, especially one thats been a part of your life so
> long.
>
> Take good care of yourself.
>
> -Gregg
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> > On Sep 5, 2020, at 12:09 AM, Joe Schober via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I am heartbroken to say that Scott Sidley has passed away.  As most of
> you know, he's been battling cancer for a couple years.  Things were
> improving for awhile, until they weren't.
>
> >
>
> > For me, Scott isn't just a guy at pinball... we've been friends for
> almost 35 years.  He was incredibly intelligent, creative, and generous
> with his time and talents.  I have so many great memories with him...
> creating projects, playing games, roller coaster madness, so much more.
> Despite his gruff exterior sometimes, he could be very caring and
> supportive.
>
> >
>
> > For our pinball community, Scott has been involved with the FSPA more
> than anyone since its beginning.  He has done everything from helping run
> several of our leagues, managing scorekeeping, fixing machines everywhere,
> and on and on.  He could always be counted on to help tune up games for
> parties and tournaments, and on the day of an event, he would often be the
> first person there, helping to set things up, and the last one to leave,
> cleaning everything.  And I don't think anyone will know how to put
> quarters into the games correctly without Scott around.
>
> >
>
> > I love Scott dearly, and already miss him very, very much.
>
> >
>
> > Please, y'all stay safe and healthy.
>
> >
>
> > --Joe
>
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