Memories of Anthony Scott Mize

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Anthony Scott Mize

San Francisco, CA, USA

December 11, 1961 - June 23, 2020

Dec 11, 1961 - Jun 23, 2020

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Rudy Burger

I worked with Scott briefly a few years ago. I remember him as a man of high integrity and sharp intellect. I am so sorry to hear of his passing.

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Christine Kieffer

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Marvin Avilez

Scott was wickedly smart. He was one of the few that could grasp concepts that were the size of the galaxy. I had not spoken to him in the past 3 years but have great memories of the projects we did in the past 15 years. I am glad and lucky that I call him a friend. Thank You Scott for sharing with me so much of your passion and views.

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Christine Kieffer

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Hannah Thomas

I only had the pleasure of knowing Scott for just over a year and we never met in person but shared many virtual communications in my work with First Penny Investments. However, we had a fun working relationship - often sharing views on politics and music. He was a visionary who cared about the world and its environment beyond himself; he made you feel like anything was possible. It's rare that you meet these people and I feel so sad that he is gone because the world needs more people like Scott. I will always remember the last phone call I had with him only days before his stroke - we spent the first half hour talking about his new venture (Shiva) and the next half hour with him using several enthusiastic profanities to describe Donald Trump. It made me laugh a lot!

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Christine Kieffer

Teija Ahlfors

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Jill (Angell) Diehl

My deepest condolences to his family, I’m heartbroken that he is gone. He has held a special place in my heart since I was 16. Our friendship spanned over 40 years and it’s hard to believe I’ll never hear his voice or laugh again. So many memories over my lifetime I will treasure. Our intellectual conversations where he always trumped me, our laughter during our high school drama competitions, and our mutual love for the Beatles. I’m grateful for those long phone conversations out of the blue in our aging adult years where we could talk like we were still those kids in high school. Blessed to know you, Scott, I hope you are at peace.

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Jayne Angell

I knew Scott in Mulvane, KS. he dated my daughter Jill in 1980 and was often at our home. Scott and Jill have remained friends through the years and Jill and I are heart broken at his passing. Scott and Jill had a special bond. I send my condolences to his family.

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C.T. Butler

Anthony Scott Mize, Scott, was my longest term male friend and my only friend here on the west coast. I will miss him.

We met while he was a student at Harvard Business School. I was living in Cambridge being a peace activist and doing a thing I called Food Not Bombs back when there was only one chapter. Don’t remember exactly when we met but it was likely at a party or in Harvard Square. Scott appreciated my radical political analysis and I appreciated his open mind and sometimes we would get together and argue politics until the wee hours. We were both visionaries.

In the early years of our friendship, we dreamed and schemed together. Some of the ideas were good ones, such as FoodEx, a food recovery system organized like FedEx with 1-800-GIV-FOOD and 1-800-GET-FOOD, but none of them ever quite jelled. I moved north to Maine and Scott moved west to San Francisco. We lost touch for a while but when I suddenly needed regular housing for visits to SF over the course of 3 years, Scott came through and let me stay on his couch at his condo on Portrero Hill.

He was always very supportive of my work and activism. So much so that once, he let me stay on his couch for something like 6 weeks while I wrote the first draft of my third book, Consensus for Cities, in the mid-90s. We both had our ups and downs financially and we would help each other out when we could. Towards the end, Scott came to stay with me on my couch for a few months. Unfortunately, I live where the Camp Fire wildfire, the worst in CA history, happened and Scott was here. We all evacuated together and he lived in my Subaru for the 4 weeks of the evacuation until we could return home as our house did not burn down. The fire came within 25 feet of the house but the firefighters saved the house. Shortly after that, Scott moved back to SF.

We stayed in regular contact right up until he died. In fact, he was in the process of getting me to write my memoirs and had been asking me “How many words?” meaning what was my word count for what I had written so far and I had said back “3,000” then “5,000” then “8,500” and I had just sent him “11,500” but he never got that text.

I will miss him.

C.T. Butler

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Christine Kieffer

how is the book coming? I feel Scott's "presents" all around me how is the book coming? I feel Scott's "presents" all around me how is the book coming? I feel Scott's "presents" ... Read more

Belinda Goss

There are no words to describe your loss. I will send healing light to surround you so God may relieve your heavy hearts.

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Lisa (Williams) Miller

I went to high school in Mulvane with Scott. I remember him as smart, funny & just a great guy. My condolences to all of his family. God be with you all...

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Andy Cunningham

It is so very very sad to lose such a vibrant person who has contributed so much in his life. What a tragedy. Scott will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family. He was a very special person.

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Dani Henderson

Prayers for this family through this tragic time. I am so very sorry you are having to endure such loss. Your family was a wonderful part of my childhood. Love for you always. Dani Henderson

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Theresa L.

This is such sad news. Scott was a creative, generous, caring force of nature who loved to socialize, connect people and passionately discuss issues of the day. In addition to our work together, he enjoyed sailing with us on occasion. We had many fun times and conversations and will miss him dearly. We send our deepest condolences to all of the family.

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Mark J. Fiore

I just heard of his passing.Very sad. I just heard of his passing.Very sad. I just heard of his passing.Very sad.

Teija Ahlfors

It is said that before entering the sea
a river trembles with fear. He looks back at the path he has traveled,
from the peaks of the mountains,
the long winding road crossing forests and villages.
And in front of his, he sees an ocean so vast, that to enter there seems nothing more than to disappear forever.
But there is no other way.
The river can not go back.
Nobody can go back.
To go back is impossible in existence.
The river needs to take the risk
of entering the ocean because only then will fear disappear, because that’s where the river will know it’s not about disappearing into the ocean, but of becoming the ocean.
(By Kahlil Gibran.)

With loving memory my dear friend Scott, You will always live in my heart ❤️ ♥️
~ Teija Ahlfors

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Lisa Canter

I got to know Scott through my husband. In our early days, Scott was a neighbor in Potrero hill. He would drop by to talk tech and current trends with Marc. The conversations were never dull. He attended our marriage.
Then years later his path crossed with Marc at a google fiber digital city event in Kansas City. We saw him recently at a monthly John Perry Barlow party. It was great to see him and we all talked. I always liked Scott and am sad to hear he is no longer with us. The world is a little less bright with his passing.

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