Here's the old crew from my former agency. Scotty, as usual, with a big smile on his faceThis week I got the horrible news that a former colleague of mine, Scott Emberley, passed away after losing a battle with cancer.  I worked with Scott for nearly six years at my former PR agency and after I left, we remained friends off and on.

Scott was a funny guy that infected everyone he came in contact with via his wit, smarts and sheer love of life. He was a ball of energy and always came to the party with a slew of jokes that would just make your belly hurt as if you were doing a million crunches.

Through Scott, I learned a lot about the creative side of the PR/Advertising/Marketing business; things like project management, blue lines, hierarchy of content, critical path, etc., etc. -- all the buzz words that came from the advertising side of the business (being that I'm a PR traditionalists to a certain extent).