{"id":25874,"date":"2019-06-23T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/scholarship-fund-in-honor-of-scott-ferguson-soars-past-expectations\/"},"modified":"2019-06-23T17:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T23:28:00","slug":"scholarship-fund-in-honor-of-scott-ferguson-soars-past-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/scholarship-fund-in-honor-of-scott-ferguson-soars-past-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship fund in honor of Scott Ferguson soars past expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.9387823747057\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-367834-967\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Special to the Daily | The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson, better known as \u201cScott\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d developed a close relationship with the nurses who treated him while he was receiving cancer treatment. Ferguson died on April 22 at age 49, and there will be a community celebration of life ceremony in his honor at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson, better known as \u201cScott\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d developed a close relationship with the nurses who treated him while he was receiving cancer treatment. Ferguson died on April 22 at age 49, and there will be a community celebration of life ceremony in his honor at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.<\/strong><br \/>Special to the Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1.jpg\" alt=\"The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson, better known as \u201cScott\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d developed a close relationship with the nurses who treated him while he was receiving cancer treatment. Ferguson died on April 22 at age 49, and there will be a community celebration of life ceremony in his honor at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com | David Scott Ferguson\u2019s best friend, Dave Walker, leads a workout in Ferguson\u2019s honor on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge. Ferguson, who founded the gym, died on April 22 from skin cancer. During his treatment, he developed a close relationship with the nurses who took care of him, and a scholarship fund for nursing students has been established at his request.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>David Scott Ferguson\u2019s best friend, Dave Walker, leads a workout in Ferguson\u2019s honor on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge. Ferguson, who founded the gym, died on April 22 from skin cancer. During his treatment, he developed a close relationship with the nurses who took care of him, and a scholarship fund for nursing students has been established at his request.<\/strong><br \/>Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"David Scott Ferguson\u2019s best friend, Dave Walker, leads a workout in Ferguson\u2019s honor on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge. Ferguson, who founded the gym, died on April 22 from skin cancer. During his treatment, he developed a close relationship with the nurses who took care of him, and a scholarship fund for nursing students has been established at his request.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com | Stephen Engel does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, David Scott Ferguson, who was better known as \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d at the gym.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Stephen Engel does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, David Scott Ferguson, who was better known as \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d at the gym.<\/strong><br \/>Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Engel does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, David Scott Ferguson, who was better known as \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d at the gym.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com | The \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout, designed for a June 1 fundraiser at CrossFit Breckenridge, consisted of reps specifically detailed to reflect an important date \u2014 Ferguson\u2019s birthday on May 20, 1969\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>The \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout, designed for a June 1 fundraiser at CrossFit Breckenridge, consisted of reps specifically detailed to reflect an important date \u2014 Ferguson\u2019s birthday on May 20, 1969<\/strong><br \/>Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"The \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout, designed for a June 1 fundraiser at CrossFit Breckenridge, consisted of reps specifically detailed to reflect an important date \u2014 Ferguson\u2019s birthday on May 20, 1969\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com | The owner of CrossFit Breckenridge, Dan Messinger, walks through the gym as people go through a workout he created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder and his fiend, David Scott Ferguson, during a June 1 fundraiser for a scholarship in Ferguson\u2019s name.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>The owner of CrossFit Breckenridge, Dan Messinger, walks through the gym as people go through a workout he created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder and his fiend, David Scott Ferguson, during a June 1 fundraiser for a scholarship in Ferguson\u2019s name.<\/strong><br \/>Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"The owner of CrossFit Breckenridge, Dan Messinger, walks through the gym as people go through a workout he created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder and his fiend, David Scott Ferguson, during a June 1 fundraiser for a scholarship in Ferguson\u2019s name.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com | Stephen Engel does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, David Scott Ferguson, who was better known as \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d at the gym.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Stephen Engel does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, David Scott Ferguson, who was better known as \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d at the gym.<\/strong><br \/>Eli Pace \/ epace@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Engel does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, David Scott Ferguson, who was better known as \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d at the gym.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge | John Rath swings a kettlebell as he does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, Scott Ferguson.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>John Rath swings a kettlebell as he does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, Scott Ferguson.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-6.jpg\" alt=\"John Rath swings a kettlebell as he does the \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d workout on June 1 at CrossFit Breckenridge, created in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, Scott Ferguson.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge | People spill outside into the alleyway at CrossFit Breckenridge during a June 1 workout in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, Scott Ferguson.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>People spill outside into the alleyway at CrossFit Breckenridge during a June 1 workout in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, Scott Ferguson.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-7.jpg\" alt=\"People spill outside into the alleyway at CrossFit Breckenridge during a June 1 workout in honor of the gym\u2019s founder, Scott Ferguson.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge | Reed Owens and Shannon Hering interact as children play on some of the rings at CrossFit Breckenridge during a June 1 fundraiser in honor of Scott Ferguson, the gym\u2019s founder.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Reed Owens and Shannon Hering interact as children play on some of the rings at CrossFit Breckenridge during a June 1 fundraiser in honor of Scott Ferguson, the gym\u2019s founder.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-8.jpg\" alt=\"Reed Owens and Shannon Hering interact as children play on some of the rings at CrossFit Breckenridge during a June 1 fundraiser in honor of Scott Ferguson, the gym\u2019s founder.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge |\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Courtesy of CrossFit Breckenridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-9.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Special to the Daily | The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, Scott Ferguson might have put on a tough exterior at times, his friends said, but moreover he put his stock in people and in the community. There will be a community celebration of life for Ferguson at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, Scott Ferguson might have put on a tough exterior at times, his friends said, but moreover he put his stock in people and in the community. There will be a community celebration of life for Ferguson at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.<\/strong><br \/>Special to the Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-10.jpg\" alt=\"The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, Scott Ferguson might have put on a tough exterior at times, his friends said, but moreover he put his stock in people and in the community. There will be a community celebration of life for Ferguson at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Special to the Daily | The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson died on April 22 due to skin cancer at 49 years old. He is survived by his wife, Darice, and son, Jaxxon.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson died on April 22 due to skin cancer at 49 years old. He is survived by his wife, Darice, and son, Jaxxon.<\/strong><br \/>Special to the Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/CrossFit-SDN-062419-1-11.jpg\" alt=\"The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson died on April 22 due to skin cancer at 49 years old. He is survived by his wife, Darice, and son, Jaxxon.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/scholarship-fund-in-honor-of-scott-ferguson-soars-past-expectations\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/scholarship-fund-in-honor-of-scott-ferguson-soars-past-expectations\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Scores filed into CrossFit Breckenridge on a beautiful June day, their numbers so great, they had to go in waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">One after another, more than 50 people dressed in tank tops, shorts, T-shirts and athletic apparel took turns doing as many rounds including five burpees, 20 renegade rows and 69 kettlebell swings as they could in 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Altogether, organizers counted more than 50 people doing the workout with more than 100 showing up for the June 1 fundraising event. Set on the 10-year anniversary of the gym, the day and its corresponding workout were meant to honor the gym\u2019s founder, <a id=\"N0x133fb30N0x10b9b60:N0x133fb30N0x11b88e8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/obituaries\/obituary-david-scott-ferguson\/\">David \u201cScott\u201d Ferguson<\/a>, who died earlier this year at age 49 following a bout with skin cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With so many people trying to get a workout in that day, the gym had to open the sliding garage doors, and with people spilling out into the alleyway with barbells in hand, it still wouldn\u2019t be enough, so they had to take turns getting the \u201c<a id=\"N0x133fb30N0x10b9bc0:N0x133fb30N0x11b8a08\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/fit-for-a-good-cause-friends-family-plan-saturday-fundraiser-in-honor-of-man-who-brough-crossfit-to-breckenridge\/https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/fit-for-a-good-cause-friends-family-plan-saturday-fundraiser-in-honor-of-man-who-brough-crossfit-to-breckenridge\/\">Coach Fergs<\/a>\u201d workout in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Needless to say, turnout exceeded the organizers\u2019 wildest imaginations, and the day was a show of community support for one of Breckenridge\u2019s own, framed against the backdrop of a beautiful cause \u2014 helping nurses find their calling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHonestly, the reason people were there was not like, \u2018Oh, this is a great cause,\u2019\u201d said Dan Messinger, who knew Ferguson through CrossFit, bought the gym from him a few years ago and remained close friends with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe reason people were there was because it was for Scott, and people knew Scott,\u201d Messinger explained. \u201cIt was an absolute outpouring of love and support \u2014 love for the man they miss and support for something that was important to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Messinger said he thinks the June 1 fundraisier was exactly what Ferguson would have wanted to happen at the gym, and it\u2019s the kind of fundraiser that \u201cwould have put a smile on his face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Moreover, there will be a celebration of life for the community to remember Ferguson at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Silverthorne Pavilion, complete with drinks and free food from another one of Ferguson\u2019s close friends at Moe\u2019s Original Bar B Que in Breckenridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">\u2018Coach Fergs\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Scott Ferguson picked up a number of nicknames over his 49 years, including \u201cScott,\u201d \u201cScotty,\u201d \u201cFerguson,\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs,\u201d just to name a few. Ferguson brought CrossFit to Breckenridge when he opened the CrossFit Breckenridge, the town\u2019s first gym of its kind, in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It might not seem like Ferguson, who made fitness his profession, should have fallen ill at such a young age, but he succumbed to one of the most aggressive forms of the disease, melanoma, on April 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With posts from his good days and bad, Ferguson\u2019s journey is detailed through a <a id=\"N0x133fb30N0x10b9e00:N0x133fb30N0x11b8ff0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caringbridge.org\/visit\/scottfergusoncolorado\/journal\">blog at CaringBridge.org\/visit\/scottfergusoncolorado\/journal<\/a> that often offers thoughtful, reflective notes from Ferguson and his family. Throughout the whole ordeal, he never seemed to give up hope, and many of his comments appear to be meant to build up his friends and family over focusing on his condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was so very close to what I believed could be death,\u201d Ferguson wrote for one of the blog posts. \u201cI want everyone to know that, through all the things that we do in our life \u2014 including training our physical bodies to be strong \u2014 we must always remember that we are training our spirit to be equally as strong if not stronger. When we are in those dark times, if we stay connected to our spirit we have a greater chance of pulling through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">\u2018Something positive\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Throughout the course of his treatment, Ferguson developed a close-knit relationship with the nurses who cared for him, and he respected their work so much he wanted to do something in return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With that, a scholarship fund has been established in Ferguson\u2019s name with the Colorado Anschutz Nursing Campus. The idea is that, with the money, someone who might want to go into nursing won\u2019t hit financial barriers that prevent that person from finding his or her calling, his wife Darice explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With individual donations from people who knew Scott, his wife\u2019s co-workers and the June 1 fundraiser at CrossFit Breckenridge, more than $53,000 has been raised so far to seed the fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Looking at that total, Darice said she\u2019s absolutely ecstatic, as that amount has exceeded expectations, and she knows her late husband would be grateful for such an outpouring of support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou know, Scott loved the nurses; that\u2019s all I can say,\u201d Darice said. \u201cHe loved them, male and female. He just had so much appreciation for what they did for him \u2014 for the patience they had with him and the care they gave him \u2014 I think he\u2019d just feel good that something positive came out of something negative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She said that money could give someone who might make a great nurse the chance to find his or her calling, especially given that the rising cost of education is becoming such a barrier, and that\u2019s not something that would be lost at all on her husband, who she said put a much higher value on community than he ever did on money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cScott, much like many of the Summit County residents, he lived month to month, and he understood what it is like to struggle,\u201d she said. \u201cI think helping other people who are in that place of struggle make it, whether it\u2019s nursing or anything else, would be the most meaningful to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Additionally, Darice said that because her husband always felt such a deep sense of community, he was deeply affected by the 2015 Flight for Life helicopter in Frisco, like so many other people here were. She said he saw the pain that crash caused across the community, and that was likely another reason her husband wanted to do something to help nurses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Amazing people<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As for Ferguson\u2019s nurses, finding out that he wanted to create the scholarship fund after the care they gave him was more than heartwarming, and they said that it just goes to show what kind of person Ferguson really was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cTo be honest with you, when I heard about it, it didn\u2019t surprise me at all,\u201d said Kelsey Pluemer, adding that Ferguson and his wife made providing his care easy, as they were realistic about his diagnosis but came into the fight with a huge network of support behind them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cAnd then they built a community at the hospital with the staff around them,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo when (Scott and Darice) told me that (setting up a scholarship) was the plan, I was not surprised at all \u2026 they are just amazing human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Everyone is welcome at Tuesday\u2019s celebration of life at 3 p.m. at the Silverthorne Pavilion, and gifts to a scholarship fund with the University of Colorado\u2019s Anschutz Medical Campus can be made online at Giving.cu.edu\/fund\/scott-ferguson-memorial-fund or by check payable to the CU Foundation, with \u201cScott Ferguson Memorial Fund\u201d in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to University of Colorado Foundation, P.O. Box 17126, Denver, CO 80217.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/scholarship-fund-in-honor-of-scott-ferguson-soars-past-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founder of Crossfit Breckenridge, David Scott Ferguson, better known as \u201cScott\u201d or \u201cCoach Fergs\u201d developed a close relationship with the nurses who treated him while he was receiving cancer treatment. Ferguson died on April 22 at age 49, and there will be a community celebration of life ceremony in his honor at 3 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 07:27:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIFT - The LIFT FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}