Name: Service for Scott Dreyer Cussimano
Start: 2025-06-06T10:30:00.000Z
End: 2025-06-06T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Lesko Funeral Home, Pre-Planning & Cremation Services

Scott Dreyer Cussimano
Scott Dreyer Cussimano, 51 of Seattle, WA, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Born on February 27, 1974, in New York City, Scott lived a life marked by intellectual curiosity and thoughtful engagement. Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he developed a strong foundation in critical thinking and ethical reasoning. He later pursued an MBA at the University of Washington, blending philosophical insight with practical business acumen. His business career included positions at Microsoft and Oracle. He recently established his own company focusing on global quality-of-life initiatives.
He loved being outdoors, whether surfing along the coasts of California and Mexico, tossing a frisbee to his late dog Fletcher in a local park, or finding his way around foreign cities. Most of all, Scott liked to laugh, whether at the absurdities of the world, or with his cherished high-school friends from Westport, CT.
Scott is remembered by his father, Patrick Cussimano; his sister, Gail Cussimano; his brother, Erik Cussimano and sister-in-law Margo Friedman; several cousins, and many friends and work colleagues. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sissel Dreyer Cussimano.
Scott's ashes will be scattered along the coastal waters of Santa Barbara, a place he spent a lot of time in and truly loved. May his memory bring comfort to those who knew him.
A Celebration of Life for Scott will take place at Lesko Funeral Home, located at 1209 Post Road, Fairfield, CT, on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will also include words of remembrance from Scott's friends and family. Friends are welcome to greet the family starting at 10:30 a.m. before the service. For travel directions or to sign Scott's online guest register, please visit www.LeskoFuneralHome.com .
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Sierra Club.

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Published by Connecticut Post on May 30, 2025.

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for Scott Cussimano

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Julie Beitman

June 9, 2025

We are sorry for your loss. Thinking of all of you. Julie & Russell Beitman

Julie and Russell Beitman

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Andrew Marchand

June 1, 2025

There is nothing like your first best friend in elementary school. Scott was mine.

Scott lived around the corner from me growing up. When the elementary school bus pulled up to my street, Gilbert Lane, I could see Scott in the window, excitedly patting the seat next to him, waiting for me. When you are little, going to that big school on the hill, Greens Farms Elementary, there is no more reassuring feeling than your buddy´s big smile each and every morning.

At Greens Farms, Scott and I had classes together. And we would talk. And talk. I do not know what we talked about.

What I do know was: Mrs. Hazard, our third grade teacher, did not want us to talk. She would make us write what I think were called, "Times."

They could be five times, 10 times, 50 times or, if you were really bad, 100 times. We would have to write, "I will not talk. I will not talk. I will not ..." On and on.

What Mrs. Hazard didn´t know: If Scott or I had to finish our work, the other one would pay the penance and scrawl out our punishment. That is what best friends do.

One day that third grade year, the mom of our friend, Chipper Dunn, picked us up from school. It must have been a half day. We thought we were all going to Chipper´s house, but Mrs. Dunn first dropped off Scott at his home. I´ll never forget this. As Scott went up his driveway, Mrs. Dunn told us Scott´s mom had passed away from cancer. I still can´t even imagine.

Soon after, my family moved to Miami. Scott´s sister, Gayle, would tell my mom that Scott would ride his bike around the corner and down Gilbert Lane, past our old house.

I ended up moving back to Westport in middle school. Things change and people do, too. We were at different schools, and didn´t see each other as often. But there was always a bond. I would have told you this before the recent tragic news.

We were different from Elementary School, but we had a special connection. Scott made it so. I always felt like I could count on him if I needed him. I hope he felt the same.

He always went out of his way to try to get together when he came east. In recent years, we connected even more. His birthday was a day apart from my mom´s, which made it easy for all of us to remember. He often wrote really thoughtful notes to my mom. That connection never ends. We will always love the Cussimano Kid.

To Patrick, Gayle, Eric and all the Cussimanos, I wanted to wish our sincerest condolences from the whole Marchand Family. Scott´s loss is shocking, but he was a great man and a great best friend.