Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

MISS YOU!!!!!

April 15, 2008

Yesterday i finished up my cheer season with on last competition and i got first place! I know when i got off that stage that if you were here you would have been the first one to congradulate me on my win!

i miss you
Jordan

jordan
neice

April 7, 2008

Interesting to see how much Jordan has matured..what a beautiful poem she wrote for you. Interesting your mom would wonder how you'd feel about the political turmoil in the city right now.....I've often laughed to myself when thinking what you'd have to say about old Kwame's exploits. Sad how I feel each day I see Monica....its a daily reminder of the loss so many of us felt the day you left us. We miss you and you are always on our minds.

Your partner and friend

April 2, 2008

So I must wait until tomorrow you see the news coming so unexpectly, The night she told me you where gone, I thought surely I couldn't carry on. I miss your voice night and day, Oh how I wish I could see your face. I walk the streets and think of when, The laughter we shared will never end. And how I wish I would of told you then, You where truly my best friend. I thought of a thousand things we could do, But your gone now, you see its to late to. But maybe out in the green grassy field, I can pick a flower and begin to heal. I know the day will come and then, That surely I shall see your face again. Until tomorrow my best friend, When I can tell you how much I love you then. Lay down now beneath the wind, Sleep, Sleep, until tomorrow begins.

Miss you so much
happy Easter
Jordan

jordan
neice

March 22, 2008

Happy Easter, Scotty
Love and miss you.

March 22, 2008

I will always love and miss you.

I would love to hear your opinions (I know what they are, but I would love to sit and talk to you)about whats going on in Detroit.I can just hear you, because you did have your opinions loud and clear.

Keep watch over your family and friends.
Love
Mom

February 28, 2008

so much going on right now...I miss you so much and wish you could be here with me. I cannot wait to see you again and wrap myself around you...I'd never let go..

I love you,
Monica

February 10, 2008

Happy New Year, Scotty
Keep watch over your family and friends.
Miss you sending love and hugs.
Mom

December 31, 2007

Wish you were with us on Christmas eve drinking egg nog and rum. It still seems so unreal that you won't walk through the door. Watch over the girls in the upcoming year. We still think about you and miss you every day.

December 26, 2007

Merry Christmas, Scotty
Love you

December 25, 2007

All I want for Christmas is to see you one more time.
Miss you
Love, Mom

December 20, 2007

Audrey,

Last month I put together several memorial tributes to honor LEO's that lost their life in the line of duty. Your son is in one of them. I have compiled the tributes into a single DVD and would like to send one to you. If you would like a copy, please contact Chris Cosgriff on the ODMP and he will tell you how to contact me. My best wishes, thoughts and prayers are with all of Scott's loved ones!

December 9, 2007

SCOTT,
AFTER 10 YEARS OF HARD WORK, I KNEW MY HARD WORK HAD PAID OFF WHEN I RECEIVED THE SCOTT STEWART AWARD ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU AND YOUR PARENTS FOR GIVING ME SOMETHING TO BE SO PROUD OF. YOUR PICTURE AND THE AWARD ARE IN MY LIVING ROOM, AND I LOVE TELLING PEOPLE WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM ZEOLLA
DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT

December 3, 2007

Thinking about you as always. This year has been so hard, a lot of changes, and endings, but some good things. I know you're with me, and I could use your strength to help me through everything. Everyday that passes confirms you were the one, no one understood me, loved me, cared for me, and helped me like you. You were everything. I'm told that is my problem. I compare everyone to you, and no one can live up to you. Is that such a bad thing? I experienced true, deep, powerful love with you. It was beautiful,an it hasn't faded, it hasn't died, it lives in my heart, and it yearns for you to make it whole again.

I love you,

Monica

November 29, 2007

Thinking of you on this Thanksgiving Day with love and hugs always.
I know you are having fun watching your Dad and his little buddy.
Always in my heart,
Mom

November 22, 2007

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

November 13, 2007

"Since Heaven has become your home I sometimes feel that I'm alone; and though we now are far apart you hold a big piece of my heart. I never knew how much I'd grieve when it was time for you to leave, or just how much my heart would ache from that one fragment you would take. God let this tiny hole remain reminding me we'll meet again, and one day all the pain will cease when He restores this missing piece. For Jesus heals each tiny part that holds your memory in my heart."

October 20, 2007

Miss you,love you.
Mom

September 27, 2007

I still do. I love you. I wish you could be here with me today, but I know I will be with you soon.

Love you everyday,
Monica

September 19, 2007

Beautiful wedding, only thing missing was you.

Love,
Mom

August 25, 2007

Scott -

I've never written on this page. In fact, I stopped reading it years ago for the same reason I've never written. Our "siblings" - both in blood and in blue - have jaded me, teaching me to keep my feelings silent, always:I am condemned to instead etch them onto my own heart, and to carve now sacred memories into my mind.

I spent your five year EOW anniversary exploring a black sand beach. Your favorite song being "Paint It, Black", I thought it symbolic to write your name in the sand. Near sunset I built you a cairn, then sent my love and prayers over the surf and out into the cosmos. I hope you heard it, and your family, friends, and loved ones felt it.

Memories of you are forever in the hearts and minds of so many who are not included in gatherings. We are still here, however. And we still join our love and thoughts to those who shall always mourn a loss the world can never grasp.


Until we meet again, my friend, I love you.

co-worker

August 22, 2007

Hi pumpkin,

This year has been harder for me. You wouldn't think so, but it has. I cannot bring myself to do things. You are constantly on my mind and I miss you so much. Sometimes I think if you were here I wouldn't be dealing with this or that. I hope you are having a great time where ever you are, and before you know it, I will be with you to enjoy it too.

We had our first retreat this past weekend. I haven't cried like that in so long. Retelling what happened is so hard. But, after five years everything else I felt has faded. All the anger and the negativity is gone. Just the little ache of sadness remains. It was a great weekend. I am so glad I went. Learned a lot about myself. You would have been so proud of me, you don't realize how many people you have touched until as you do the little things. This weekend helped me to realize I have been doing the right thing by reaching out to other fiance's and girlfriends and giving them the support and means to find others who know exactly what they feel. I now see my second calling and what my life's work will be after retirement.

I know all of you were with us this weekend. Lynn, showed me the circles in her camera, one near each of us. Comforting.

I love you,
I miss you,
Honey Bunny

August 22, 2007

SCOTTY,
ONCE AGAIN WE HAD PERFECT WEATHER FOR OUR CANOE TRIP. FIVE YEARS HAVE GONE BY AND YOUR MEMORY IS STILL FRESH IN ALL OF OUR MINDS. WE NOT ONLY CANOE WALKED, WE ADDED ANOTHER CHALLENGE THAT I'M SURE YOU WOULD HAVE DONE. YOUR CHAIR STAYED BY THE FIRE AND WE RAISED OUR GLASSES IN YOUR MEMORY. I HAVE MORE TO SAY BUT YOU KNOW THE RULE: WHAT HAPPENS AT THE CANOE TRIP STAYS AT THE CANOE TRIP!

WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU HEARD US LAUGHING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND REMEMBERING THE GOOD TIMES AND CREATING MORE FUNNY MEMORIES THAT I AM SURE WILL BE REPEATED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THANKS FOR WATCHING OUR BACKS. WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

YOUR FRIEND, MIKE

OFC. M. KUNATH
STERLING HEIGHTS PD

August 16, 2007

Hi Scotty,

You would think that your EOW would get a little easier through the years, but it doesn't. Friday night you were constantly on my mind, I kept thinking of everything that happened that night before we received the call that you had been shot. That night is always the hardest for me. On the 11th we went to the cemetary and then went back to mom and dad's house. That day is always a little easier because we are surrounded by friends and family. They all make that day better just by being at the house. I know you were busy watching mom and dad's house and the guys on the river. I am going to say this for everyone, I wish that you would have been known for drinking something besides Hennessey!!

Seven Metro Detroit Pipes and Drummers played for you, it meant so much to us to have them there to play in your honor. They were a really great group of guys and we appreciated them taking time on their Saturday to play.

I know you will be with the family on Friday as Debbie and Eric get married and I know that you can see how happy she is. Keep watching over the family, especially the girls. You are in our hearts and minds everyday and we all miss you so much.

Love and hugs,
Andrea

August 14, 2007

The family made it through another Aug.11th, with the help of many friends.I really wish we could skip pass this day.
We went out to the cemetery, did your headstone ever shine I could spot it a mile off.I thank your friend.The balloons we sent went straight up, most of the time we hold our breath as we watch them try to clear the tree or not land on the road.
We came back to the house,alot of friends stopped by, had a beautiful day.Seven from the Metro Detroit Pipes and Drums played as aways its an awesome sight to watch.We thank them for stopping by.

Not a day goes by that I don't think about you and miss you,alot of people think because five years have passed and we laugh we are doing fine.We have learned how to live with it, but that hole in our heart will always be there.Sometime it seems like yesterday that you left us.We will always miss and love you.Andrea and Debbie are doing a great job of keeping your memory alive for the girls.Jordan remembers and misses you, Haley and Shelby know of you and they all talk about you.
I know you will be watching on Fri.and I can hear you saying"Way to go Sarg."
Keep watch over your Dad when he continues on with his trip.
Love and miss you,
Mom

August 13, 2007