Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Scott,
Today should be a day of celebrating. Today is your birthday. I'm sure Bruno is there by your side enjoying it with you. For obvious selfish reasons, I wish you were here so I could celebrate it with you.
The golf outing will be here in no time. I am so looking forward to it. That will be another day that this city and community that you loved so dearly will come together to raise money for the Heroes Section.
Not a day goes by that I don't think about you. You were an inspiration to so many people. We continue to carry the burden of losing you. Though it might sound weird, it still doesn't seem real.
Keep watching over us and help us smile and try and carry on and live our lives the way that you used to. I'm sure you would want that for us. Even after two years, it is still just too hard. Miss you and love you.
HEROES NEVER DIE!

June 25, 2008

Love ya', Little Fish -- missing you more than you could ever know ......

June 25, 2008

Oh how I wish you were here so we could celebrate your birthday this week. You are in everyone's thoughts and prayers daily. You are so loved Scott. We miss you and love you........................

June 24, 2008

Hey Big Guy

Thinking of you (how can I not?) as your Birthday nears again. Happy Birthday Little Fish.

We're getting geared up for the golf outing in July. I expect another smashing success and I expect you to pull something that day; please, we all look forward to your little signs when they happen. Make sure Bruno's in on it, too!

Not a day goes by when there isn't a thought of you. I hope that you have peace and joy where you are. You are loved and not forgotten. That, my friend, will never happen.

I'm holding you and Bruns in a hug!

Friend

June 23, 2008

GOD BLESS THE PEACE MAKERS FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD

June 19, 2008

Hi Buddy..............Miss you

June 12, 2008

Were you smiling down on Al and Donny K when they were doing the golf challenge with Dean and Allie? They lost but they tried. Everyone keeps your name and memory alive. You are missed by so many people. Keep watching over everyone. How's Bruno?

May 29, 2008

It's just not the same without you. Love you and miss you....

May 12, 2008

The other day i heard one of my teammates tell another "No nuts, no glory" and it instantly made me think of you. You used to tell me that and to never forget it and you epitomize that saying better than anyone i ever met. Every time I step on the field 2018 is on my mind.

Friend

May 6, 2008

Scott

Thanks to you and Bruno for helping my Poppa make it up to heaven, the same day as you, two years later. Knowing that he got a police escort helped curb the edges of the new pain I know. Take good care of him and show him the ropes up there.

Hey, he'd really like a cold beer!

Godspeed

Karen

April 30, 2008

Scott,
It is hard to believe 2 years have gone by. Miss, you, little fish.

Sgt. Bill Kraus
South Bend PD

April 24, 2008

We miss you. You will never be forgotten.

April 23, 2008

Scott,

Two Years! My god, where has the time gone? Bek, Leah & I are doing ok. As you watch over us you can see we are doing the best we can. Staying busy is the name of the game. We do break down once in awhile, but usually you help us get up and get going in short order. Keep watching over us and keep your eye on Leah. Keep protecting your brothers & sisters down here and keep yourself and Bruno safe in your new home. We will meet again, but not yet!
DS

April 23, 2008

32 pages of reflections and it blows my mind. I just can't understand how someone can have so many friends that they have impacted so deeply! But
then, I think of my own best friend and I think your personalities must be
similar. I did ok until I read the letter from your Dad and then I lost it. When
a child can be their parent's best friend, well, THAT is something!
Thanks for living your life well, Scott. It hurt alot of people when you left,
but you certainly made their lives better by your presence.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

April 23, 2008

Sev,

It has been a long two years for all of us. So many things have changed in such a short time. I miss the Friday & Saturday nights, holiday parties, gift exchanges, and most of all the energy you would bring into every room you entered. I miss you very much buddy, and think of you often. Please continue to look over us.

Friend

April 23, 2008

Has it really been two years? Time seems so irrelevant anymore. Some days it seems like forever since you were taken from us on that horrible night. Other times it was as if just yesterday I heard the sirens and watched the news as they reported that an officer had been shot. As much as I tried to deny it, I knew deep down in my heart that it was you. Everything went in slow motion. My mind went blank.
So many people were affected by that night. We still fight and struggle through our daily lives. Our smiles and laughter are just masks to the harsh irreparable pain of losing you that we still feel.
The best way I can describe it is through these song lyrics: "Sunny days seem to hurt the most. I wear the pain like a heavy coat. I feel you everywhere I go. I see your smile, I see your face, I hear you laughin' in the rain. Still can't believe you're gone. It ain't fair. You died too young, like a story that had just begun but death tore the pages all away. God knows how I miss you, all the hell that I've been through just knowing no one could take your place. Sometimes I wonder: Who You'd Be Today."
You were such a special person. You had this "air" about you that only you could pull off. Hard work, dedication, and love of your family and friends is what you stood for. I always looked up to you, even when we were kids. How can we let go of you now?
It doesn't matter if it's two years or twenty-two years, you will always be remembered. We love and miss you so much. Keep looking out for us, today and always. HEROES NEVER DIE

April 23, 2008

Scott

I am still in shock. Two years have past. Some days it feels like I just came home from the hospital after seeing you for the last time, other days it feels like I have been missing you forever.

People are staying strong, continuing to live, though our hearts have been broken. I can honestly say that through your death, I have changed my life and how I live it. I always stop and think, now what would Scott have told me to do. I try to let everyone know how important they are to me, as I found out the hard way, that even Superman can not survive everything.

I miss you. Please keep your fellow officers safe.

April 23, 2008

Scott,
I can't believe two years have almost past. You are still remembered and will continue to be remembered for your bravery and heroism:"Heros never die"
"We remember the officers who changed our lives
The men and woman who protected us day and night,
People who respect for their dedication to the cause,
For when faced with danger, they never even pause.
We remember the officers who always stood true,
Whatever the color of uniform, brown gray or blue,
With pride and integrity they say "To serve and protect",
For the giving of their life, we offer our respect.
We remember the officers who we never really knew,
Persons strong enough to answer the challenge are few,
With heavy hearts we mourn the officers in eternal rest,
There's more to these people than the badge on their chest."
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Please watch over your fellow officers and keep them safe while they patrol our streets. I truly believe it takes a special person to become a police officer and I really respect that in those who have the courage to do so, and you are one of those special few.

Gabriella, RN

April 22, 2008

Sev:

Two years...I am overwhelmed with emotion every time I think about our loss of you.

Your mom, the Steel Magnolia, carries on and yet you know she still has the pain and grief and always will of the loss of her Sonny Boy. She is one remarkable human being, so I know how you ended up to be the force that you were.

I will never forget those fateful days...Friday night, thinking to myself, great, it's not Scott, he's not on duty right now, but still fearful that one of our officers was down. Then, working at the East Race the next day, thinking everything was o.k. with you, then having friends come up and ask how you were.....I told them it wasn't you, and they told me how horribly wrong I was..that's when my heart froze - I could barely finish out the day. Then the word that you were stable...what a relief! He's going to make it! I'm going to do everything in my power to help him with whatever he needs...therapy, whatever it takes! Then the 23rd rolled around and the phone calls came in that you had left us forever. I will never forget those days, that moment. I pounded the walls and screamed to the heavens that it wasn't fair, this can't be happening. Not Sev, Not Superman...nothing was ever supposed to happen to you. You were too great a man to be gone.

We have all learned to grow accustomed to your not being here, going on with our lives, knowing someday we will see each other again. It is not easy, and we know that you would want us to just get on with it, enjoy it and see ya when ya get here. We'll do it in honor and respect of you and you must know by now how much you meant to all of us.

Rock on Little Fish and know you will be remembered and loved forever.

Friend

April 22, 2008

Rest in Peace Scott

Dep. Randy Bennett
Henry County Sheriff's Dept. (Indiana)

April 22, 2008

Sev,

My thoughts are with you and your family today and always. You have no idea how much you are missed. I'm glad Bruno is with you, as you both need to watch over and protect your fellow Officers. We miss you...

U are with us always...

April 21, 2008

Scott,
How I wish I was lucky enough to know you in life as I do in death. The past 2 years have been hard on your friends and family. But how could they not be? You were (and still are) larger than life. You were the man that many turned to for guidance, hope, protection and friendship.
I look around at everything that has happened since you left. Families have grown closer, people have regained friendships that were long ago lost, ex-stepfamilies have even come together again all because of you.
Please look over your Mom Scott. She is a wonderful lady who loves you dearly and misses you so much.
I am so glad that I have gotten the chance to meet and become friends with so many of your loved ones. I only hope to one day meet you too.

April 21, 2008

Can it really be two years, Little Fish? Sometimes, it seems so very long ago and others, it seems like it was just yesterday that I watched Timmy come running out to the patio with a look on his face that I can't ever forget. Everything became slow motion. "Scott's been shot!" He said. I couldn't think, I couldn't breathe. Shot? Scott? No way, not possible, it can't be. I just talked to you, I tried to reason through a denial -- you're on your way here, to me, to all of us.

I was thinking this morning and I realize that my memories prior to that moment are fuzzy and vague, as if it was someone else's life. This person that I am now, was born the minute that you were shot. This person doesn't know a life without the pain of your absence. I saw a movie recently where the lead character was talking about the murder of her fiancee and she said "You don't ever get to go back to who you were before it happened. That person died when you did. I'll spend the rest of my life trying to become comfortable with this new stranger that I'm forced to be."

Father Dave said at your funeral that for the rest of our lives, everything will be defined as before and after the moment you were taken from us. He was so right. Everything before you died is sacred and beautiful and happy -- and everything since, has an underlying pain and loss. There are happy times, sure, but even those are dulled and subdued in comparison to the happy times with you. We lost our innocence when we lost you. We lost so much more than that.

I know that you appreciate our tears. But I also know that you would want us to move forward and live the way you did. We try, Little Fish, we try. Keep pushing us forward with a guiding hand, when we get bogged down. When we're sad in the memories and the things that we can't have with you any longer, make us laugh instead of cry. I see your little signs from time to time, we all do. Help us to take comfort in the fact that you really are still here with us -- we just can't see you.

I love you -- but I'm guessing you know that by now, huh?

April 21, 2008

Scott,
Two years ago tonight I received the call. I remember that feeling in my stomach that something had happened even before I answered. I never would have thought the call would be about you. You are always in my thoughts - every day. You continue to guide and protect me. I miss you more than words can say, but I know deep down that there was a reason you were taken from us. Keep helping us make the right decisions down here ok? Give Bruno a hug for me!

Friend

April 21, 2008

Scott,
The new picture looks great. It is more your style and I am sure that you appreciate that it is posted now.
This weekend and next week will be especially difficult for so many people. Please watch over us all. We are going to need you. Please look after your fellow officers. Keep them safe. They do not need a repeat of the last two years. I don't know if they could handle it.
I miss you more than I could ever say. Like a friend told me just the other day, You can move on with your life but there will always be things you never forget. That statement is so true. You have left a lasting impression on so many people. I am finding that out more and more each day. You were more than just a police officer. You comforted those who needed it. You are deeply missed. Give Bruno a hug for me. HEROES NEVER DIE!!!

April 18, 2008