Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You did what was right!! May God be with you and your family.

P.O Schwendenmann
Cheviot Police, Ohio

December 9, 2006

Almost 7 months, and it still feels like yesterday. We miss you very much and haven't stopped thinking about you. You are our Hero, We love you.

December 9, 2006

Sev, I miss you. Not a day goes buy that I don't think about you. I have been to this sight countless times however, tonight is the first time I have left a reflection. It seems like yesterday I was listening to your voice mail about going to the cubs game with the guys. I share the stories about all the good times we shared every day and it when seems like I couldn't possibly think of another ten more come to mind. One day we will meet again. I long for the day that we drink some Corona and Heni together and talk about the Yanks. I miss you bro. Taz

Friend

November 26, 2006

Scott,
Today was strange without you. I did not get to see that smile or hear that laugh, but I know that you were there with us. Although it has been 7 months since we lost you, I still can not believe that you will not come walking through the door, smiling.

November 23, 2006

May G-d Bless you young man and may He also comfort and bless your loved ones.

November 23, 2006

We remember and will never forget. We remember this date. We remember that you were always there for your family and all of the holidays. We will remember. We will try and make you proud of us as we find good things to do for others in your memory.

November 23, 2006

There are no words to describe how much I miss you. But we know you are watching over all of us and when strange things happen we know it was you keeping us on our toes. We love you Scott Lee.

November 21, 2006

You are missed so much. We are of you as the upcoming holidays approach.

Friend

November 20, 2006

It wont be the same this year without you, it doesnt even seem like the holidays are coming. I know we'd probebly be too cheap to buy each other a present but you know we always made each other laugh. I miss you and love you

November 18, 2006

Scott:

It's coming up on another anniversary for you and it falls on the day we're supposed to be thankful.

I had to think hard on that for a while and I know what I am thankful for....that our paths crossed in life and that you were such a wonderful man, cop and a real treasure of a friend. Not just to me, but it seems to everyone whose path you crossed.

You were a great man and I think of you always. Godspeed to you Blue Angel and thanks for who you were and what you did.

I keep your parents and sister in my prayers and thoughts each day.

'Til we meet again.

Karen

November 16, 2006

As the holidays near it becomes even harder to fathom that Scott is truely gone. But never truely gone from our hearts. We are all thinking about Scott and his family this holiday season. I just want you to know that Scott is never far from our thoughts. Whether were doing errands or doing stuff around the house. He just pops into my mind. I am forever praying for him and his family.

Friend

November 5, 2006

Scott, I never met you but I found out this past weekend what a great guy and copper you were. I was in Southbend for the ND football game and had a chance to speak with some of your fellow officers about you. You are an inspiration and hero to all of us in law enforcement. May you rest in peace brother.

Missouri Officer

October 26, 2006

Scott- Six months have passed and not a day goes by when I dont talk or think about you. I went to visit with you this past week and had the honor of meeting your grandmother. What a wonderful woman just like your mother, step mother, and sister.Your grandmother misses you terribly but I know that you already know that. This is so hard for so many of us, especially the ones closest to you. I don't even think time can ease the pain away. I just know that you, Scott, will be in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers forever and ever. I pray every night for the ones that were closest to you. I wish there was something I could do to take away even a little of their pain. I pray for Bruno as well. I know how close the two of you were and know he misses you terribly as well. I love you and miss you more than words can explain! Take care my friend.

*Friend*

October 25, 2006

Scott:

Forever, always, young. You are remembered with great love, fondness, laughter, tears and regret.

Your folks and sis are all being interviewed poignantly in the paper this week. They have wonderful remembrances and stories of you. Anyone who has read the daily missives to your site can see what a larger than life person you were to all of us. You'll never be forgotten; for your kindness, fortitude, your sense of humor and your bravery.

The old Bruno-Meister is missing you. He does the strangest things around your anniversaries; it's as if he knows the date and he looks so sad. The Pagliaci Dog, with the teardrops down either side of his beautiful face. He can be a real clown when he wants to, just like his master.

A Corona to you and til the day we meet again....always in my thoughts.

Your Friend

October 23, 2006

I still can not believe that you are no longer with us. Six months have come and gone so quickly. The holidays will be here soon. They will not seem complete without you being at my house celebrating with us (and eating cheesy potatoes!). Between you, my brother and father, someone was always making a smart aleck remark! Maguire will not have you teasing him about eating his green beans! He talks about you often. We have talked to him a lot about heroes. He will tell you that a hero is not someone who is the best at playing a sport. A real hero is someone who puts others first. When asked, he says that you and Uncle Mark are his Heroes. Both Maguire and Corrigan love to visit you mom so they can play with Bruno! I have so many memories from when we were growing up – I heard a Kiss song one time on the radio and it reminded me of once when we were little, you took me down the street where some neighborhood kids were dressed up like Kiss and were playing that song. All of these long lost memories keep coming back to me. They always make me smile. You were my protector when I was little against Mark and Denise. You are still my protector today. Someone may have physically taken you away from us, but they will never be able to take away our thoughts and memories. I know that you will always be there. I love and miss you Scott!

Laura
Cousin

October 23, 2006

Six long months since you have been taken away from us, I can hardly believe it has been that long. It seems like just yesterday I got that phone call. How can life be so unfair at times? Maybe now you can help me figure that out. I know that it's easy to sometimes take people for granted, thinking they will always be there, but I have learned in your passing that there is nothing more important then family and friends. We have all been cheated by this senseless act, we have all been cheated from having so many years of great memories because of you. You are still my hero and I still have not let a day go by without talking to you. I miss you and know that you are in a better place.

October 22, 2006

Dear Scott,
We want you to know how much you are missed every single day. Not one day has gone by since we have returned to Florida that we don't think about you and wish to God that you were here with us. It has been almost six months since you were taken from us and it has not gotten any easier on anyone. We still receive calls, E-mails and cards from so many of your friends checking to see how everyone is doing, especially Dad. You were loved by so many people and we know that they are still grieving too. Nothing can ease the pain of not having you here with us, not even time. You had such a positive impact on so many peoples lives, not just your friends but within the community. Your memory will live on forever in all of our hearts.

Dad keeps the last Father's day card you send him, "My Dad is my Hero" on his night stand surrounded by your picture, badge, metals and the plaque you had made for him when he retired. Your Father loved you more than life itself and everyday he struggles with the fact that your life was cut short by someone who had no respect for human life. He has so many wonderful memories of his "Pal" his BEST friend and fortunately we have so many wonderful pictures of you from all of our great times together. Dad keeps an album that your buddy put together for us on the famous foot stool. It has so many wonderful pictures of you and "the gang". It has been such a wonderful confort to Dad because it helps to remind him that you had so many friends and that you had some really fun times with them. We only wish that you could have had many more years of good times.

Stinky misses you (as he puts it,(as big as the world is) and tells everyone that he is going to be a policeman when he grows up. He says that he has to help fight crime and get drugs and guns off the street just like his Big Brother Scott did! He prays for all your buddies on the department and for all Police Officers all over the world everynight at dinner. He prays that God would keep Denise safe in the Army and bring her home soon to your Mom and Dad because he knows how much they miss her. He prays for Bruno because he knows how much he must miss you playing with him and taking him for long walks. He keeps the Swat action figure that your God daughter Gabriella bought you along with your picture in your Swat uniform on his shelf above his bed, and won't allow anyone to touch it.

You were a wonderful roll model, half brother and friend to him as well as you were to your step sister and brother Brooklyn and Brandon. They all loved you so much and miss you terrible. I miss our Tuesday night talks, when our "free" minutes kicked in. I miss making your favorite foods when you came to visit or when we visted you, especially the famous apple pie, that I taught you how to make to impress your friend(s)! Your young life may have been taken from us but your memory will live on in our hearts forever and ever. We long to see you again someday Scott. Life here is just not the same for any of us with out you, especially Dad. I hope you know how proud that he was of you all your life, not just as a police officer but always. You were the sparkle in his eye and the day he gets to reunite with you I am sure that sparkle will return.

We know that you are watching over all of us and helping to keep us safe. We love and miss you Scottie,

Love Dad, Jeannie and Stinky

Dad, Jeannie and Bryant, (Stinky)
Father, Step Mother and Half Brother

October 16, 2006

Scott,
You come into my thoughts every single day. Whether it is on my drive into work, or when I look up at a beautiful blue sky, pass by another officer, or for any number of other reasons. I still just can't wrap my mind around the idea that you are gone. I still expect to see you, run in to you somewhere and joke around with you about one thing or another. Often my thoughts are about that night and the days following and I get angry because it is not fair, it is senseless, but just as often my thoughts are little pieces of a conversation that we had, or a joke that we shared or a memory of a good time ~ and those ALWAYS make me smile. If these daily thoughts are the way that my mind chooses to keep you here with me, then I welcome them for the rest of my life. You remind me daily of how important it is to live life to the fullest, to love deeply and to not leave things unsaid. I am better because of you. I miss you friend.

~FRIEND~

October 12, 2006

I would like to express my condolences to Scott's WHOLE family (Mother, Father, Step-Mother, Sister, Step family and the officers of the South Bend Police Department). I have often come to this site to read what everyone has written about Scott. I did not have the fortune of meeting him while he was with us. So, I only know him from the stories that I have heard and the pictures that I have seen. He must have been a great man to leave so many great stories behind him. A popular song, "Three Wooden Crosses" by Randy Travis states, "It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you, it's what you leave behind when you're gone." He has left so much for so many people. I know that God must have had special need for this man. He is now an angel who looks over the whole city of South Bend. I, along with everyone else, have mourned his passing and will continue to do so for a long time to come. God Bless and God Speed. You are in a better place now.

citizen
daughter of an officer

October 10, 2006

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you or that tragic night. There aren't words to describe how amazing of a person you are. Scott, you are my hero. I still pray every night for your family and all the people who are deeply affected by this. I know that you are watching over all of us and keeping us safe from all the terrible things that life can bring our way. God bless you and know that I miss you terribly!

October 6, 2006

Scott, you are the definition of Hero. Reading your story and all the reflections tells me how great a person you are. Keep watch over all of us. Say hello to my fiancee for me.

Monica
Fiancee Scott Stewart EOW 8-11-02 Detroit
Officerdownsignificantothers.com

October 4, 2006

I know that its hard to fathom that Scott has been gone almost six-months now. In six months his memory has never dimmed. As we get closer to the impending trials of the accused I hope that they get a stiff punishment. But we all must remember that their punsihment will never be as severe as Scott's was. I pray for all of Scott's family and friends in this time of mourning. Just remember Kathy your not alone in your time of need.

Friend

October 3, 2006

HERO

LVMPD
LVMPD

October 2, 2006

Class mate of 97-130 at ILEA. I remember you from the academy as one of the real good guys there. The academy was difficult for me, I was going through some tough times in my life and Scott was one of the guys I really like and remembered. My prayers are with his family and friends. May the lord be with you.
I'm sure you are in company of heroes and loved ones gone before you.
Peace my brother.
Class 97-130

Det. Craig N. Pennington
Connersville P.D.

September 29, 2006

You have been gone for what seems like forever now. Each day I can still see the smile that you always seemed to have and hear your the sound of your voice. I'm thinking about the coming months and what we are going to have to face when the trials for the cowards that ending your future come about. I can going hope they get a stiff penality, I cant even say I hope that justice is served, because there will never be justice for taking away the future of someone like you. I hope all of us that loved you will take comfort in knowing if it was someone else in your place, you would be the first one to the courthouse to provide support for the family and friends of the fallen one. We miss you and always will

September 28, 2006