Thinking of Sara  / Georgia-Mae Scott (None)

What a beautiful, beautiful tribute to such a beautiful child.  May God continue to hold all of you in His hands and bring you peace, one day.  What a loving, caring and devoted family you are.  I will always remember this beautiful memorial and come here to visit Sara often.

God bless you all.

Georgia-Mae

Melbourne, Florida/Burnsville, N.C.

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Sara's beautiful strong spirit is saving others  / Remy Blanken (I only know of Sara's beautiful spirit )

To Sara's family,

I have never met your daughter or family. I am just a single mom with 3 children. I have a daughter 17 and 2 sons who want nothing more than to ride an ATV. I am so deeply sad by such a loss. I have no idea of your pain, I don't want to put myself there. I know that Sara continues on in such a bigger journey. Sara still loves and smiles and continues to be a joyful soul, even in her much much too soon death. Even now she has made a parent stop and think what could happen. ATV's are not toys. I am so sorry for your loss, your daughters story has really touched my heart. Your family is in my prayers. Thank you for sharing your story.

Sincerely

Remy in Maryland

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The view from where I am now...  / Mom

 

Dear Sara,

It’s been 5 years now and I miss you more than ever. Even after all this time I still sometimes feel like this nightmare should be over with already, you should just walk through the door with your beautiful smile and say “Mom, it’s about time you woke up”. I would tell you all about my horrible nightmare and you would hug me and say “don’t worry mom, it was only a dream”. It was only a dream…But as painful and challenging as these five years have been I have become stronger and more secure in the knowledge that there is more to this life than I can see. I believe that this life is just a short part of a larger journey we are on and unfortunately Sara, you have moved on to the next part of your journey way too soon. But when the time is right I will also move on and we will meet up and once again continue our journey together. I will just have to try to endure until that time comes. Even though these past five years have been filled with so much sadness and pain, I have learned to persevere and not lose hope no matter how many obstacles and challenges I’m faced with. I can overcome anything with the hope and belief that there is a bigger, more perfect picture that I cannot see yet...  Sara, I know that God did not want you to die and He knows what a tremendous loss we have suffered. He is suffering with us. And I know that God is not only by our side throughout this journey, but He is also on our side. And with God on our side there is nothing we cannot conquer.

We know that you are helping us and guiding us in this life. There is no doubt that alot of events that have happened in our lives since you left are not just coincidences. You are amazing and in these five years I have learned to “let go and let Sara” because I totally trust that you are pointing us in the right direction. You always let us know when something is right or wrong in a way that only you can do. You cannot stop bad things from happening but you will always be there to comfort us and pick us up if we fall. You are not only helping your family but you are also helping so many others. I know you heard me last night when I was talking to you because this morning I woke up to that "monkey" sign. Thank you so much Sara,  you know how much I needed that.  Tomorrow we will be planting a butterfly garden for you in the backyard. The yard will now be full of beautiful butterflies and every time I see one I will think of you and your new, perfect life in Heaven.

Sara, these past five years have felt like an eternity without you here. My hearts aches for you everyday and deep in the night I still break down and wonder if I had just not let you sleep out that night you might still be here today. I will never know... But I do know that you are still very present in our lives, not only in spirit but your smiling face is on every wall in every room of our home. Our love for you grows stronger as each year passes and no amount of years can ever take that love away.

We love you so much Sara, you will forever be our hero...

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THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS CATHY AND SARA  / ALEXIS~MIKEYS MOM (A FRIEND )

DEAR SARA,

SEPTEMBER IS HERE AGAIN AND WHAT A HARD MONTH IT IS FOR ALL WHO LOVE YOU...I REMEMBER THE DAY YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME ACROSS YOUR SITE..WISHING I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE MY SON MIKEY DIED...I SAT AND CRIED FOR HOURS READING YOUR TRIBUTES AND THE LETTERS YOUR MOM HAD WROTE TO YOU...IT WAS SO OBVIOUS HOW MUCH YOU WERE LOVED AND CHERISHED BY YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS....AND STILL TO THIS DAY YOU ARE LOVED MORE AND MORE....

I KNOW IN HEAVEN YOU ARE HAPPY...YOU HAVE TO BE..THEY SAY IT IS BEAUTIFUL THERE...BUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU WISH YOU WERE HERE....INCLUDING ME....YOUR MOM HAS BEEN VERY SAD..AND I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HER TO TRY AND HELP HER..BUT LATELY IT HAS BEEN EXTRA HARD....I KNOW YOU ARE WITH HER...IT IS SO HARD LOOSING A CHILD...AND YOUR MOM HAS BEEN SO STRONG....

CATHY,

YOU ARE AMAZING.....YOU HAVE MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE...I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU AND I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO HEAL YOUR HEART...I KNOW SARA IS PROUD OF YOU...SHE SEES YOU STRUGGLE AND I AM SURE SHE WISHES SHE WAS THERE TO EASE YOUR PAIN...ALWAYS KNOW SARA NEVER LEAVES YOUR HEART AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IMAGINE THE JOY YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL THE DAY YOU LOOK INTO HER EYES...I BET SHE STILL WEARS THAT MESSY BUN THAT YOU LOVE SO MUCH...REMEMBER EACH DAY YOU LIVE YOU ARE ONE DAY CLOSER TO BEING WITH HER AGAIN...

THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT FRIEND AND LISTENER...YOU HAVE HELPED ME THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES IN MY LIFE, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS....THINKING OF YOU EVERYDAY..ALWAYS....LOVE ,ALEXIS

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Dear Cathy,  / David (friend)

 I know that September is coming up fast. I will pray that you will have some comfort to get you through next month. I know that the pain will never go away. but to be blessed with comfort in the fact that Sara is ok and that she is in Heaven helps to get you through another day. I know that Sara is so proud of you. for being so strong through everything that you have endured. proud that you have fought so hard for her during the trial. and your great and tireless effort in keeping her memory alive. but most of all how you took the darkest day of your life and you took your pain and focused on saving others by speading the message on atv safety. The way you pulled yourself up through your own pain in an effort to save another childs life. And you have Cathy, the number of people you have reached and the lives you have saved through you sharing Sara's story could reach into the hundreds but even if it was just one, thats one family that has their child with them today. You are a messenger you are Sara's voice.
I better let you go for now. Take really good care of yourself and God will Bless you
David

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Our love for you is unending!  / Nanny &. Pop Pop (Grandparents)

Dearest Sara,

Since that heart-wrenchiing night of September 13, 2003 when we had to say goodbye to you, not a day goes by that we don't long to see and touch your beautiful face.

Pop Pop and I will never forget the last time we saw you when we stopped by unexpectedly and no one was home.  We started to leave when you peeked through the window, saw it was us, and opened the door.  You had just taken a shower and were wrapped in a towel, your beautiful, wet hair streaming over your shoulders framing your perfectly lovely face.  You literally took our breath away.  As we walked back to the car Pop Pop said, "There she goes, Miss America - 2008".

Well it is now 2008 and it is so unfair and cruel that you were so senselessly taken from us on the 13th of September, five years ago. You were the spark that lit up our lives.  Your spontaneity and verve for life kept us smiling.  We were so proud of you.  Your life is a testament to all that is wholesome and good.  Even in death you are making a difference.  Your story has exposed the dangers of atv's and has saved the lives of many during the past five years.  As you were in life you are still a positive influence and we are still so proud of you.

We lost so much when you left us but we know that  from your home in Heaven you continue to watch over our family and your countless friends. You are alive in so many hearts and memories.

When we meet again, dear Sara, at Heavens Gate, this terrible pain of missing you will subside and together we will 'live, love, and laugh for eternity.

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I miss you  / Aunt June

Sara, I miss you so much. I can not believe it will be five years, i can not forget your beautiful smile and how you cared about people even  people you did not know. I miss you cheering in our kitchen, your art work you and your cousin drew and how close you all were.

I wonder what  college you would be in, FSU with your sister or UCf with your cousin. i could see you going to school for hospitality. I rememberyou  telling me you wanted to be a wedding planner.

I love you so much and I know you are safe and happy, and also knowing you are with Gregory helps me get through my day. Shine down on us my beautiful angels.

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Thinking of you with love  / Precious Memorials
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I miss you so much...  / Mom

Dear Sara,

I'm having such a hard time right now. I just woke up out of a deep sleep and for some reason I started remembering the times in the middle of the night when I would hear you calling "mommy".  I would jump right out of bed and be with you in an instant. You never had to call me twice. You would be sitting up in bed crying and tell me  you had a really bad dream. I would hold you and hug you and ask what your dream was about. You would never tell me because your dreams were always too scary.  I remember how it hurt me so much to see you so scared. I would tell you not to be scared, it was just a dream, I will never let anything happen to you or hurt you and I will always keep you safe. I would lay in bed next to you, running my fingers through your hair looking at your sweet face until you fell back asleep..This memory tears me up inside and the pain and helplessness I feel right now is indescribable. Sara I am so sorry I couldn't be with you that night before it was too late.  I wasn't able to hug you and tell you not to be scared. It kills me to think that you felt any pain and you were scared and I wasn't there for you. Nothing can ever be worse than that. I will live with this pain the rest of my life. These tears won't stop, even five years later. If I could have given up my life for you that night I would have.  Now all I can do is sit here and type this letter to you hoping you can read it. I miss you so much Sara and at times like this I don't know how to handle it. I just want you back. I love you so much.....

  

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As time goes by...  / Jessica Moore (Family Friend )

As time seems to just keep moving forward, it creeps me out. To think that the world keeps moving without you and my cousin Ray just doesn't feel right... I love you both dearly but I try to forget reality sometimes. I still like to think you and Jamie could be hanging out in her bedroom or hope that I'll be going to New York for Christmas and New Years to see Ray this year. Reality is just so hard to deal with especially as September rolls around. I'm scared... I never thought that I wouldn't want to turn 21! I mean that's the big age everyone hopes for and I am excited but dreading it as well. September 5th my Aunt, Uncle, and Heather are coming down... Besides a few trips my aunt came down on her own and at Ray's funeral, I've never been with them and not had Ray there... I'm so excited to see Heather but I can't believe Ray won't be here too. It makes me panic just thinking about it. For my 19th birthday, several months before Ray died he was here! It was so incredible to celebrate with them but now without Ray? It seems to painful... They leave the 10th... 2 days before my "special" day and then boom there it is... the next day... 5 years since you graced us all with your presence here on Earth... Maybe I'm dramatic but it just seems so hard to me. I love you Sara and every time I see a butterfly I think it's a sign that you are okay... I haven't felt that way with Ray. I know he is in Heaven because he was the greatest Christian and had the most faith... more then anyone I had ever seen but I just wish I could see just 1 sign from him... I hope you have gotten to know each other really well! Give him all my love and give me strength through the next month!

Always and Forever,

Jessica Dawn

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Your book....  / Mom

Sara,

I went into your documents on the computer yesterday and read the book you were writing, the one that you never had the chance to finish. Even though I read it once before, it seems like this time I was able to absorb and comprehend it a little better. You wrote about the adventures of four kids named Trevor, Kendall, Cody and Wesley. Trevor and Kendall were brother and sister who lived in Shady Oaks. Their parents were very rich but they left Trevor and Kendall home alone a lot because they had to travel for business. Cody was one of their best friends, an only child who lived in a run down apartment and cared for his terminally ill mom. Cody worked hard and had to earn enough money to pay all the bills, even though he was just a teenager. Wesley was another friend who was always in trouble with the law but he was very clever and always found ways to escape from jail. You devoted a chapter to each of them and described their life and personalities in detail. You started writing the book in January of 2003 and made it to Chapter 8. According to your computer the last two chapters were modified on September 7th, 2003,  only six days before your accident.

As I read the last few chapters some of the words you wrote took on a whole new meaning this time around. You wrote about Cody, the teenage boy who had to grow up so quick because he had to take care of his “eternally” sick mom and pay the bills. One day Cody received a letter in the mail from his father who he never met. The letter read “Dear Cody, hello, I know this is going to frighten you but I am your father and I would really like to see you. I have missed you for so long..... Please call me and set up a date to see me…” Cody was very excited but knew his mom would not want him to go see his father so he left her a note the day he left that read “Mom, I know you are wondering where I am right now, I’m with Dad. Don’t be mad or afraid, I’m going to be fine”…Cody arranged for a neighbor to take care of his mother and left with his three friends to see his father. When they arrived at his father’s house they were “astonished at the mansion in front of their eyes”. It had “huge columns and a giant chandelier that the sun reflected off of making rainbow shapes on the white walls”.... “Cody stood at the front entrance to his father’s home. He was scared to ring the doorbell but he knew he would have to sooner or later.” ...I wonder if that is how you felt when you arrived in Heaven. Were you scared while you stood at the gates but knew you would have to walk through them sooner or later? Were you astonished when you saw how beautiful your mansion in Heaven was with the huge columns and giant chandeliers? Did you know how much I would not want you to go and how mad and afraid I would be? Were you letting me know that you are with God and you are going to be fine?

I may be crazy but it makes me wonder if subconsciously your soul knew that your time on earth was going to end soon and that is what inspired you to write those words. It’s been almost five years now Sara and when I allow myself to feel the pain deep inside me, it still hurts so bad, as if it were just yesterday. I wish you had the chance to finish your book, I wish you had the chance to finish your life. I miss you more and more each year that passes. I love you and can’t wait to see you in Heaven….

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THINKING ABOUT YOU SARA!!!!!! YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  / ALEXIS (A FRIEND... )

HI SARA,

I LOOK AT YOUR PICS AND STILL CRY EVERYTIME...YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL AND YOUR MOM MISSES YOU SO MUCH..WE TALK ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE WISHES YOU WERE HERE..

I KNOW YOU AND MIKEY HAVE MET IN HEAVEN AND ARE PROBABLLY WISHING THAT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS COULD MOVE ON...ITS JUST SO HARD..

CATHY,

ALWAYS KNOW YOU ARE NEVER ALONE..SARA IS ALWAYS WITH YOU SHE IS IN YOUR HEART..I KNOW IT'S HARD..AND YOU WONDER WHY? BUT WE WILL NEVER KNOW..THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME..YOU ARE A GREAT LISTENER AND GIVE GOOD ADVICE..THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU..YOU HAVE BEEN SO KIND, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE STRUGGLING YOURSELF AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I APPRECIATE IT...I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU OR SARA..I HOPE SOMEDAY YOUR HEART CAN HEAL CATHY..

LOVE ALWAYS, ALEXIS

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Poo Bear Loves and Misses her Tigger  / Sonya Flores (She was my Friend.My Sister.and My idol. )
I remeber in 6th grade walking down the hall on my way to cheerleading practice and from a distance i would hear someone scream my name..i would already know who it was... so i would turn around and there sara was with the biggest smile on her face as always, and she would jump on me, then put her arms over my shoulder and we would rush to practice... i always looked up to Sara.. i wanted to be just like her.. she taught me so much... she was more than a friend..she was my Tigger... she was like a big sister.. i remember she would put makeup on me.. and fix my hair.. she always had me looking like a movie star.. and if i was ever sad she was always there to comfort me.. with sara, it was always "look on the bright side"...and if that speech still didn't cheer me up she would always get up and sing lil john's "to the window to the wall".. that never failed.... the night we got the call about sara.. i was in complete shock..and denial.. my sister tiffany had just gotten home from hanging out with her.. i had just talked to her on the phone a couple hours before...i felt empty...after much grieving i finally decided that it wasn't what sara wanted she didn't want people to cry over her.. she didn't want anyone to feel one ounce of pain... so to this day i release the pain of losing sara by praying for her.. and talkin to her... cause i know she can hear me.. she was always the one person who would be there to listen to me. no matter what i had to say.. and i know she still somewhere listening..Sara.. i miss you so much..and i know that you had a bigger purpose in life.. which makes me only look up to you more... i love you TiggerBabie.. and u will always be in my heart<3 Close

i didnt know her but in the lord i do  / Isabel Sandoval (none just a sister in the lord )
i am very sorry i cryed reading this i am very sorry i know i didnt know her but i mean i am 12 and i wont imange dieing a year from now i am truly truly sorry i am going to pray for you becasue i cant imange that to lose someone just by one little mistake well i am sorry i will pray for you Close

The one angel that helped the world  / Savanna Cotsenmoyer (none)

Hearing about you accident makes me cry at night and knowing how many lives you have saved gives me convidence to think "She had to have helped someone and if she were here now she would have saved millions more" Sara your family and your freinds miss more than any thing in the world and I know you did not know me but I care about the accident just as much as anone else in this cruel, cruel worid I know god means best buit why did he have to pick you to leave us all your known to my family as "The one angel helped the world"

              WE ALL CARE FOR YOU SARA ROSE HENNARICHS

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I miss you.  / Kaitlyn Russo (Friend)

Hey Sara,

Wow I just cannot believe how long it has been since I seen you last.  I still remeber the way you smiled when you said hey, and how we laughed together reminising about elementry days.  I wish I could have told you more that day how much I love and care about you. I miss you and I know you are still here with us all, but not seeing that beautiful smile just is not the same. I love you and I hope you had an amazing birthday.

Kaitlyn

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Sara's Smiles  / Carolyn Thews (teacher)

This year, on your birthday, my classes shared "Sara's Smiles"...each student wrote something nice about their classmates.  Today, I finally finished typing up the comments and will give each student a laminated "Sara's Smiles" list of the nice things that were said about them.  Your smile is with me always and you have inspired my students to share smiles with each other. 

Love,

Carolyn Thews

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visited / Christina Odom
Hi my name is Christina Odom i am from Mississippi. I was directed to the atv website from my best friend Kim Wright, her son Jamie Dunn was killed on an atv last year. When she was directing me on how to get to Jamie's memorial page she directed me here to your daughters and then search his name from there. After finding and reading his i came back here to read bout Sara. As i was reading i seen where you ask for people to let you know that they visited sara's page. I just wanted you to know my prayers are with you and your family. Let Sara's sisters know my heart goes out to them as i  know what it is to loose a sibling as i lost a brother when i was 19 and he was 20. Due to an ultralight plane crash. My moms sister and family owned a business that built those planes. Which my cousin was the pilot and they both were killed instantly. So as i read about your court case etc. it reminded me of my family going through all the same stuff with it being my mom and her sister both loosing a son due to a wing not properly put together. So i just want to say it is still hard for us today an April 27th will be 15yrs. but i have learned god will not put more on us than we can handle. But i will always miss my brother, but girls just remember Sara is always your angel that sits on your shoulders! Thanks for letting me share and my prayers are with your whole family...Christina Odom Close

Hey Sara  / Benny Perlman (Friend)
Hi Sara,

I just wanted to say Hello and tell you that I still think about you all the time.  There are things all over the place that remind me of you.  I hope you saw Stephanie.  She's up in heaven to play with you now.  Please please please take care of Stephanie.  It makes me feel a little better knowing that someone as special as you is up in heaven to take care of our Stephanie.

I love you Sara.

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Thank you for this site  / Albert Comulada (None)
I just wanted to thank you for putting up this site and offer my condolences. I know it had to be so difficult and the ones I see responsible are the parents of the kid that drove the ATV. We live in a neighborhood that has these annoying things running up and down the street - and they are completely illegal. The police enforcement is poor and these parents buy their kids these things just to prove they have money. I have 12 and 13 year old daughters and we tell them they can't ride on them (or golfcarts - also illegal) unless an adult is driving - and certainly not drive them. But kids don't always do as they are told - that's why it boils down to the parents that buy these things and just let their kids loose with them.
I'm going to show my girls your video, I just wanted to say thank you.
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