I would like to thank a wonderful man named Wyatt Grayson. He had heard of Sam's foundation through a friend. Wyatt lives in Canada and is a country singer. He read about our story and wrote a beautiful song that is dedicated to Areille, Paige, and Samuel. Below you can read the words that he wrote about that sad, sad night. Thank you Wyatt for your heart and for your talent. You are a wonderful man and we will always appreciate you.

Wyatt Grayson, songwriter

Copyright 2011 Wyatt Grayson

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I saw a small white cross by the side of the road
On the way as we drove to the bar
It's Friday night and we're out on the town 
In my old friend's brand new car 

We pull in to park so far from the bar 
We walk half a mile to get in 
Cause my friend don't want a scratch on his new Cadillac 
So he parks where nobody else is 

It's a good night all around as he puts the shots down 
Guess he's got it in mind to celebrate 
And I'm nursing a Coke cause I already know 
By midnight he'll be in no shape 

We talk and we dance and we look for romance 
Like any old boys always do 
And as often as not we don't have much luck 
As we head out by the light of the moon 

When we get to his car, he leans on the door 
And he's laughing out loud and I say, 
'I think I should drive,' cause there in my mind 
Is that little white cross on the way 

But he starts up his car and spins the wheel hard
And I watch him go speeding away
And later that night they tell me he died
And he took three young kids to their graves

And I could have been much more of a friend
And I should have twisted his arm
Lord what might have been if I’d only said 
Give me the keys to your car
Please give me the keys to your car’

Tom and I would like to thank the following people for their part in our journey.

Captain Randy Schultz of the Brown County Sheriff's Department. How can we ever tell you enough how much you and your men and women mean to our families. From the 911 operators getting the first calls to Officer Dave being the last person to look into those beautiful blue eyes of Sam's, to the perimedics who tried everything they could to save three lives.  You will always be placed in a very special part of our hearts. You are a wonderul man and a great captain.  Thank you for becoming a police officer. We love you.

All the men and women on the Brown County police force and the Ashwaubenon Paramedics. Thank you for everything you did and tried to do to save Arielle, Paige, and Sam's lives.  We can only imagine how hard your jobs must be, but, know that these three families will ALWAYS be grateful and will ALWAYS love you.

Dr. McNutt and his staff at St. Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay. Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts, for everything you tried to do to save our son's life in those early morning hours of June 19, 2009. Thank you for allowing Tom to come in so often to hold his boy's hand and tell him how much we loved him and for him to know that God was there to take him home should he not make it.  Thank you for the gentle way you did tell us that Sam went Home to Heaven.  Your hugs and your tears will forever be felt.  We love you all for what you tried to do....give us our son back. 

To Patti Van Norden, Arielle's mom, John Lewandowski, Arielle's dad, Shannon Berg, Paige's mom, and Randy Berg, Paige's dad...  Thank you for walking this walk with us.  We love you all more than you will ever know and Tom and I are so sorry you lost each of your sweet girls.  You will always be in our hearts.

To all the people who supported this foundation. Thank you to all the donors, workers, encouragers, huggers, and people who just loved us. You are all who made this foundation possible. You did and are doing what is most needed...to saves lives...so families can stay together.

I would like to thank my husband, Tom, for letting me crawl onto his lap when I would cry so hard and just needed to feel his arms around me, like I wanted to just get lost inside of him and be protected. He helped me to forgive and reminded me of how much God loves Sam and that He would never take his life lightly because He knew how much it would hurt us.  To trust Him even when we don't have all the answers. I did that.  And, I'm so glad I did.  Thank you God for holding us and carrying us when we just can't take another step. You truly are wonderful.