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[JustAGuy]

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Good afternoon everyone.

I want to tell you a little about our experience with Scott Settlemire and what he's done for us. For those of you that don't know, my son Dawson passed away in February at eight years of age. A while after that, I sent a PM to Scott to thank him for the memories that his hard work and dedication brought to my son - at the time, I was hoping to simply thank all those that had an impact on Dawson's life.

To this point, I've kept pretty quiet about all of the things that have happened since that simple email but I think all of you should know what an amazing person Scott really is. Yes, there are lots of threads on here about him being a God (and I know they're tongue in cheek) - there are many that speak about his efforts on the Camaro - many that thank him for all of the information he's passed on through the years. And there are many, many of his 'preaching' threads about being safe in your Camaros. I've read some where we've tested his patience to the point he's actually 'fought back' a little and to be honest, I'm surprised how thick his skin really is.

Shortly after I sent Scott the original email, he asked for permission to post it. I agreed and the outpouring of sympathy and condolensces was, and continues to be, very comforting to my wife and I. After that, Scott sent us a gift and then surprised us by asking permission to hand out a few awards at car shows this summer. The awards given out were "Dawson's Pick" for the best Camaro in the show. These awards were handed out in Atlanta, Deleware, Carlisle and finally, at the PACE/Tom Henry Cruise to Mars. If that wasn't enough, he's been most concerned about Dawson's younger brother Alex and sent him several nice gifts for his birthday - all Camaro related of course!

My wife, Alex, and I travelled to the last of the shows to meet Scott, to thank him personally, and to witness the last of Dawson's Picks being awarded. As much as I wish it wasn't necessary in the first place, it was truly an honour to see such a thing. To top it all off, Scott offered Lord Quicksilver for us to drive in the Cruise to Mars - and no, I'm not crazy enough to have taken him up on it!

For all of these things, my wife and I presented Scott with a small token of our thanks and I want to share it with you.



You all need to know that there are GOOD people in the world who really care about you - Scott is one of them. Beyond all of his accomplishments, all of his boyish enthusiam and humour, all of his preaching, all of his support and help, there is a man who genuinely cares about the world and everyone in it.

We are all fortunate to have him.

Thank you Scott . . .

Mike

[LittleMT]

wow....awesome post.......

[SSRSLY]

You made me cry at work! Awesome post.

[Tessa]

Beautiful post - I'm a little teary now....

[Scott@Bjorn3D]

Scott is a great guy. He did alot for us also with Stephanie's battle with Cancer. #230 got to us thanks to him and John Fritzpatrick.

[2010 SSRS]

Very nice

[PQ]

Very cool.

Wish I could have made it to Mars.

Congrats Scott, I consider this a great honor.

[sfgiantsfan9]

Great post. Glad there was something that could ease yours and your families pain even a little bit. I send my best wishes to you and your family during your hard times and I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

[CamaroNewb]

WOW...That is amazing. I was going strong until I got to the picture. Definitely snatched a few tears out of me quite unexpectedly. I am very sorry for your loss. Situation aside, It is always great to read posts recognizing the good people in life.

[MIT'13]

Wonderful. I read your original message to Scott when he posted it. God bless you and your family.

[67 Convertible]

Great post. There are alot of nice people in the world, in fact there are many. Scott sure is one of them.
Again, I am so very sorry for your loss.

[ViperTomcat]

Truly a class act, and a credit to the automotive community, and most importantly, the American people and the human race.

Wonderful post

[BilJ]

I am sincerely sorry for your loss but am glad you shared this amazing story with us. The best of thoughts to you and yours, and Scott...he indeed went above and beyond.

[40years]

I too wept when I first read the post by Scott. I offered my condolensces then ans still wish you and your family the best possible. THANKS SCOTT, you are a truly remarkable person.