THE FOLLOWNG ARTICAL WAS WRITTEN BY ROD TAYLOR, LAWYER FOR A.B.A.T.E. LEGAL SERVICES, AND APPEARED IN THE A.B.A.T.E. STATE PAPER IN SEPTEMBER 2005.

ROCKY, SCOTT AND ME

Friday was a bad day for us. Rocky Weems called to say that his best friend Scott Prewitt passed away. Scott was one of the first members of the CROSSROADS CHAPTER, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois.

I got to know Scott primarily through Rocky Weems, who was horribly injured 2 years ago. They were friends like you always wanted to have. They worked together as supervisors at Quebecor Petty. Two years ago, none of us thought Rocky would live after that old man turned in front of him and left him with a terrible brain injury. But somehow Scott knew Rocky would recover. None of us thought that Rocky would ever be able to be on his own again. But somehow Scott knew that Rocky would be just fine.

Rocky's recovery was a miracle – and I always thought Scott had something to do with it. He was always there for Rocky. These men would have been an honorable subject of a John Steinbeck novel. They truly embodied the definition of friends. I had the honor of visiting with both of them at the State Party. Scott was a gentle giant of a man but wanted to get thinner for himself and for his wonderful wife Robin.

He underwent surgery to help in that regard but complications from that surgery caused his death. Scott told me about his upcoming surgery and how much he was looking forward to the results. I always hated the expression "Only the good die young" but now Rocky and I know it is true.

BELOW IS A PICTURE OF MY TATTOO

IN HONOR OF SCOTT.

Scott Prewitt