Memories of Scott
reported by Paul Ivory on
8/04/00
My thoughts about Scott Kinkele
Learning of Scott’s untimely death left me in a state of disbelief, shocked,
saddened, enraged, depressed, frustrated, reminiscent. I run out of words to
express my feelings. I am angered at the low-life punks who needlessly took
Scott’s life. So many things I would like to do to them, but none of them would
bring back Scott. Its in God’s hands now and those punks will not escape their
judgment and punishment.
As I think about what Scott is doing right now, my reminiscing and spiritual
teachings suggest that he has been taken home to his Heavenly Home where God may
have had a need for him now to help in the spirit world. When we see him there I
know he will greet us with a smile and a hug and he’ll be offering us
encouragement and consoling us rather than the other way around.
On the other hand, if God did not call Scott home early, then at least we
know Scott was welcomed home to loving family and friends who he knew in this
earth life and in the spirit world before he came here. I believe our savior
Jesus Christ has already welcomed Scott and helped him through any transition
that was needed. Scott is so adaptable that his concern will not be for himself,
but for those loved ones he left behind. Scott will probably even be feeling
sorry for the fate that lies ahead for those who did this to him, because their
fate will be horrible indeed.
My only acquaintance with Scott has been on the MAMA trail runs we all enjoy
so much. He was so easy to enjoy, so true to his ideals, a real friend to anyone
who needed encouragement. Although his athletic fitness would have allowed him
to do all the runs and just go out and kick butt, he was happy to help pace many
of us through parts of the runs we did, and then when it was time he could take
off and leave miles of distance between us.
When I have tried to explain who Scott was to my friends I used phrases like,
I’m going to keep this short, because I am so frustrated by the event of his
death that I know I don’t really think very clearly to express myself. I have a
sickening feeling in my stomach as I ponder about this sad tragedy. On one hand
I want to reach out in anger and retribution, and on the other I know that
“Judgment is mine and mine alone, thus saith the Lord”. I need to find a way to
internalize and celebrate the good that Scott represented and do a better job of
the same. The pictures I have of Scott will forever bring back fond feelings of
the wonderful man and friend that he was and is.
Run4Fun in Heaven, Scott, -top-
By Paul
Ivory
Marathon A Month Athletes (MAMA) member
3 August 2000
- “He was the young good looking Navy officer who used to drive up here from
San Antonio to run with our MAMA group”.
- “He was always bubbling over with
smiles and all that fun stuff”.
- “He was really in awesome condition, you
could tell he worked out by his strong upper body with lots of muscle
definition”.
- “He ran my butt off at Grasslands on the first 10 mile loop
and he was just pacing us”.
Paul Ivory
MAMA Friend