Robert and Catherine our family simply wants you to know how much we think and talk about Nick. We all miss him as he will be a part of our hearts and memories forever. We love and pray for you. Kay Lynn

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Scroggs, I happened to be driving from FW to Dallas on I-30 that day and was stopped in traffic for more than an hour not knowing what had happened. When I got to the site, I saw Nick's bag pack, Dr. Barber holding his child (I think). I can never forget that image. Later on I learnt the whole story through the media. Every single time I pass that point on I-30, it gives me the chills knowing Nick was there. My heart has been calling for the past few weeks knowing that it was almost a year ago when it happened. I happened to come across this website for the first time today and was surprised to find that it was indeed a year ago today (Thursday afternoon)!! I hope you, your family and Dr. Barber's family are able to find peace with the Good Lordâ??s help, knowing that your Angel is with Him and looking over you. I wanted to share my thoughts and prayers, and wish you peace and tranquility...I believe that's what your smart, beautiful, baby boy would've wanted for you.

There is not a swim practice that goes by, nor a meet we attend, that I don't think of Nick and how much we all miss him. Heidi, Robbie, and I were looking forward to watching Nick's progress through high school and beyond. At this first anniversary of his passing we have your family in our thoughts and send our ongoing love and support.

Dear Scroggs Family, It has been the strangest thing lately. As you know I did not have the good fortune to know Nick. But He has come up in several separate conversations lately. Two of the people who mentioned him talked about how sad his death was. One lady at Swim Team practice just happened to be thinking about the news story the other day and how sad it was last year. She didn't know Nick's name but she remembered the story and said she had been thinking about your family this Christmas. I mentioned that I had gone to high school with you and that we were on Swim Team together. I also took the liberty of telling her about your site and how I thought you would rather people know how great Nick's life has been. Another family at the pool knew you guys too...and they knew Nick. I'm afraid I don't know their names but at the end of the conversation they were laughing and talking about how Great Nick was. It was really touching and I wanted you and Katherine to know about it. I have prayed that people would look at Nick's site and celebrate his life. I hope you accept this note with the kindness it was meant to extend. Meg

mr. & mrs. scroggs, can you please tell me where he was barried? i wanted to put something on his grave. i wasn't able to go to his_____ so i wanted to take something there this year to make up for it...Thank you.

I hadn't known Nick very long when he died in December. I had him for Geometry and each day, he would walk in that classroom and have this big smile on his face. I can't remember if he ever had a sad look on his face, even a frown, but he would be so friendly to everyone, me included. Although I only sat next to him, I felt as if I knew him for years. When I read that a teen struck crossing I-30, I didn't think much of it. But when I saw his name, this thought in my head came along and had me fearing the worst, which was confirmed the next morning as I walked down the hall, I saw people crying and then being told by the administration that he had been killed drove it home to me that my friend had been killed. The guy that I sat next to for the past 4 months was gone. In my last class of the day, our teacher offered us a chance to go visit a "make-shift" memorial downstairs in another classroom. Almost everyone raised their hands and as a group, we walked solemnly down to the teacher's room. We got there and there was a classroom filled of people silently sitting there-- some working; others sobbing quietly. I stood there and thought that my friend had touched the lives of so many people. Nick had been so cared for... and so many cared for him. I left that day hoping that Nick was in a place of total serenity and that at this very moment, he's looking down at us... smiling. I hope he's enjoying his time up there... hopefully swimming in that big pool up there. As I write this, tears are coming. Knowing that he's in a better place now, I just want know say that he was a great guy... and an excellent friend. I hope this is read, because I want it to touch you the same way itâ??s touched me. Thank you, Nick, for giving me the pleasure of knowing you and letting me sit next to you, because it was something that anyone would've wanted. - Eddie Sigala (eddiesigala@gmail.com)

As we draw nearer to that time of year, O how I wish Nick and I had both stayed in bed that day! Heartbroken for you all, I continue to pray for you.

Nick I miss you terribly.. Especially because I lost two more people in the last two months.. If there is anyway you can read this I want you to know I love you man.. You're forever in my thoughts.

Nick, i miss you so much! I love you, rest in peace

There was a Swim Team support-advertisement sort of thing on the video announcements last week. You would have been a star if you were here, Nick.

We all know that Nick was very intelligent and talented. But this is what I think made Nick special. Nick was an only child for many years. He was the first grandchild for, really, three sets of grandparents. and an Aunt who was like a grandmother. This could easily have made him spoiled. But it didn't. His parents were divorced when he was young. Then he ended up with a step brother, step mother, step father, and half sister. This could have made him jealous. But it didn't. Whith this history he could have ended up as a troubled child. Acting out and seeking attention. But he didn't. He just went through his life with smiling determination, remaining a happy, friendly, likeable young man. I'm sure that his values and attitude were infulenced by his parents and his extended family. But those values and attitude did make him very special. To me, A person is never really gone, as long as their memories remain. I will always remember Nicko.

I am Nicks next door neighbor. It has taken me almost a year since Nick passed away, to look through the web site set up for such a brilliant and beautiful young child. I wanted Katherine, Robert and Houston to know how much my self, Dean, Aaron, Karah and Miranda have enjoyed looking through his pictures and videos here. We had many smiles as we looked. We all miss him so much and there isnt a day that passes we dont think of him. As we open our front door each morning to greet the day with unknown possibilities- the first thing we see is the window into Nicks room...it is something very somber and at the same time a constant reminder of those we love, those we miss and all the beauty there is in life still to see. Nick was very special to my family...he radiated the simplistic awe of love, laughter and the zest for taking life by the reigns and making every moment count. Through Nick, we have all gained an immeasurable amount of love one for another and the true meaning of what life has to offer each one of us...and for that, I thank him. I have been very blessed to have been able to share in some witness to his beautiful life.

missed spending time with Nick today. it would have been his 15th birthday. it's still hard to believe he will always now be 14 years old, but since this is a place for memories, a memory I will share. I choose a memory from my first house (not sure if I've shared it before and don't feel like looking back through the comments to check - sorry if it's a repeat). In the summer of 2000, I went to Jamaica and came home just in time to close on my first house. In Jamaica, I searched for a great "Nicholas gift" - it had to be interesting, not too commercial and something he would actually like. He was 5 going on 6, so when I saw the little steel drum, I thought it would be perfect. shortly after buying the house, Robert (my brother, Nick's dad) came down with Nicholas to help me paint the new place, lay floors, break tiles, etc. so, there we were in that empty house painting with my 6-year old nephew pounding away on the steel drum, with the noise echoing through the house. it was great! Robert and I were probably the only ones who would have thought so, but it made us laugh and Nicholas had a great time, so really that was all that mattered. now my daughter has that drum, and I only hope she has as many laughs and as much fun with it as Nicholas did that one weekend. happy birthday, NAS. you are missed.

Happy Birthday, Nick! We all miss you so much.

If I am not mistaken, today would be Nick's 15th birthday. It is so sad that he is gone. I'm keeping his family in my thoughts and prayers today. Sheri