Memories of Scott

I was having a dream last night about off-roading in my Jeep. I was driving through this area in Maine that is not a place you could four wheel. I came to this clearing and my nephew Scott was standing in front of the Jeep looking at me. I leaned into the steering wheel and gazed at him, wondering if he was real. I got out of the Jeep and walked over to him. I asked him what he was doing there. He said "I came to see you--this is our place." I looked around and suddenly I woke up. I hate when I wake up in a dream before I figured it out, before it feels finished.

While the dream was still fresh I realized it was where we went riding on our mountain bikes the last time I saw him. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. It was such a perfect time. He was so special to me. I remember when he was born. He was the most gorgeous baby and turned into the most handsome man. He had the most amazing smile. He loved nature and adventure and life.

It's been 10 years since he left his physical body. I still miss him. It doesn't feel like it's been 10 years. Whenever I'm with my son I think about him. Jesse was born the day after Scott's 2nd birthday. I wanted to have him on his birthday, but it didn't work out that way. I wonder what Scott would be like today. He'd be coming up on his 34th birthday.

I miss you Scott. Rest in Peace...

 

Robert Scott

October 14, 1979 ~ October 8, 2003

October 10, 2003

Boonsboro man, 24, dies in I-695 motorcycle crash

A 24-year-old Boonsboro man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail on a Baltimore Beltway off-ramp in Glen Burnie late Wednesday night, Maryland State Police said.

Robert Dabbondanza's motorcycle slipped through the guardrail and slid about 130 feet on the off-ramp from Interstate 695 to Route 2, police said. It was unclear yesterday whether he had been wearing a helmet.

Dabbondanza was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he was pronounced dead shortly after the 11:50 p.m. accident, police said.

Speed and alcohol consumption appear to have contributed to the crash, police said.