Scott Resnick: Beloved Friend, Husband & Father
Today was one of the most devastating days I think I’ve ever experienced.
This is our good friend, Scott Resnick.
He died in a plane accident today. He was flying a small plane to Arizona for a funeral. He experienced some kind of mechanical failure and the wreckage was found a few hours later.
Scott is survived by his wife, Holly, one of my closest dearest friends, and her 4 children, Kiel, Reilly, Ireland & Kelton.
Here’s a photo of them from our annual family beach vacation we were on just a little under a month ago:
Here we are, racing down the beach together (well… Brian & Scott were racing. I was screaming and taking pictures):
I can’t even find the words to express my feelings right now. Words seem cheap. I wish you could read my heart.
My heart is heavy for my dear friend, Holly and her kids. Brian will miss Scott. Scott and Brian were JUST hanging out the other day working on our Volvo together. Holly’s life will never be the same.
Please pray. Where-ever you are in the world… PRAY fervently… passionately… constantly. Pray for peace to envelope Holly and her kids. Pray for all family and friends involved. Pray for God’s glory to shine… even in this.
Jenni on Skype: jclayville 
Crystal Renaud
i love you. and you know i have your back, sister.
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May 24, 2009 @ 3:38 am
Pokinatcha
Sending you my condolences for the loss of your friend. Lifting you all up in prayer.
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May 24, 2009 @ 3:47 am
jenni
Thank you, girls. The more coverage we have in prayer… the better.
Just waiting for Australia to jump on the bandwagon (David & Diane).
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May 24, 2009 @ 3:50 am
kristiapplesauce
Praying for you all.
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May 24, 2009 @ 4:47 am
David
Here we are, praying as you sleep over there.
And with Kristi in Africa, I think all the timezones are fairly well covered.
(I know that sounds trite but I’m serious. As I know you are – let’s bring real practical meaning to praying without ceasing)
So we are praying in agreement.
“God, let your LOVE manifest exceedingly, abundantly beyond what anyone can imagine in the lives of Holly and all those affected by this tragedy.”
And our love goes out to you all across the ocean.
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May 24, 2009 @ 5:06 am
darla
Praying for you all, and lifting Holly and the kids up..Praying to see HIS glory in this…love you
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May 24, 2009 @ 7:00 am
Jim Drake
Jenny
I will pray for Holly and her family; for Brian and you in your loss. What a tragedy and to leave such a beautiful family. Will pray for the kids too–must be devastating.
May all of you know the God of all comfort in an amazing and supernatural way this morning.
Jim
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May 24, 2009 @ 7:23 am
ron ragsag
We’re so sorry for your loss and for Holly’s and the rest of the family too. Our prayers are with all of you. May you all find peace in your hearts through Christ!
Ron & Lynnea
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May 24, 2009 @ 8:20 am
tina
Sorry to hear about your loss. Lots of prayers will be coming from the Kibbie’s. May Christ encircle his arms around you, Holly and her children eternally with His love.
Tina (Thompsen) Kibbie
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May 24, 2009 @ 9:01 am
Dania
My prayers are going up.
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May 24, 2009 @ 10:11 am
brandolynicole
I barely know you through twitter and I don’t know your friends at all, yet because of this wonderful thing called social networking, I’m able to pray for people I don’t know and be touched by those I barely know. Know that after reading this, tears are shed in North Dakota for your precious friends. And prayers are offered here as well.
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May 24, 2009 @ 11:22 am
gitz
I wish I had words, Jenni… I’m just so very sorry.
I have been praying for you and his family since I heard yesterday. I’m carrying a pit in my stomach, not for Scott, but for all of you who love and miss and rely on him. I’m praying for all of his and Holly’s friends that God puts the right words on your hearts and the right actions in your hands to help her and the kids through this.
I know we’ve never met, but I’m sending you every ounce of love I have. Let us know what else we can do.
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May 24, 2009 @ 11:38 am
AmyE
There are no words … only sorrow for those left behind. You and the rest of Holly’s incredible network of friends will love her well … letting her and the kids grieve in authenticity with no expectations. That’s what will get her through. The rest of us will pray …
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May 24, 2009 @ 11:58 am
Rachel
Beautiful pics Jenni.
The Resnicks and their community have been written on my heart and will continue to be lifted up in prayer.
Loves-
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May 24, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
Helen
Although I know our minds and emotions are so temporal, I pray that the promises we know about Heaven would be a comfort to all of you. I pray that the body of believers would surround and encourage Holly and the children throughout this ordeal. Above all, I pray that we would remember–and truly believe–that God is always good.
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May 24, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
CJ Johnston
Very sorry for your loss. Praying for you and yours today.
CJ
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May 24, 2009 @ 1:14 pm
Christy
Praying. I have been praying since your tweet yesterday.
There are no other words at a time like this except pleads to our Father for Holly and their children, family, you and their friends.
For Comfort, For Peace.
Praying God sustains you all in the coming days as only He can.
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May 24, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
Vicki Smith
Jenny,
Please tell Holly that Justin, Carly, Taylor, Vicki and the rest of the Smith clan over here on the East coast are praying diligently for her and her precious family. I have been thinking and praying for Holly all day since I heard the news this morning. Please send her our love and thank you for posting these photos – what a very special family. I am so gald that you are there for her.
Blessings,
Vicki Smith
Peachtree City, Georgia
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May 24, 2009 @ 7:43 pm
Brian
Honey,
You have been so amazing through this whole process. Thank you for all you are doing to honor Scott, to assist Holly and the kids, and for just being an amazing friend.
I miss Scott already. He was such a help to me 10 days ago with our car and the mechanical work he did for no charge. The time we spent hanging out at the beach a month ago was awesome too. He was so willing to just be there for a friend in need. I want to honor him by just being there for his family now.
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May 25, 2009 @ 1:35 am
TobinShack
WOW. What a shocker! Daylon was one of my best friends and I had the opportunity to meet Scott at Medford Air once. What a loss, and a HUGE gain for our Heavenly Father! Let me know if there is anything I can do for you guys!! May the Lord bless them and give them all the flight clearances they want! The have the best wings possible now. May Gods Grace and Love soak everyone involved in this!
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May 25, 2009 @ 2:28 am
Diana Baiar
My husband and I have known Scott for sooo many years… back in the early 90’s. Scott was an amazing man with a big heart and he sure knew how to skate board for Christ. We will miss his smile and love. My husband used to meet with him every Tuesday mornings back in the day, to encourage each other and pray for each other… such a huge loss… and like TobinShack said, a huge gain for the Father. Scott, say hi to Steve Kinney for us. God has some serious wariors with him!
Our prayers are for Holly and the kids and for Scott’s dear parents whom we met so many years ago. Thanks for memorializing Scott Resnick!
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May 25, 2009 @ 3:15 am
jenni
Thank you all for your prayers and wonderful words. Scott will be remembered for the amazing man he was. He’s leaving an amazing legacy.
Tobin – We will be praying for YOUR loss as well. We’re all connected, aren’t we?
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May 25, 2009 @ 3:24 am
Theresa
My heart breaks for all of your losses. How sad for Holly and the children. I pray that the Lord will fill you all with peace.
My Father In Law passed away Saturday night. It was very hard for my teenage children. We have lived with him for 3 years taking care of him. He was 76.
It is so hard to understand when He takes a younger man that has kids. I will be praying mightily for you all.
BTW
I have read your blog, found you through Tam. I also enjoyed reading about Josh’s visit on his site.
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May 25, 2009 @ 3:28 am
Steve and Lisa Halliday
Jenni –
We just heard about the tragedy. We have been keeping Holly and family in prayer and will continue to do so. We’ll be leaving Virginia the end of this week; I’ll be driving back and Lisa and the girls will be coming by plane. So hope to see you all when we return.
Steve & Lisa Halliday
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May 25, 2009 @ 10:15 am
Jeremy Smith
Scott’s brother Kevin is a dear friend of mine and when I heard the news I was devastated. My most sincere condolences and deepest sympathies go out to all of Scott’s family as well as everyone affected by this tragedy. We are keeping you all in prayer.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Smith
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May 25, 2009 @ 11:49 am
Melinda Groth
You have used your amazing organizational skills to funnel your powerful emotions toward practical usefulness.
I am so impressed with how you handled the assist-lists, communication about what to do/not do, providing double coolers (1 for hot & 1 for cold) outside the door for drop-offs, even a plastic Ziploc bag for leaving notes.
I am wide-eyed and taking notes on how you stream-lined and handled this.
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May 25, 2009 @ 9:07 pm
jenni
Looks like the community that has been affected by this was WAY bigger than we could have ever imagined.
Melinda… thank you for your encouragement, always. you know my organization is mostly a disease right
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May 26, 2009 @ 1:38 am
Chris Schaus
Let’s pray for Rudi and Shelley as well. (Scott’s mom and dad) Shelly’s loss of a brother and a son all at once can only be a devestating shock. Praise God they are deeply comitted followers of Christ.
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May 26, 2009 @ 10:10 am
jenni
Great addition, Chris. THANK YOU!
I just added that to the post.
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May 26, 2009 @ 10:19 am
grace s. cartwright
i didnt know scott, but the copilot, Daylon, was one of my dear friends. praying for scott’s precious family.
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May 26, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Andy Kaster
Jenni, I am so grieved in my heart to find out about this. Scott was a man of God.
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May 26, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
jenni
grace – we are all praying for Daylon’s family as well!
andy – just keep praying for holly and the kids.
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May 26, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Heather Pasley
Australia is in. Prayers are reigning down. I can’t imagine the grief. ALL my love and prayers and covering for you and this beautiful family.
Love you Jenni,
Heather
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May 27, 2009 @ 1:41 am
Perry Pust
My deepest condolences to you in the loss of your husband, father, and friend of many. I had the privaledge of meeting Scott a couple years ago while he was working with Marshall Pryor. While I did not know him well, he welcomed me and had a passion that showed for missions. He will be greatly missed, and our prayers from the MAF staff will be over you and your kids as you adjust to life without him. This is so tragic, but in our faith in Jesus Christ, we know that God can even work this out for some good in some (many) peoples lives. We may never see that, but in His grace, we might get a glimps of why God allowed this to happen. May Christ be glorified through this tragedy, and may you find the peace that passes understanding as you rest in His arms through your grief, disbelief, and adjustments to come.
We love you and are praying for you.
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May 27, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
Liz
OMG!!! Jenni I’m SO sorry!!! This totally made me break down! I feel your pain! I pray that Holly finds solace in the midst of all of this. I am thankful that she has amazing friends to support her through this time. I had to go through it alone (which is why I’m still healing) but thank God for friends like you Jenni! My heart goes out to her and her family.
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May 27, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
Sherry
Thanks for sharing the pictures, Jenni. Holly & the kids will be so happy to have those memories to fall back on. Holly’s been such an integral part of SPC’s worship ministry for so long that she just seems like a member of the family – to just about everyone, I would guess. Anyway, there’s just no way to get past this terrible heartache. All we can do is lift our sorrow up and pray for comfort – for everyeone.
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May 27, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
Joan VG
We in Lynden, Washington are praying for Holly and her children, as well as the entire circle of friends, family and fellow worshippers at SPC. Our worship team spent some time last night in prayer for you as well. May you all feel the love, support and prayers of the family of God!
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May 27, 2009 @ 8:26 pm
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May 28, 2009 @ 1:01 am
Tim Hill
In the past 4 months Scott sold an airplane for me and I nearly purchased 2 other aircraft through him. I didn’t know Scott on a personal level, but on a business level he was great.
We had lunch together last month and I was stressing out a bit about the whole process of buying and selling airplanes and Scott told me, “Don’t worry so much. Just pray about it and it will work out for the best.”
In looking through the 54 e-mails that Scott and I exchanged in the last 4 months, he almost always ended his e-mails “with thanks.”
Best wishes to his friends, widow and kids.
With thanks for knowing Scott, even if only briefly.
Tim Hill
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May 29, 2009 @ 9:50 am
Teri & Ken
May our hearts and prayers go out to soften you loss. We did know the passenger Daylon when he was only 5 yrs old and know his mother as a long time friend. Both men were huge contributors to make this world a better place to live and they will be missed. God please take care of them for us. Mahalo Nui Loa.
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May 29, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
A person
his daughter was a friend of my daughter.. they always played together at school. i feel bad for her
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Aug 01, 2009 @ 11:05 pm