okay, whisper down the lane is over.  this blog was created to give a
moment of silence to a young man who died.  obviously people cannot do
that, instead they write hateful things, so please don't give a moment
of silence and please don't continue to answer this blog.

Stephen Vivarttas was an awesome kid full of life.  He made a very bad
decision and tragic mistake on April 25th that cost him his life. His
family and friends will have to live with that for the rest of their
lives.

The press blew this up, and this blog yet blew it up further; let me
set you straight.
Stephen was not drinking before he raced his car.
Stephen's parents simply asked the person he was racing to come
forward (after that person decided to leave the scene of a fatal
accident, which is a crime and i believe street racing is a crime
too). they asked to have some respect, how could you just leave (as
yes, how could you?).
My husband even spoke with the press and they twisted the information
he told them and that had only to do with where he worked.

Unless you have experienced this same situation, you cannot say what
you would do, feel, or how you would react.  Believe me, he was a 2nd
son to me, I know how I feel and I can't even begin to understand how
his mother must feel inside, how empty she feels, how she may even
blame herself in some way.

So, please for the sake of the family and my family, which I hope
NEVER reads this, either give your moment of silence or pass this blog
by.  Because these hateful comments are just too much to bear.