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Greetings to everyone:

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wish for all a safe and prosperous 2012. As your Secretary, I have the privilege of having contact with some of you whom I have never met before. Most of this is done by receiving emails or your orders for GLRC Patches and Pins, or The GLRC Travellers Pin. On January 3, 2012 I received one of those ordinary envelopes addressed to GLRC Secretary. I noted the name Skylar Lyon of Brazil Indiana. I carry the envelope up the long driveway to my home and think of my wife (Bobbie Sue) who has been in Las Vegas Nevada since December 18, 2011. Having a loved one away from home during the Holidays has been a little difficult; we have never been apart during this time of the year before. While walking I think of our Brothers and Sisters in Law Enforcement, and of our Men and Women in The US Armed Forces and of their sacrifices. I thought of Blue Knights and of their spouses we lost in 2011.

Once inside my home I open Skylar’s envelope and find an application for the Travellers Pin. Also included are the normal photographs required to meet the criteria to earn the Pin. There is also a two page letter titled My Traveler’s Story. Skylar, whom to this day I have never spoken to, detailed in writing how he started out the day after Thanksgiving 2011 to earn his Pin. I think as did Skylar, others also have encountered the unexpected. I would like to include Skylar’s last paragraph of his Traveler’s Story to let you know how I feel about our Brother Blue Knight:

“Upon arriving back home I cleaned up and attended the funeral of a co-worker who was killed in a car accident on his way to work. I worked with him for the Indiana Department of Corrections prior to us both eventually joining the US Department of Justice. I am also friends with his brother, who also works for the Indiana DOC. He was my relief every day for the previous 3 months including the day he died. We had many conversations regarding locations and suitable signs for this ride. He was not a Blue knight, but he and his whole family did ride. I would like to dedicate this ride in his memory.”

Nicholas Andrew Ellis

December 29, 1985 - December 16, 2011

Nicholas Andrew Ellis

Nicholas Andrew Ellis, 25, of Brazil, passed away December 16, 2011 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was born December 29, 1985, in Clay County the son of Robert Max and Lois Viola (Anderson) Ellis. Nic graduated from Northview High School with the class of 2004. He worked at the Putnamville Correctional Facility and was currently employed as a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute.

Nic was a member of the Fontanet Volunteer Fire Department.

Nic had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed playing paintball and laser tag, playing video games, spending time with friends and family and especially riding his motorcycle.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Oscar T. Black, Phyllis Ellis and Gilbert Ellis as well as an Uncle Willard Ellis and cousin Jesse Stapert.

Nic is survived by his parents: Robert and Viola Ellis of Brazil; a brother Philip Ellis of Terre Haute; maternal grandmother Nancy Black; aunts and uncles: Nancy Lynn Weinrich of Lafayette, Clifford Anderson (Cindy) Brazil, Chris Traver (Richard) of Brazil, Michael Jason Black of Clinton, Brian Black (Shiela) of Brazil, Edna Meeks (Randy) Georgia, Tony Ellis (Dirinda) Brazil, and Flo Ellis of Knightsville; as well as numerous cousins and extended family members.