Darrell Scott, Living Hero

Darrell Scott is the father of Rachel Scott, the young 13-year-old who was one of the first students slain in the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, which claimed the lives of twelve students and one teacher.

Shortly after the tragedy, Scott resigned from his job and began speaking to youth groups and communities as part of an organization called Columbine Redemption, which also published a monthly magazine with writings from family members and guest columnists, samples of Rachel's essays, and profiles of other Columbine victims.  Following that, the Scotts started Rachel's Challenge, a non-profit community outreach organization which speaks to children and teens about school violence, encouraging them to become aware and also to perform acts of kindness to help prevent violence.

Since then, Darrell has spoken to over five million people in live settings, appeared on numerous television talk shows, and co-authored five books.

(This is the second of ten living heroes that I will be profiling as part of the Live Like A Champion project and Ultimate Black Belt Test.)