User profile: ShanaMo3

One of the news videos from last night:

http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/18435341/d...

My first thought looking at his picture is there is no light in his eyes. They are cold and empty. I can't even put into words all that I feel right now. The two brothers caused so much pain and heartbreak and they robbed so many of us that loved Matthew. My daughter is one of Basic's choir co-presidents. This is her senior year and because of the selfishness of the brothers and their disregard for life, what should have been one of the best years of her life has been forever stained with tears and loss.

Without her beloved choir director there is no longer the choir trip/festival that had been planned for the spring at Disneyland. Her 18th birthday is Saturday and it's just not going to be the same. We really haven't even had a chance to plan any kind of celebration yet.

Because of the selfishness and the arrogance of the brothers, there are so many who feel lost and who are trying to hold on. I can say that because of what has happened, the choir kids at Basic have become an even tighter knit family. They have gathered together often, during winter break and after school started back, so that they could mourn together. They feel stronger when they are together. What Rudyard Kipling wrote is true...

"...for the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

What a hard life lesson to have to learn when you are still trying to figure out who you are and what you want out of life. But our Basic choir kids have learned that lesson well. They will continue the legacy Mr Cox left them with.

Let justice prevail. We are still gathering names and numbers on a growing list of those people who knew Mr Cox and who would be willing to stand up and testify of his character and integrity. His voice has to be heard against the lies the brothers told.

Look into the eyes of the brothers and then look into the eyes of Matthew. What you find there speaks volumes.

To those who want to believe the lies that the confessed murderers have told about our beloved Matthew Cox:

Go to this url. Watch the video, listen to the songs, look at the pictures of his students, family, friends and collegues and then tell me that you can believe anything those two men claimed.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan...

There are more interviews and more pictures online that are all about Matt and the great impact he had on everyone he came in contact with. When you look at the faces of his precious choir students that lost him, you can tell how much he was loved, looked up to and how much he will be missed. Those same faces are a testament of the fact that he never crossed any lines and he was held in such high esteem.

If you look at the pictures of Matthew there is a glow about him and that is because he radiated a genuine love and compassion towards everyone he came in contact with. If you look into your heart and you look into the eyes of Matthew, his students, his family, his friends, his collegues, you will no longer be able to deny the truth. Those two men robbed us all of someone so precious and special.

If after you have read and seen everything and you still want to blame Matthew, all I can say is shame on you. Those of you that personally know the two men who murdered Mr Cox know they have lied to you. Please don't try to excuse their actions because of their backgrounds. Millions of people come from worse backgrounds and still are able to turn their lives around and make something of themselves.

We will always miss Matthew and now we need to make sure that justice is done. If there is anyone who would like to stand up for Matt and testify of his integrity and his life, there is a growing list and those names and numbers are being given to the detective in charge of the case. His voice will be heard.

I'm one of the choir moms and I am so proud of our kids. They did an amazing job last night and received a standing ovation at the end of the concert.

Students from other area high schools will be attending the memorial tonight. Matthew's influence stretched across the Las Vegas valley and he inspired many people. It's a tribute to the man we all knew him to be and his legacy will live on. There is a scholarship being set up in his memory. Mr Cox won't be forgotten by any of his students and their parents.

Once a wolf, always a wolf...

I have to back up Mattsmom on this one. Matthew was an amazing teacher who could relate well with his students, but also knew when to draw the line. In the entire time my daughter has been one of his students there has never been even a hint of any kind of inappropriate actions on his part.

Last night the choir students at Basic held their choir concert as planned by their beloved teacher. They received a standing ovation by the audience at the end. These kids have become even closer and their feeling of family has grown. Do you think that if any of them believed any of the trash that has been put out there that they would have still wanted to perform? Do you think that if he hadn't taught them to be leaders that they would have been able to come together and make things happen like they have this week? Even on the first day back from winter break the leaders stepped up and directed the warm-ups and went through the songs. They went to sectionals. Chamber still met for early bird. All of those things were accomplished because of the son Mattsmom raised. He has left a legacy behind with every person who had the honor of knowing him.

God bless Matthew and his family.