Not sure how to feel.....

I am sitting here both shocked and so deeply saddened by this. I have such a mixed set of emotions that I am not sure what to think or even to put into words what this news brings. So many years ago his very irrational act of violence too...k away one of the most important people in my life, scarred many people, and changed the lives of everyone I loved. My girls will never know my sister, Betsy Chasko, I was robbed of any memories passed the day she was killed. Yet my parents strived to find forgiveness and try to somehow understand why this tragic event happened to my 16 year old sister and to anyone who knew her. I learned so much for their ability to forgive...not because the person who killed her asked or necessarily deserved it, but because it meant they could find true peace and move on the best you can.




No one wanted this person to spend years behind bars for a careless act of a young person who had so many horrible thing happen in his 17 years. It's good to know he went on to help and make a positive impact on young people. There is justice outside of a courtroom.



I'm so sad tonight.....sadly reminded of how much I've missed my sister.....but so much more sad that there are grieving loved ones who lost someone important to them. Twenty-seven years is a long time to learn and grow from Betsy's death.....but looking into the eyes of the person that ended her time here on earth is also so painful. Prayers for him, his loved ones and for family who waits for me in heaven.   His obit:  

  Charles Patrick Stark



St. George



Charles Patrick Stark passed away May 10, 2013. He was born April 8, 1969. Patrick is survived by his two children, Wulfric and Wilder Stark of Gunnison, CO; his mother, Patricia C. Stark of Longmont, CO; and his sister, Allison V. Stark of Evanston, IL.



Patrick received his doctorate degree in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Colorado in 2001. He has taught at colleges and universities since that time. He was currently an Associate Professor at Dixie State College.



Along with the challenges of teaching, he enjoyed rock and ice climbing, camping, fly fishing, rafting, hiking, skiing and generally being in the outdoors. He spent hundreds of hours on his sail boat, loved to read, and played acoustic and electric guitar. Philosophy was one of his favorite topics. He loved his kids and girlfriend, Aryssa Fairless. He taught both children to ski and took them "climbing" from an early age.



Patrick's remains are being transported back to Colorado after cremation. The family plans to have a "Celebrate Pat's Life" get together out of Boulder, Colorado, sometime later this summer. If you wish to be contacted as to the time and place, please contact Patricia Stark, 303-702-9129 after May 17, 2013. All donations in his memory should be sent to the Outward Bound School in Denver, CO, infor@cobs.org.



Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, (435) 673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign Patrick's guestbook at www.spilsburymortuary.com.