brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) sam's sister, cindy, wascided to take him off life support. >> i hated it. i thought of him like he was one of my children. i loved him that much. >> were you able to be with sam? were you able to hold his hand and say goodbye? >> i did. >> what did you say to him? >> i made him a promise that the people responsible for his murder would, would pay for it. >> reporter: the news of sam's passing hit dianne mcknight hard. >> in my mind i'm still thinking, "maybe there's still some hope that he can survive this." but when i heard that, i knew that i was never going to see him again. >> reporter: sam's great niece, aubrey cake, didn't make it to the hospital in time, but she made sure to be at sam's funeral. >> the bagpipes, i still remember to this day. >> did it make you really proud in that moment? >> yeah. i'm still proud of him. >> reporter: full, fire department honors were bestowed upon the admired young lieutenant. >> it's like the whole community came out to pay their respects. it was very humbling, very,