As the new year unfolds, an important new chapter in the life of the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation is being written.
After more than two decades of incredible leadership, our daughter, Kim LaViolette Mosteller, is stepping aside as Executive Director.
Kim was just 12 years old when she lost her big brother Brian in a swimming accident on August 8, 1992. In the wake of that unimaginable heartbreak, Kim helped carry us forward. In so many ways, she helped us survive.
From the very beginning, Kim has always had a way of bringing out the good in people. Her patience, compassion, and genuine love for others made it a joy to watch her not only grow into her role at the Foundation, but truly thrive in it. It’s no wonder her nickname from us has always been "Blessing."
Long before working remotely became commonplace, Kim was leading Brian's Foundation from Asheville, North Carolina, with the same care and commitment as if she were right here at home. She officially joined the Foundation in 2005, helping guide many initiatives—including the early planning of the 2007 National Congressional Medal of Honor Convention in Green Bay—marking the beginning of her full-hearted commitment to this life-changing work.
What mattered most to Kim was always the same—the students and families the Foundation serves. Her focus never wavered from the healing, hope, and opportunity that each scholarship represents.
When Kim joined the Foundation, 157 scholarships had been awarded. As of this writing, the Foundation has now awarded 1,200 scholarships, meaning Kim helped award more than 1,000 of them.
Each one handled with care.
Each one treated as more than a number.
Every family treated with respect, kindness, and extraordinary attention to detail.
Under Kim’s leadership, Brian’s legacy reached far beyond Wisconsin—touching students in 18 states and 3 foreign countries. Nearly 77% of all scholarships have been awarded in honor or memory of others, allowing families to carry forward their own legacies through Brian’s name.
Throughout this journey, Kim balanced her work with grace, becoming a loving wife to Isaiah and a devoted mother to our only grandchild, Walker, who is now seven years old.
Some time ago, Kim shared that she felt it was time to begin a new chapter. Alongside that decision, she helped guide the creation of an endowment campaign, ensuring that Brian's name and the mission of the Foundation will carry on for generations to come, right here in the Green Bay area.
As Kim steps away from day-to-day leadership, we're not quite sure what this next chapter will hold for her. What we do know—without question—is that it will be meaningful.
We are deeply grateful that our niece, Kristin Kreuser, who has spent the last two years working closely alongside Kim, will step in to care for Brian's Foundation and the hundreds of details that come with it. We're also incredibly proud to see that the Foundation will remain headquartered in Green Bay, with a renewed focus on Green Bay-area scholarships and the students they support.
Kim, thank you.
Thank you for being a blessing in our lives and a blessing to the thousands of students and families you have touched. Thank you for carrying your brother's legacy forward with such love, integrity, and heart.
We are just so proud of you.
With all our love, Mom and Dad
