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A handful of volunteers and builders donated supplies and pitched in to finish remodeling the family's mobile home.

Amanda and her sons remained in that home for a number of years before eventually selling it a couple of years ago.

As a gift, the family also received a German Shepherd puppy that they named Mara.

According to Levi and Rhonda's obituary, their family members asked that memorial contributions made in their honor go to a benefit fund that had been established for Jason's wife and sons.

Troy's sister told WBTV that she was very sorry her brother's actions had caused the Crisp family so much pain.

She pointed to Troy's history with substance use disorders and mental health issues.

The District Ranger Station building that Jason worked out of in Western North Carolina was renamed in his honor as the Jason Crisp Forest Service Building.

His sacrifice was also memorialized in Washington, D.C.

at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

Even with all those great things, though, Jason's former partner, Wade Keener, told me that he still finds himself getting upset by the fact that a career criminal like Troy was given so many breaks by the justice system.

He told me he feels like a lack of accountability for offenders like Troy who have violent records empowers them to keep reoffending because they perceive there will be no recourse or punishment for their actions.

Garrett, Jason's son, told me that the hardest part of this whole ordeal, aside from losing his dad at such a young age, was trying to forgive Troy.

He told me that he was eventually able to forgive him, but it wasn't easy.

It's now been more than a decade since his dad was murdered, but Garrett still thinks about him all the time.

He told me that when he's out in the

Garrett said that in a way, his dad's love of nature became his love of nature.

He ended our interview by saying he never really knew how important his father was to their community until he was gone.

And isn't that the way it usually goes?

We never know how bright someone's light shines until it goes out.

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