Clark's Michael Sot's Stepmom Calls Officer An 'Angel'

CLARK, NJ — Jana Fabio, stepmother of Clark's Michael Sot, who tragically died in a crash in December, is calling a Westfield Police Officer an "angel" for standing by the family's side.

Fabio made a Facebook post honoring Westfield Officer Tiffany Kenny.

"She was our angel in a very hard day of our lives," Fabio said. "She is a Westfield Police Officer that stood by our side during all of Michael’s services. A few weeks later, we found out that we are from the same church. We knew it was a sign from God when He crossed our paths again."

Kenny is traveling to El Salvador with a team from Liquid Church in Garwood to drill clean water.

While there, Kenny will be wearing a pin to honor Michael Sot.

"Michael will be your guardian angel," Fabio wrote to Kenny.

Michael Sot

Michael Sot, 20, of Clark was killed by another driver, in a head-on collision that hospitalized eight people — a crash that police say was allegedly caused by an impaired driver in December 2018.

Sot had chosen to be the designated driver that night to help his fellow The College of New Jersey classmates and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members get home safe. (Read more: Clark 'Designated Driver' Mourned After Crash In Awful Irony)

Sot was a "loving, smart, responsible, always caring son, brother, cousin, nephew, grandson, and friend to all who knew him.

Sot was a 2017 Arthur L Johnson High School honors graduate and lifelong resident of Clark. He was a sophomore at The College of New Jersey majoring in math and joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Blood Drive

The Garwood Knights of Columbus are hosting the blood drive honoring Sot on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Church of St. Anne in the Bethlehem Room, 325 2nd Ave., in Garwood.

For more information on the blood drive call 1-877-258-4825 to schedule an appointment or email kofc5437@gmail.com.

(Image via Town of Westfield, NJ Police Department: Tiffany Kenny)

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