Since 2009 a dark cloud of uncertainty has hung over the friends and family of Scotty Monteiro Jr. as they waited to learn the fate of the man who killed him.

Thankfully, the wait is over.

His killer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on April 5, 2013.

The Fourth Annual Scotty Monteiro Golf Tournament at the Bay Pointe Country Club in Onset celebrated the life of a young man who was loved by many and lost too soon.

In the wake of this tragedy his aunt, Wendy Monteiro, started the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation in the hopes of stopping the violence that is an unfortunate reality in Wareham and elsewhere.

All proceeds from the golf tournament benefit the foundation, which in turn hosts events and speakers to promote nonviolence in the Wareham community.

Wendy says that she'd like to spread the message beyond Wareham as the foundation grows.

"We'd like to bring it to another school district," said Wendy. "We just want to keep growing a bigger footprint."

While it may take some time to make that happen, Wendy and the foundation will continue their work in Wareham.

"We definitely want to bring Rachael's challenge back and hit a different group of students," said Wendy.

Rachael's Challenge is an event that promotes non-violence, and it came to Wareham High School this past school year.

According to Wendy, the tournament took in about $10,000 last year, and while it'll take  awhile to tally up the numbers from the raffles, auctions, and entry fees from this year she's hoping to have raised even more money for the cause.

"Every year we want to do better than we did the year before," said Wendy.

The tournament has been held every year since Scotty was killed, but this is the first year his friends and family could rest assured that the man who took his life would never take another.

"Obviously it was the verdict that they were looking for, and they can heal and continue doing good things in the community," said volunteer Lisa Durocher.

"[The tournament] is just a great way for everyone to get together in a positive way, raise money, and remember Scotty," said Durocher.

Volunteer Katlyn Oulleette grew up with Scotty. "He was just a sweet and kind person," she said.

When the verdict came out, she shared in the family's relief.

"That was just a wonderful feeling. You want justice," said Oullette. "Waiting that long was hard for everyone."

Wendy said that while the verdict was the one everyone was hoping for it doesn't change what happened.

"I guess some people call it closure, but that's not what I call it."