The Omaha family of a young man killed in a hit and run nearly 7 years ago is waiting for justice.
A driver slammed into the car driven by Ronnie Rydberg at 42nd and Q in 2009.
Brothers Ramon and Vincente Chavez were believed to have fled to Mexico after the fatal wreck.
Every year since Rydberg’s death, his family gathers to use his memory to help area homeless shelters.
It's hard to imagine a more loving and warm family home on the holidays, than when the Rydbergs get together to remember the one missing from their tight pack.
"You can't bring him back,” said Rydberg’s sister Josie. “He's gone. There's no changing that. All you can do is try to forgive someone because in the end, it's not our job to judge.
If the men, accused of the hit and run that left Ronnie Rydberg dead in 2009, where in the room right now, this is what Josie Rydberg would say to them.
"I would forgive them for what they did, but I would probably just leave it at that because I wouldn't have anything else to say,” Josie said. “How could you take the life of somebody and run? How could you consciously live with yourself after knowing that you killed somebody?”
How can someone forgive, after causing them years of agony?
"Because if you allow the negative to seep through, you are going to spend the rest of your life miserable," Josie said.
Turning a negative into a positive
Each year, the Rydbergs distribute photos of the suspects wanted in the fatal hit and run, with the hopes they'll be caught.
They also gather hundreds, if not thousands, of items to help those struggling in area shelters on the holidays.
"It makes us feel good to do it,” said Robin Dworak, Ronnie’s aunt. “To feed somebody else or clothe them, give them a toothbrush, toothpaste. Stuff that we take for granted."
A home so warm on the holidays, the Rydbergs want to share the positive energy.
"There are people out here in Omaha, even right next store, that are going hungry,” said Ronnie’s brother Jesse Rydberg. “Why not take all that love that we still have in our house and spread it out, throughout the community."
Ronnie Rydberg's aunt and uncle's house will look much like a salvation army distribution site Sunday, with dozens of people dropping off loads of donated items tomorrow.
Anyone with information on the men wanted for the fatal hit-and-run crash in 2009 are encouraged to call the police.
