Grieving parents unite on king hits Willam Ryan winner of Community Spirit Medal and People Choice Medal winner with Natalie Cook and son Sid. ONE punch to the side of the head was all it took to kill 17-year-old Sam Cook. His parents, Pride of Australia Award medal winner Natalie Cook and husband Neil, do not want anyone else to ever go through that pain again. "Eighteen hours after Sam went to that birthday party we were in the Intensive Care Unit where I worked as our son's organs were donated," said Natalie. "Every time it happens to someone else I feel it personally, it just cuts to the heart," she said after winning the Pride of Australia Courage Medal at a ceremony televised by Channel 10 on Friday. Now she is reaching out to the parents of Sydney teenager Thomas Kelly, who died two days after being randomly punched in the head as he walked with his girlfriend in King's Cross. The 19-year-old responsible for Kelly's death received a four-year sentence. Last week the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed. Thomas Kelly's parents, Ralph and Kathy, were shocked by the lenient sentence. Outside the court Kathy said: "How many boys or how many of our children have to die before somebody does something to change these laws to make people accountable for what they do?" Like the Kellys, Natalie and Neil have started a foundation to remember their son. The Sammy D Foundation is dedicated to making sure the same thing never happens again. "Our vision is that we will be able to work with other organisations, like the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation in NSW, to pool our resources and create a nationwide campaign," Natalie said. She said that their organisation told first-hand the devastating impact that one act of mindless violence could have on a family. "We tell it with the hope that young people will go out and make a conscious decision not to hit or assault another person," she said.