"John Sawchuk is a hero who I owe my life to," Romano wrote from Coxsackie Correctional Facility in New York, where he is serving a 20-year-sentence. "I know that every time another horrible shooting happens, he and all of my victims are hurt all over again by what I did to them. I want to take away their pain, but knowing I cannot, I want to prevent others from experiencing this pain."