I need help with variables

[G😹nz😻]

Hi folks, I found a problem which was bothering me all my life as lua coder and I can not use a fixed variable for all the code ... Do I mean?
I define a variable ...

[LUA]if (SERVER) then
function killer_strike (ply, wep, killer)
killer_STR = killer: GetName ()
end
hook.add ("PlayerDeath" "HookLazzy" killer_strike)
end

If (CLIENT) then
function other_thing ()
Msg (killer_STR)
end
end[/LUA]

This returns a "Nil" which I can not go or my code or variables
I just need to get details of who is the murderer and use it for a hud, but do not see how, when I do this, I get a "string expected, got nil" which is obvious what is going on e.e

So I wonder ... How to use "killer_STR" for future actions and use it as a text?
For example in the "HUDPaint" hook

[_nonSENSE]

You need to network the data. Use usermessages to do this.

[G😹nz😻]

Wooow, Correct me if I'm wrong

The server and client are 2 things apart, which, I need to send things to the server to the client section, through these "usmsg"?
Packages like?
Thanks for your help people

[editline]11th February 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=_nonSENSE;34641454]You need to network the data. Use usermessages to do this.[/QUOTE]

OMG ITS WORKS!
Thanks so very much!