The National Addiction Memorial honors the loved ones we’ve lost.

Tender hearted , wild but loving and loved his kids

Everything

My first born, my Sunshine. Loved helping others & had a heart of Gold. He loved me unconditionally & I loved him the same. His brother was his 'person's & his sister, a best friend. His children were his heart & their mom his forever love.

From the day he was born his "firsts" for everything were my favorite memories. When he was 4 he said he would marry me some day. When he got older he said I was his "Ride or Die & his "Concrete Angel." The day he held his first born son he cried & said to me, "You love me like THIS?" His heart almost exploded in his chest knowing that & he broke down. The day he accepted Jesus into his heart was an answered prayer for me.

I miss his smile, his laugh & his heart. I miss his hugs horribly. I miss watching him with his children. I miss the sound of his voice & how he would call me momma. I miss him checking in to let me know he is alright & always saying "I love you more" before he hung up the phone. I miss just having him around. I miss the times he wanted to just do "normal" things with me. I miss everything we never got to experience together.

I believe Coty would want everyone to remember the good times. He would want everyone to remember that even though he was tough, he had a very soft heart. He would want people to know that his choices were his alone & that no one is to blame. He would want us all to remember he did the best he could with what he had & he loved us all regardless of being bound by addiction. He would want us to focus on the love he had for us & not the hard times or sadness of him being gone.

Luke was one of the best people you could know. He could brighten your day no matter what was wrong. He always knew how to cheer you up. If he was your friend he was the truest friend you had. He is very loved and missed.

One year for his birthday while working together at Amazon I brought him cheesecake and had them do a birthday shoutout at stand up in front of everyone.

I miss being able to pick up the phone when I need someone to talk to. He always knew how to cheer me up. I miss his laugh and his beautiful smile..

He loved his family & friends to the fullest

Angelina "Michelle" Gipson was brilliant, hilarious, generous, and very beautiful. We miss her every day!

Laughing with her was one of the greatest things in my life.

My brother was a shining star, his glow was snuffed out by his addiction on 01/30/2020. Nathan loved cats & was an avid skateboarder. He loved drawing and was a skilled carpenter.

Fourth of July on N. Street. Nathan made a sparkler bomb so loud that the car alarms in the neighborhood went off! We had a really good day that day.

I miss Nathan’s smile & laugh. When he would laugh, everyone would. Nate’s laugh was so infectious, and made you instantly happy.

For the skilled, funny, awesome person Nathan was before his addiction. For everything he was before drugs robbed him of everything that he loved and had going for him. Nathan was more than just his addiction, he was a human being who was so loved and cared for.

A kind, loving soul who was always a friend to whomever she met. Will to give to others no matter what.

Our daughters greatest passion was softball..Her dream had been to be the first female Yankee baseball.

Her smile, her eagerness to help others and her love for children.

She would want others to know that she did not mean to hurt anyone, she did not mean to seem selfish and she had wish that her illness and death left her children, her parents, her brother and so many family and friends with so much hurt and sorrow. The demons just wouldnt let her go.

My hero, first man to love me unconditionally and taught me the good parts of myself.

His wisdom, love and having a dad and grandpa for my girls.

Aubri was the warmth of the sun and the glow of the stars! She was a loving daughter, sister and mom. She could change the attitude of any room she walked into and her smile brought happiness to all. She truly cared about everyone.

Thecwaybshevwould say her name because people would mistake her name for Audrey. As a little girl she would put her hand on her hip and say my name is Aubri Dawson Welsh and spell out her name A-U-B-R-I with the cutest little attitude.

Everything...her heart and soul, her smile, her way of making everything better just by being her

As a good person who cared for others. Kind and loving

He had a beautiful soul. He was helpful & thoughtful.

He always made a big deal out of my birthday 🧡 going to the movies & dinner. My favorite blonde headed boy.

I miss seeing him show up early every sunday to come do yard or garden work. I miss the way he loved me as his mom & tried his best to always make me proud.

That he was a hardworker, a loyal friend, the best dad, son & brother he could possibly be. We were all better with him in our lives.

A gentle loving soul with a heart full of love for family and friends.

Every day I had you was special

Your laugh, your smile. The sense of humor that kept everyone laughing

As a fighter..he fought his demons daily.

He was the most generous and gentle person I know.

Our times tubing down the AuSable river in Michigan.

I will remember him most for the unconditional love that he gave to me.

Compassionate, funny, loving, heart too tender for this world

His laugh

Him

By the fierce love God he had

My Angel left me tooo soon!

Her calling me Mamitha.

Being with her.

Bobby had a big heart, he would do anything for anyone. Unfortunately the first time he tried heroin, that was it, he was never the same. That quickly he was another person, someone i didn't know anymore. I miss him so much, i grieve everyday.

There are to many to tell.

His heart, his smile and his laugh. The love he had for his family.

That he did try as hard as he could to stop, but the heroin tore his body up, to the point where even the Dr,s could not help him anymore.

Nicholas had such a caring heart and warm smile. He was a great cook and loved to cook for us and his girlfriend. He struggled with anxiety and addiction and we supported him thru his ups and downs...we miss him so so much.

My favorite memories of him are when he was little and carefree. His love of his sisters and friends. More recently I would love when I would send him positive quotes and memes and he would reply “thanks ma”.

I will miss his presence, his hugs, his smile, his cooking, his blue eyes and his kind kind spirit that took on everyone else’s problems.

Beautiful heart and mind

His smile

His big compassionate heart

She was the sweetest most loving woman. She loved her family. If anyone said or did anything to her family they were in for a rude awakening. She spoke her mind and didn't care who it hurt.

How she loved her nieces and nephews

Everything

That she loved her family

My youngest child who loved everyone except his self. He struggled to stay clean, especially for his children. However, in the long run he just didn't love himself enough to overcome the power addiction had on him.

All my memories are favorites. I remember the good ones and bad ones,that is what made him the son I love to this day.

Hearing him say Mommy, even at 28 yrs old he called me Mommy, usually when he wanted something but didn't care who was around when he said it. I miss hearing his children say Daddy.

As someone who really tried to beat addiction,he just wasn't strong enough. All his familys love wasn't enough. He would like to be remembered as someone who loves his family and would do anything for them, just couldn't seem to do what was right for him.

Beautiful mind, talented, funny. Loved by so many