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

He was a good kid.

Everything

He was smart, handsome and hard working. His kindness was felt by many.

Fishing...his favorite past time.

His love, his caring and his laugh.

A good friend and a man with great love for his family

Always the life of every room.. loved her son more than anything. She was my best friend and the only one who truly understood me.. we tried to fight the battle together.. I continue to fight daily without her but with her pushing me.. I win daily

Her voice

Donnie was smart, quick witted and dedicated to his friends and family. He loved all sports and cooking.

His smile and dedication to his family

As a person who cared for and wanted to help the underdog

Ryan was an old soul who cared deeply about those he loved.

His sense of humor and love of music

Sitting and talking

As a happy person who loved music and dancing

Freddie was just a beautiful person whose life was destroyed by addiction. He fault he battle the best he could. He was funny, sweet, caring & loved his whole family!! We miss & love him so much! Always in our hearts

So hard to pick just one! He was just so funny and awesome with his little cousins who are not so little now. He would wrestle and play baseball with them and he was just a big kid at heart. He loved spending time with his pop pop and watching the Phillies with him!! They are now together in heaven-Always watching over us! We miss you and love you so much Ready
Freddie.. as Pop called him

Everything!!!! His smile, laugh and just pure goofiness just brightened up your day and we all lost a big part of ourselves when he left us.

As a wonderful, sweet, caring goofy son, brother, father, grandson, nephew and cousin!! He loved baseball and could have been in the majors!!!

Stephen was very charismatic, he had a way of making people feel good about themselves and very comfortable with him even when first meeting someone.

The joy on his face as he played soccer.

The many conversations about any topic, but especially music

As a great friend.

Sara was an excellent child. Smart and articulate. Her troubles began at puberty. She had been abandoned by her father at age 5. She suffered mentally and physically both. She had 3 college degrees and loved working with children.

I can see Sara being in control of the world around her. High functioning with a strong passion for things.

Touching her and feeling her soft skin and curly hair.

As a rebel....

Bright, intelligent, loving and spirited human being who was the first to befriend anyone in need. He was a bright light and had a generous heart. He had a sharp wit and sense of humor and loved his family fiercely ❤️

He was a stand up step dad, funny caring nice, patient, There when needed most, helped me save my mom's life.
and playful. Best Brother and best husband.

When he would take us to the beach, and Pokemon walks. always was firm with the boys yet soft voiced never yelled at them.

Being under his wing was the safest place in the world

By knowing he was the best father and husband ever.

She was the absolute beat partner I loved her with my whole heart

The one night she looked me dead in the eyes and told me she sees me for who I really am

Her voice

All.around amazing person an amazing mom daughter and sister and a fighter Kristi was a fighter

Joe was loving, loyal and sooo funny. Intelligent and compassionate beyond words.

His concern for all of the people he loved.

Everything

As someone who tried with all he had to fight addiction.

Jason was an amazing guy who loved music, loved to dance, had so many ambitions and dreams, was absolutely hilarious, had the best smile, and loved me just as I was.

A Saturday night at Nick's Cafe on the dance floor. He tipped his bucket hat at me as the song lyrics were saying and it was that very moment I knew I was in love with him.

His hugs. His laugh. His smile. His arms around me. How much I knew, despite his struggle (that we shared) that he loved me and our children with everything he had.

I think he would want to remembered for the good man, son, father, and boyfriend of many years he was underneath everything addiction stole from him.

Mitchell loved life, his family, friends and work colleagues. He was a fair and decent young man who was saddled with opioid addiction after being prescribed after a snowboarding accident. Our lives are shattered.

There is no one favorite memory. Our family loved sports, good food, and travel. We have great memories of Saints games and family parties. Mitchell played sports all through school and loved Fantasy football with his squad. Mitchell graduated from FSU (Florida State) and was a die-hard Seminole fan. Big cities were his favorite places to visit. He marveled at the architecture, the local food scene and culture.

What will we miss? Every single thing. His voice, dog voice, laugh, humor, intelligence, and ability to debate any subject known to man. Mitchell was a good friend and inspiration to many downtrodden people, fellow addicts, and his family and friends. He encouraged people to dream big and helped them realize their value. Our grief over the loss of Mitchell is unbearable and we will miss him every waking moment of every day.

Mitchell would like to be remembered as a good, decent, caring, fair, and honest man. A lover of animals, especially dogs. A loyal and loving son and brother. The best friend any person could every ask for. A spiritual man who believed in God, prayed daily and got strength from his faith. He will be remembered for his gentle nature and beautiful smile.

He always had something funny to say. Tried really hard to stay sober

Playing sports

I will miss his determination to stay sober

For being a good son and friend

Sarah was beautiful, funny, confident a pure heart of gold, caring and compassionate.

Her laugh and smile and warm
Hugs.

He had a very big personality and very big emotions to match. He was strong willed and so very intelligent. He was my beautiful boy.

I love remembering Peter holding his baby boy and seeing the look of unconditional love in his eyes. It is said you would see Peter with a diaper bag in one hand and a copy of War and Peace in the other. Seeing his beautiful smile and hearing his infectious laugh was a gift. Taking pride in his cooking and sending me photos. Sharing his trials as well as the good parts of his life.

He will be missed every second of everyday. He shared so much with all of us, that his absence has left a hole in our lives.

A loving father and integral part of our family. He was an amazing welder, but did a beautiful job at anything he put effort into. His love of Russian literature and quoting Dostoevsky. His kindness and generosity toward anyone and everyone, whenever possible.

A baby brother like no other.

Him being a human wheel barrel 😂

Just not being able to see him with his grandkids and nieces and nephews.

Always lending a helping hand in whatever fashion it was needed.

Kat was one of those people it felt good to be around her, She had a spark that could light you up and make you feel special. She had a contagious laugh that could bring you back into the light. She gave great hugs.

Barreling down a hill on her bike, realizing she was ok and deciding it was fun.

Her & her sister coming back from doing something together-- the light, the laughter, the closeness.

Threatening to wait to open her Christmas presents until her birthday.

Watching her laugh with friends & family.

Making a snow angel, face down.

Walking in the door with a kitten, giggling because she knew she shouldn't and just couldn't help herself
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Seeing how proud she was of herself to make fire from two sticks.

We miss her giggle as well as her full-body laugh. We miss her wit and her humor. We miss her talking about the future and the things she wanted to do, and the things she could only hint at wanting to do because her dreams were so big they scared her. We miss her hugs and her sweetness. Her driving too fast and her loud music. Her scrolling through her phone and cuddling the pets. We miss her sass and her tears and the arguments when she was mad. We miss it all.
We miss our Kat.
Our Katie.

She'd want us to remember her as someone who helped other people feel better. So many of her friends have told us that she helped them, or saved their lives, or was one of the only true friends they'd ever had.

She'd want to be remembered as an animal lover and beach lover.

She'd want to be remembered for her big heart and as a great friend and sister.

She'd want to be remembered as someone with an amazing sense of humor, an impeccable sense of style and a kick-ass taste in music. Also, a great driver.

She'd want to be remembered.