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

Michael was my youngest. His father has multiple addictions and passed from Alcoholism. Michael had a green thumb and could grow anything, loved to play guitar and adored Metallica. He was a young father of one boy who misses he daddy more than he can put into words. Michael was always a very busy, outdoors kid and sitting still was not in his make up. We struggled for many years with his addictions and sadly the last few years of his short life were more than difficult for him. This breaks my heart and I just can't replace my child no matter how hard I wish it.

His smile and Laughter were contagious. I miss his big carefree smile

Having him period, I will always miss his presence

Remember him by hearing music and letting it fill you with joy and wonder

James helped people. He cared .he worked for his life . His life was hard having addiction and alcoholism in his family. He would take his shirt off his back for you .he was a proud man , but hid his depression

James always loved April 8th.the day his mom (me) got clean in 2002 . He finally had his mom . He always hugged me and told me things would be alright and to keep doing what I was doing , when I asked him to go to councelling with me . There are too many memories of James that were great. I miss him so much.we had so much life left to grow into a living relationship

His calls from bottom of my balcony . ." Throw down your keys mom" and his calls when he said " you make any dinner mom ?". I miss uss growing in a relationship

As a strong man who got on the wrongside but always always cared for his family , especially his grandparents .uncle and aunt.

Amazing man, amazing father, and an absolute blast to be around. He was funny, outgoing and loved his daughter. I'd give the world to see his smile one more time.

Having our first child together. Just every moment with him.

Everything.

Kerri was a beautiful, energetic loving young woman. She was my best friend. She had a smile that lit up a room & would do anything for those around her. She loved to read & was a gifted writer. She wanted to raise awareness of SUD & help others.

There are so many memories that I can't pick just one! There's the time she thought she discovered a new band that turned out to be Bon Jovi or the time her dad brought home an abandoned kitten. I told her once when she was mad that you catch more bees with honey. She responded that a fly swatter worked better. Finally one time she was so mad at me & she called me on mother's day to tell me I was her mom and she'd always love me - no matter what.

I will miss her sense of humor and just talking to her for hour upon hour regardless of the time. She knew me better than I know myself and I will miss the amazing bond and connection we had.

Kerri wrote an essay on her senior year of high school and in it said she wanted to be remembered as the girl who was always willing to help anyone find the same meaning in their own life as she found in hers, the girl who always had a good time, no matter what situation she was in & the girl who found her way to the top without the pressures of society influencing how she got there.

My brother was the kindest person I ever knew, with a heart bigger than life itself putting everyone before himself, always.

It’s hard to choose just one memory to mark as my favorite… We did everything together. We were the best-friend kind of siblings.

Everything.

He would want to be remembered for his laugh, his kindness, and his music.

He was someone that felt he never had a place in this world. He would always say he would never be more than a season in anyone's life. But despite that he gave everything to anyone that needed help. He was compassionate, and wise beyond his years

Our first date. We didn't plan on doing anything we actually were trying to get away from my ex at the moment and came up on a bowling alley with an arcade. We spent the next 3-4 hours in the arcade and completely forgot about the world around us. I had never laughed more than I did that night. And we spent our tickets on stickers, bubblegum, and walked into a love I will never share nor feel eve again. He changed my entire life.

The way he would call me just to talk about whatever was on his mind. He told me he hoped he never lost the ability to hear the sound of my voice.

As a child of God. He would want to be remembered for his heart of gold even though he was never able to see how much he actually meant in this world.

Beautifully curious, funny, charming, loyal

When she was in recovery and we had her back again

Her crazy hair, her eyes, her smile and the best sense of humor

She would like to be remembered as a loving sister to Lily and granddaughter to her Memaw and Papa and Grandma and Grandpa Phoenix

Brice was a beautiful soul that was lost in this world. She went thru a lot. She and her newborn son passed away together. The child was still born and Brice was found dead overdosed in the hospital bathroom two days later. FOREVER 23

The day she came and told me she was having her first baby. It was my birthday and the best gift I got.

Her laugh. Her smile. Her silliness. Everything. Just everything.

Brice was a living kind caring person. She was funny and was always joking or messing around. She was YOUNG. I remember her so full of life before the fent took over.

He was always willing to help anyone.....even when they weren't good to him, he had the biggest heart and loved fixing things

My favorite memories of him are all the nights we stayed up talking and finding out everything we could about each other

His warm arms wrapped around me.

That he was a good person

Beach trip for her birthday, late mail route nights, garage partys

Everyday you got a laugh

Eli cared deeply for others, he’d give the shirt off his back. He’s was very intelligent and one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.

When Eli was in preschool is teacher told me what had happened that day. She saw Eli sitting and having lunch with a little girl instead of his usual friends. When she asked him why he was sitting with her, he said that she had used her cutes on him and he couldn’t help it. He was such an adorable little guy.

I will mis his big hugs and always telling me he loved me.

He would want his friends to know how deeply he loved them.

Gabe had an infectious laugh and big smile. Loved his family. He was full of life. We lost him 10 years ago 💙

Dan was so loving, sweet, kind and smart. He got along with everyone, so likable, friendly, emotionally intelligent, affectionate, and happy with a great sense of humor. He loved to eat, play sports and be around his whole family. He is special.

Special occasions with family

Everything! His laugh, his sense of humor, his hugs, his warmth.

Dan, I think, would like to be remembered as a person of integrity, who was respectful, honest, sincere and kind.

He was a ray of sunshine! Corbin always had a beautiful smile on his face! He loved music so much, he could tell you lyrics to his favorite songs right off the top of his head, and always made it his mission to make everyone he loved, happy. He was a father to a beautiful baby girl that he loved so much.

Jon was a sweet, adorable kid. He had a natural way with people and was one of those who lit up a room when he entered it. He was very athletic and while not a great student, had instincts that couldn’t be taught. We miss him every day.

When he was at overnight camp for the first time, I’ll never forget him running when he saw me and jumping into my arms with the tightest hug in the world. That was magical and unforgettable.

Everything; his smile, his sense of humor, his warmth, his love, and that he never lived to see his brothers marry and have children, which he would have loved.

Aidan could have achieved anything if he was passionate about it. He had a photographic memory/learned things fast. He was creative, athletic, smart and was a fashionista. He was an excellent dog groomer and was always surrounded by friends.

I love watching him play basketball, lacrosse, football throughout middle/high school. I love his long wavy hair and his silliness. I love how he always had schemes to earn money (such as breeding breaded dragons/fish). I love his made-up nonsense songs. I love how he would put on fashion shows and ask us to take thousands of photos of him. I love how he would drop everything to help out friends even if it’s in the middle of the night.

I miss: his big hugs, his smell, his sense of humor, his schemes, his energy, his sense of fashion, his love to have fun, his spontaneity, his love of animals of all kinds, his love of his friends, his funny stories of dogs as a dog groomer, his singing, I miss his entire existence! DAMN I MISS HIM!

Aidan would like to be remembered as a generous, kind, fun, funny, fashionable and talented person who cared about everyone. Aidan knows he’s missed and loved by all.

Most loving,kind, caring, strong,a person that will stand up for you and protect you. A great dad, his son was his whole heart, and he would have been the proudest dad with his little Faith🩷 Anthony excepted the Lord in his heart, so one day we will be together again, all of us❤️

Watching him be a dad.

Our talks and his laugh

By being a dad, brother, and his heart💙

Radiated warmth & love. Gave giant hugs. Would hug anyone, anywhere, any time. Huge smile that lit up his whole face. Fearless. Had a way of reflecting back the beauty he saw in others. Loved music. An artist and a poet. Was like sunshine. Beautiful

So many good memories. He was always up for an adventure, so many great memories adventuring with him and the family. He was just so openly loving. Hugged so tight and smiled so bright. My favorite memory of him when he was little, he always had his whole bed full of stuffed animals and he would hug them and sing to them. So sweet. He seemed to retain that childlike ability to enjoy life. He was unique and wasn't bothered by the opinions of others. And just the way he made people feel so loved

His hugs. His smile. The way he loved. The conversations we had. The laughter, just laughing about all kinds of stupid things with him. Hearing "I love you Ma" Him sharing songs he loved with me and having conversations about what they meant to him and conversations about the musicians, writers, and poets that touched his soul. The way he wasn't afraid to share his feelings. The way he saw people, like really saw them, and loved them. The sunshine he brought. Just always with the warmth and love

I think people will remember the way he made them feel because of the beauty he saw in them and the way he loved them