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

Andrew was a mommas boy. We were so close.
He was a high school graduate,
a great dad to his 5 year old son Josiah. had a smile that would light up a room. He was a ladies man!!
He was a very talented tattoo artist
He was so caring and loving

My favorite memory….
There are just to many to pick one
The excitement in his eyes when he found out he was having a boy I will never forget.
Remembering how silly he was, his smirk/smile I will always remember

I miss everything about him.
His love
How Close we were
The bond we had
His smile
His face
His jokes
His personality
His goofyness
Seeing the new tattoos that he would still be doing.
Him yelling # NOPULLOUT @Ajs tatts
or him and his friends walking through the door and yelling “WEPA”
Are a few of them but I will miss watching him being a great daddy to his son J (5)
J misses him sooooo much it’s heartbreaking.

Andrew would want to be remembered for his accomplishments in life
Also as a great father, a great son, a great friend, a smart and slick ladies man/player :) and a very talented tattoo artist.

Graham loved life but struggled with Trauma and Addiction issues. He care more for others who suffered than himself. He literally gave the shoes off his feet to homeless people.

The warm bear hugs and kisses he shared with everyone.

Just seeing him and hearing his voice.

Happy and drug free.

Dylan Lucas Malagold, age 27, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020. In February 2020, Dylan became the father of a beautiful, big-eyed little girl. He adored his daughter, Arielle more than anything in the world.

Dylan loved being with his family more than anything. He had a passion for children and animals. Every child who met him loved him. He had a special bond with his niece, Gianna. Dylan helped children as a lifeguard at waterparks in Wisconsin Dells and with the Madison Police Department as a Madison City crossing guard, and he enjoyed spending time with animals in the Madison community as a dog walker.

Dylan was an incredibly loving, gentle, sensitive, funny, and caring person. Everyone admired his big brown eyes, long eyelashes, curls, natural sense of style, and strong physique. He was passionate about working out and feeling strong and healthy. He loved stopping in on his grandmother to care for her. Dylan will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

He was my first born, so full of life and light, an old soul, my mini me. He let depression take over his life through his slight autism and found herion. Got clean for 6 years,one relapse found herion wasn't herion and fentanyl murdered my son.

He and his siblings was playing were video games in the living room, I told them it's a nice day go outside to play. He took them out on the deck and were playing video games through the window and door, I said that's not I mean, go in the yard. I happen to look outside and he had his tv on a chair, Xbox on another with an extention cord from his bedroom and he and his siblings were playing video games in the middle of the yard. LoL I gave up.

I will miss everything. His laugh, his smile, his jokes, his art he used to make the way he decorated the house with displays that I swore could be seen from space. He was so kind and loved kids. I will miss everything about him.

He would like to be remembered as a good friend and person who would do anything for anyone and a jokester who loved life and everyone he knew.

Larry was a fun loving soul. He was the type that even if he hadn't seen you in months he would spark up a conversation. He enjoyed being active preforming bike tricks and playing basketball. Larry above all absolutely loved being with his family.

There are so many memories that all of us will hold dear and close to our hearts. I will always remember the camping trip when the whole family went together and all of the family get togethers. I will remember stopping over at my aunt & uncles house and Larry would be riding his bike and doing different tricks. One of the most special memories I will forever hold close is watching Larry and his mom dancing together at his wedding.

Even though our family is huge...it will never be complete without Larry. He held a special place. I will miss him just being there whenever there is a family function.

Larry will be remembered as a happy loving compassionate good person. He left a beautiful little girl and a handsome little boy who will know he loved them so very much. Larry will be remembered as a teen who fell deeply in love and ended up marrying his wife. He will forever be remembered as his mother and father's precious perfect baby of the family. The memories made with his sisters and brother will be cherished forever. Larry will always be remembered for loving & caring for all.

I loved his sense of humor and how he made people feel good about themselves, no matter their age, even people he did not know. He brought laughter into everyday situations.

I loved how he would give a very thorough description and explain in detail his observations and thoughts about everything he was interested in sharing with you. As a child he would talk constantly, he never lacked for words. His first "word" was "wait for me!" as he went running after his sister.

I will miss his how he found something funny in everyday situations and made us laugh.

I think he would like to be remembered as a loving dad to his son. Being a dad was his pride and joy; it was heartwarming to see how selfless and committed he was to being the best dad he could be.

He was the smartest person I knew. He could take one look at something and figure out how to fix it. He was a father of 3 young children who loved him no matter what his faults were, and I know the old him would’ve loved them with all of his heart.

Our wedding day, the way he looked at me when he first saw me, his jaw dropped in awe. He was so nervous to stand in front of the crowd of people, we both were. Smashing cake in his face when feeding each other the first piece, but the only thing he could get me with was ranch dressing on his plate, even though I tried to run. And of course the birth of our 3 amazing, beautiful children. Those memories will forever be etched in my memory.

The way he’d laugh when playing with our kids. Watching them and hearing them play was music to my ears. In those moments you could see how much he loved them. Without the drugs, he would’ve been an amazing dad and an amazing husband. He had so much love in his heart, and would sacrifice to help a perfect stranger anytime he could.

For the man he was before the drugs. He was a hard worker who took pride in his work. He was a proud father who loved his children and family with all of his heart. Sadly, sometimes all the love in the world for your children isn’t enough to break the cycle of drug addiction. It’s making a choice to love yourself, and to forgive yourself, but when we carry so much shame and guilt we just prolong the cycle. Change starts with mental health!

Katie was a very beautiful talented young girl. She never met a stranger. She would them talking in minutes.Katie would walk it a room and it would light up with her presents. When she loved you she love with all she had.

Her coming home happy and telling me all about her day.

Everything!

As a kind loving person that stood up for others.

Joni was larger than life as a child. Kind, empathetic, and full of energy. Anxiety kicked in at a young age and drugs made her feel better, until they didn't. Sobering up was a battle, but she went 14 mos before a relapse. The 2nd one killed her..

There are so many... We still laugh about the time Joni hid a mannequin head in the dark. When her father walked in and turned the light on, his reaction was priceless.

The many ways she makes you laugh.

Strong and kind. Always rooting for the underdog. About treating people with dignity and respect. Joni's heart was huge.

Jason was always passionate about food. It lit up his world, which is why he pursued culinary school, He was the ultimate big brother always looking out for and protecting me.

Our cross country road trip to California, staying at rundown hotels, experiencing all of the hidden gems across the US and the Americana that lurks around every dirt road and wrong turn for the first time together. Jamming out to Jason's favorite music, stopping at Area 51 and exploring the museum seeing all of the cheesy aliens.

His laugh. It filled up the whole room. It was so pure and joyous.

As a loving brother and friend to many people across the country that he came into contact with. He always kept up those relationships throughout his life. His kind nature and easy going personality. His search for the things that brought him joy like mountain biking and cooking.

Tyler was so smart. She was so sweet and so giving. She would give the shirt off her back to help someone else. She loved her siblings and mother so much! She was good at everything she did. She was amazing! Never cared what people had to say!

I’ll miss her laugh, her smile, her love for her family, she was our peace maker, her jokes, her hugs, and her reassurance that everything was always gonna be okay!

As a beautiful soul, an amazing friend, the sweetest daughter, and the most loving sister. As a strong young women who didn’t care what others thought; she was a leader!

A beautiful, caring, funny person who would help anyone. Made you laugh because of her laugh. Loved to dance and teach her sisters made up dances. Loved to bake yummy goodies. A true heart and loved whole heartedly. Will be greatly missed.

Torturing her sisters with her dance choreography and making them do the dances.

Her laugh! I'll forever miss her laugh and smile.

As a good hearted person who would help anyone.

Her passion was art or anything creative, she loved drawing and painting, loved reading books,She loved a broad range of music and she loved to sing. She loved reading and writing poetry, she loved arts and crafts and was always making to do lists. She loved animals, she loved photographing them ,she loved her family. She wanted to help the world.

She was a compassionate, sensitive mother hen to the ones who needed her while she was in and worked in recovery and rehab. She was brave and shy, brave for the scary things in life especially those she encountered during her recovery years, but shy when it came to the small normal things of life.

Her sense of humor, her beautiful green eyes, beautiful smile and a contagious laugh, she was such a bright light in this dark world, the beauty of her soul. I miss talking and skyping with her and miss her opinions on things of this world, miss her telling me about her daily adventures of her new job and adventures with her kitty cat.

as someone who had compassion for her fellow person, especially the underdogs,that she loved with all her might, that she wasn't afraid to try new things ,that she was a bright and shining star in our life, that she will always be remembered, that not a second of any minute of any hour of any day passes when I am not aware of the presence of my child's absence, no matter how many years lurk over my shoulder, her absence, like the sky, is spread over everything as C.S. Lewis said. I will never let her be forgotten. I will always say her name and be proud that she is/was my daughter and that I was fortunate to be her mother

Brian was compassionate and caring, he loved his mother and his family. He was honest and open. He had a green thumb and grew all kinds of tropical plants and flowers!

Brian was such a caring person. Once we were at the beach watching sunset and he shared with me that for the first time in a long time, he felt at peace . We both actually cried as the sunset because it was literally the most beautiful sunset we have had down here in many years, so beautiful that the onlookers were clapping at the beauty.

He was always there if you needed him. He was a great listener and very kind to his mother. He had insight into people that most done have.

He would like to be remembered as the good person he was. I want people to stop the vilification of people with PTSD and co occurring addiction problems. He would want people to understand that while he did battle a disease , that didn’t define him as a whole. He always felt guilt for being sick. Which I believe held him back from a full recovery. My hope is for people to better understand mental illness and not shame people for suffering from it.

Nina felt so much compassion for others. She loved her family, friends and her pets. She spent a lot of time at the family farm. She was artistic and smart.

Her laughter which filled the whole room!

I miss our conversations that we had everyday. She struggled with trauma and mental health issues, we talked about all the ups and downs everyday. She also had this incredible love of life.

She would want to be remembered for the joy and happiness she gave to people. She was incredibly supportive of her friends and family.

He was the kindest most caring and loving soul. He felt things too intensely. He was a true empath.

All of them - good and bad!

Everything

Timmy was a sweet caring senstive young man he would do anything for his friends he also loved being around animals.

When my son was little he had this imaginary freind named Fatman so when ever he did something he wasn't suppose to he blamed him

The thing I miss the most about my son is him barreling into my house looking for his father

My timmy was a very sweet and funny young man

My boy was an outgoing fun loving ray of sunshine. He was the first to make a joke about absolutely anything, he always made people laugh, and laugh hard. He loved his family and his friends, very much. He was a kind soul.

My favorite memory, and one I always share with people; was one year for Mother's Day he took his allowance and went to garage sales in our neighborhood. He bought me a Care Bear VHS tape (I loved them when I was young), and was so full of love, and proud of himself giving me that gift for Mother's Day. Luke genuinely wanted to find me a perfect present, it was the sweetest gift and I will never forget his eyes when he surprised me. It's my beautiful memory.

I miss his phone calls, his voice, his "have a good day mom, I love you" every morning. I just miss him sitting on the couch, watching t.v., I miss shopping with him (he loved to shop). He was just so kind, and loving, and I miss his beautiful face, and his kindness. I miss him playing Motown in the basement and painting in his art room, he spent so much time doing what he loved. I miss hearing his music, and seeing what new ideas and projects he was always working on.

Luke was a passionate artist, he ran a clothing line (which we have since taken over for him) and he worked so hard. He had a work ethic like no one I had ever seen at his age. He would want to be remembered for this kindness, his love for all cultures, places, and traveling everywhere he could. He spent a lot of time just getting to know people, wherever he went, he left impressions on everyone he met. He was one of a kind.