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

She was charming, her beauty exquisite, her lovely green eyes undeniable. She was loyal and sincere. Her dreams were insurmountable, her spirit unbroken and her faith well-founded.

The memory of my daughter is indelible. She was graceful, poised and confident. Controlled yet explosive. Strong-willed yet sensitive. Soft on the inside, tough on the outside and incredibly fragile all the way around.

The sound of her voice when she said "Momma", the smell of her hair, the noise stilettos make on a hardwood floor. Her love for pretty clothes, her gorgeous green eyes donned with a triple coat of mascara. Her love of fabulous wine and the lipstick stain left on her glass. Her requests for five star dinners, decadent desserts and her love for scented candles and Pink Floyd.

DIVA! Looking fabulous, turning heads and leaving impressions that last forever.

Jarred was a strong caring loving brother son daddy and friend . He stood out when he walked in a room with his smile and his tall stature and beautiful green eyes . Always pushing through his battles and wanting to make a better life with his family

Jarred was always helping someone without asking for anything in return , he was good with his hands and very particular in his work as a flooring installer and painter. When he was little he would always stand up for the underprivileged and those who couldn’t help themselves . As he became a teen that didn’t change. He gave heart and soul to his hunting and truly was a passionate guy. The memory that stands out is his love for his kids and how he radiated selflessness toward anyone he met. .

I will miss Jarred’s unending compassion he has for his momma and keeping me pushing forward in everything I was doing , weather it be working in my home with his many talents or pushing me to ride my bike ,his advise to always take care of myself first . He selflessly went out his way to put family first and he was always there for us . He was an avid hunter and fisherman so I truly miss those stories and watching how he played with his kids and nieces and nephews .

Jarred would love to be remembered as a giver and a huge hearted person who stepped out of his way for others , his love of family and friends . Never backing down in a fight or anything he believed in . He’d want to be remembered for the deep love he had for anyone he met and his will to make sure they knew it. He was a fighter and he loved life , a warrior and a sweet kind soul. He’d want to be remembered for his talents and his amazing green eyes .

Celia and I were best friends, lovers,enemies, soul sisters, and we were family. We so dreamed of and planned for a future together. She however, was addicted to crack cocaine and later heroine. She died, 1 month and 10 days after her 49th birthday.

I came ahead from Pensacola, Fl (where we met,) to start work in Nashville, her hometown. We rented the most beautiful cottage on the cliff above the Cumberland River in East Nashville. The home had this long beautiful driveway and I will never forget watching her come up that drive in her Papa's truck, loaded with my stuff to start the rest of our life together. I had candlelight thru the house and her favorite flowers. So in love. She was the happiest she would ever be that day.

Her Wilma Flintstone laugh. Her voice, smell, touch, hair...phone calls in the middle of the night...Her love.

She would want to inspire and help people and wanted to be a drug counselor. Her potato salad was perfection. She loved being a CeCe to our grandchildren. She loved our dogs and was the best Mama EVER! She loved her family and close friends with her whole heart and soul....Without addiction, Celia could have been the mayor of any coastal town in the US. She was a stranger to no one.

Idk what to say Philip. So I’m going to write this like I’m talking to you. I love you. I miss you so SO MUCH. I want you here. On this plane. I want to smell you. I want to hold you. I want to laugh with you. I want to create more memories with you.

I want to play basketball with you. I want to play 007 with you on your newest game system with your newest tv. I want to workout with you and run circles around you in calisthenics while you school me in weights. I want to drive around aimlessly in your car with you and just be.

You and I are so opposite yet share the same passions. Idk how you do it. How do you manage to connect with so many different types of people and find ways to make everyone always laugh???? You have a gift. You ARE a gift.

I wish there was more time. I wish we knew just what to do and say for and to one another all the time. I wish you could trust me enough to truly open up to me and allow me to be there for you. I wish it didn’t hurt so bad knowing I failed to protect you. I wish I had all the answers to fix it all for you. I wish I knew how to fix it all for you so you can laugh with me again and compete with me again and just be with me again. I love you more than words Philip.

He was a kind loving soul with a huge heart and a zest for life.

All of my memories have my son are my favorite.

His heart I'm gold inability to make everyone laugh and smile.

For the kind hearted person he was.

Behind those gorgeous long eye lashes and long lanky arms that were always stretched wide to give love & kindness to everyone he met, was a 25 yo who taught everyone around him how to have more kindness, compassion for all.

Andrew, my cousin, we share so many great memories especially the last few years of his life we got to share recovery together. I got to see him recover and help others. He supported me, always and even showed up for every year chip I got.

No matter what personal struggles Andrew was going through he always had a big beautiful smile on his face, always willing to help and always my shoulder to cry on.

Andrew’s tag line was …
“Pray and meditate, every f***ing day”.

Adam was the kindest and most loyal friend you'd ever have. The world is darker just bc of his absence. He lives his life like everyday was the last. Honorable, loyal, made sure everyone had fun always and felt loved. Missed beyond words.

'it was an honest mistake" and watching him with my kids. He never got to have children but he would've been the best dad. He adored my kids. They adored him. Best brother in the world. He protected me even when I didn't know he was around doing it. His eyes always lit up whenever he'd see his mom, or me or family. He never judged anyone. Always made everyone feel important and cared for.

I miss everything without Adam. Not a day goes by that I don't think about what we would be doing if he were still here. I miss that he's missing watching my kids grow, I miss his smile. His voice, his laugh. I miss hearing him sing, I miss his music he'd play. I miss watching him eat sushi. I miss our phone calls, our visits, our texts. I miss the future we had planned. I miss raising our kids together.

I know Adam would want to be remembered as being a boy who loved his Mama, as the coolest Uncle ever lived, the craziest friend, the best brother and devoted son.

My mother was one of the strongest, kindest, most loving people I've ever met. Most notably, she never believed in loving people because they "earned" or "deserved" love, rather, she believed in loving people because she knew they needed to be loved.

Valerie was loved by every person that met her. She had a personality that brightened every room she entered. Valerie was beautiful inside and out. Her friends were her family that she loved and would do anything to help.

Hearing her voice, her laughter and her saying, "I love you Mom."

The life of the party and loved...so very loved.

She had a fiery spirit that was full of energy.

My favorite memory was dancing and jamming to our favorite ‘90’s songs either in the car or at home in the living room. She had a huge radio system she would blast music through.

I will miss seeing her smile and laugh.

I would like others to remember Judy through the laughter and smiles she brought them.

They way he made us all laugh.

His funny personality.

Before his drug addiction.

My little brother Travis... he always made me laugh...we didn't grow up together but the universe made us have the most amazing, strongest, craziness bond ever! Out of all my siblings he was my favorite and still is! Its been 7 years today and I still miss him as if he just went to heaven. I dont have too many memories with him due to distance and addiction...but any and every memory I have I hold the closest to my heart! I love and miss my brother so much...the pain never goes away! RIP w/love.

She loved all her daughters and would always drop anything for us even through her addiction and struggle. She was a flower shop owner and making the community beautiful

Her burning my birthday cake and then buying me two cakes

Her laugh and her care for me and my sisters

As a fighter who never gave up even through her addiction and battle with Mental health as well. She would want everyone to understand the effects of using Cocaine

My brother was my hero. We survived a crazy childhood and even adulthood. He stepped up to be the father figure for my kids. The bond he had with our mom will always fill my heart.

He was on crutches for a few months and seeing him dance with them always makes me laugh.

His voice! He drove us crazy, but we could never stay mad at him.

Monte was up for anything! My mother and I never plan anything. So when we say let’s go do this, he was always ready to go

Travis was handsome, brilliant and funny with beautiful eyes and a great smile.

He built a whole city in legos on his bedroom floor one summer, complete with all the usual buildings, police cars, traffic and an airport. I couldn’t vacuum his room for months. I thought he was so clever!

We miss everything about him. He is loved.

As the loving, caring, wonderful son, brother and friend he was - ready to help anyone who needed him.

Eric was an easy going, funny, smart, likable, gorgeous, artistic, cocky, crazy, fun to be around guy who adored his 2 daughters more than anything, loved meeting new people, partying, listening to music, playing video games.

There are too many to list. We lived together for a couple years. He was my BFF & Brother. I will miss him dearly. I still can't believe he isnt here. 😭💔

His gorgeous blue eyes, beautiful smile, annoying habits, crazy behaviours, munipulative mind games, distructive lifestyle, impulsive moves, attitude, perverted jokes, quick Witt, and most of all, the way he knew me better than any one else, even myself.
I miss my Soul Twin Dearly💔

As a good looking-smart ass who did what he wanted, when he wanted, wherever and he had the ability to convince or manipulate anyone into anything he wanted and was damn great at it and used this as his gift and weapon. He strived to be the best Dad he was capable of to his 2 daughters and loved being a full time dad. He would want them to know he tried & did the best he could. He is sorry he couldn't get better. He loves those girls more than anything. 💔