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

He was caring thoughtful, passionate

He loved too BBQ year round. He loved his boys Cody and Ryan. bass fishing in kenduskeag stream

His concern about everyone's wellbeing. Checking in with me on his big plans to travel. His love for my mom.

Loving, funny, handsome, charming, good friend, good son, emotional, musical

There isn’t one special memory but he was someone you would never forget once you met him.

I miss his laugh, his hugs, his sweet comments, him singing quietly while he played guitar, his love of clothes, and just listening to him talk.

As a kind, loving, good looking guy who loved life, girls and his family.

My Brother loved his family so much and always wanted to be near all of his family members.
He was always down for any adventure as he hated sitting still.
You would always know when he entered into a room as he was larger than life.

My brother and I were eating lunch together and I shot a spit ball at him. The spit ball landed directly into the middle of his teeth. We looked at each other in shock and started cracking up with laughter.

Seeing him with his children. He loved his kids so much.

As a fun outgoing, full of energy, dare devil. Hurricane Andrew was his nickname, and he was like a hurricane his whole life. Typically hurricanes have a rainbow at the end of each storm.

Tyler lit the world on fire and made those around him feel seen , feel loved & appreciated. He was the best listener I knew and always made time for his family. He was so proud of his 4 younger siblings and was truly the heart of our family. ❤️❤️

There are so many incredible memories of my amazing boy. He was a gifted joke teller, remembered every funny line from the best movies and made us laugh out loud always. Tyler had the most beautiful soul and a gift of making others feel special. He was so gorgeous on the outside but remained kind and approachable always. The impact he had on this world is carrying on through the 100’s of messages , letters and calls we receive daily. The Tyler G foundation will continue his work to help others.

There are so many things we will
Miss everyday but especially his love & presence in our lives. It’s a huge void that simply cannot be filled. I will honor Tyler every day of my life by helping others struggling with addiction and their families. It’s my life’s goal. Tyler inspires us and keeps me
Going everyday with his signs of love. We will continue the work he started and honor him through the Tyler G foundation.

I know Tyler will be remembered as one of the kindest, smartest most engaging men most people will ever have the privilege of meeting. His love & light keep us going and being the best we can be everyday. The healing is in the helping. ❤️❤️

Colee was strong, artistic, bright, amazing with cars, she loved music & Eminem. She was a a phenomenal swimmer.. Colee’s favorite flower was the stargazer lily & that’s how I’d describe her personality.. she lived & loved with great passion..

I have 24yrs of beautiful wonderful memories with my daughter that I don’t think I could choose just one.

The way she listened with her whole heart.. Her infectious smile, her beautiful blue eyes & long dark curls but most of all I’ll forever miss her calling me mommy. She called me mommy her whole life.

These are the lyrics I had written on her prayer card They are lyrics from Eminem’s space bound “ 🌟“just promise me you’ll think of me every time you look up in the sky & see a star”🌟

Kris had a heart of Gold and was an amazing son,brother and uncle

His amazing sense of humor and his laugh

Everything

He would do anything for anyone

Jared had an infectious laugh and a beautiful smile. He loved family and friends deeply and was devoted to both. Jared treated everyone equally and was quick to help someone in need. He was positive and always quick to offer encouraging words.

My favorite memories of Jared involved travel. We both loved meeting people and eating exotic food. We particularly loved Alaska and the Baltic States and did both as a family. In his last rehab situation, I asked Jared if he’d like to visit Russia and we did. His sister, Lindsey, was born 4 years before Jared and since they both shared March birthdays, our tradition was to celebrate their birthdays together. But, no matter what the memory or occasion, everyone loved to hear Jared laugh.

There are no words. I miss everything and always will.

Jared was courageous, kept his word, was loyal to those he loved, and was quick to challenge and question the status quo. Jared would like to be remembered as someone who loved hard and loved life — because he did both. Jared would often comment that he “didn’t want to be defined by his disease” and I don’t believe he will be. Jared was kind to animals and people and didn’t have time or interest to live his life under false pretenses. Jared was a beautiful human being.

He was an amazing brother and a friend. He always had something funny or clever to say.

I can picture him walking in my back door. He always had his one of a kind smirk…. & a story. That’s my favorite way to remember him.

I miss his smirk so much!! It was enough to brighten anyone’s day!!

The biggest heart who knew how to take care of and watch out for everyone but himself. Could make everyone laugh without trying and was never afraid to make a fool of himself if brought someone else a smile.

Getting our matching “be still” tattoos as a reminder to each other that even on the hardest days, we weren’t alone because we had each other. Everyone in our family has the tattoo now.

He was half my heart, I felt at home the second I was around him. I miss that feeling.

He would want to be remembered as someone who loved deeply and lived as full as he could. We started a nonprofit in his memory called “The Be Still Project” (named after our tattoos) that helps people struggling with mental health and substance use. He always felt like he didn’t have a purpose on earth, but I truly believe he was meant to come here, even if just for a short time, and teach these lessons so that other people wouldn’t have to suffer the way he did. He had a purpose all along.

Heart of gold a smile that would light up any room

Our laughs, jokes, and riding in my passenger seat of my car

Looking at his smile and hearing his laugh

An amazing boy who would help anyone in need

Jojo was a funny guy, who loved hard and always took care of the people he loved. He would light up a room and always bring a smile to our faces.

So many but mostly the nights we would just stay up listening to music together and crack up over nothing.

His laugh, our jokes, the understanding we had of each other and our struggles and the fact that he’s missing seeing his little girl grow up.

As the funny, kind guy he was who would do whatever he could to make you laugh and help a friend.

Kelly was the sweetest person on this earth! She was my world! I miss her so much.

Everything!

Loved!

Brittany was so much fun to be around, she always knew how to make you smile or laugh. She had an amazing singing voice and loved to sing. She loved being with family, the water, and loved her daughter.

All the memories I have are my favorite. Not one would I toss away. She always said with different experiences that it "made us stronger."

Just the hugs and hearing her say "Mommy" like she used to when she was younger, she did that up until the last time we were together. The texts, phone calls, duo calls, everything.

She would like to be remembered as someone who loved her daughter and wanted more than anything to be a good mother to her 3 year old daughter. Drugs stole so much time between the two.

Gavin was the smartest, most challenging person that I have met. He knew more than most people about topics I'd never heard of, and spent his short life chasing ideas that validated knowledge as the only source of power that no one could take away.

A few months before he died. I took Gavin from Maine to the bus station in Boston. Driven by thinly controlled mania and one month of sobriety, he was desperate to find a new life in California, away from his old contacts and habits. It was the first and only time that I'd ever seen my big brother truly scared. That vulnerability gave way to a 3-hour drive of casual chats and joking around where, instead of an advocate and daily caregiver, I just got to be his little sister, one last time.

Gavin always made it home for Christmas -- no matter what state he was living in, no matter how deep the drugs had their hold. For 33 years, it was the one day that my parents and I could count on seeing him, the real him. During the bad years, when every phone call was an overdose, a plea for bail, or just heartbreaking sadness because the world was just not built for him, that one day was our family's gift to help us all overcome the other 364.

Gavin was more than his addiction. He was an artist, until the alcohol took his ability to hold a pencil. He was a steadfast friend, until the paranoia made it too hard for him to trust others. He was an intense conversationalist, until the lithium slowed everything down. He was a hard worker, until his need for heroin was just too strong to hold a job. Gavin would want to be remembered as so much more than his addiction, but our system is built to make sure that is all he was left with.

Racheal could light up a room by just being there. She had an old soul that attracted all walks of life and she tried to help anyone she could sometimes with disregard to herself! She was an all around amazing person.

We will all miss her smile, her selfies, and her good hearted personality.

Michael loved life and everything within it. He was compassionate and loving. A true outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing; most of all his Black Labrador Levi

Far too many, but one of the most recent was spending time with him in Topsail Beach over Thanksgiving. We ran the dogs on the beach and had great conversations about the past and our dreams of the future.

His smile and contagious laugh

A loving son, brother and friend to many. Michael had a wonderful and compassionate soul.

Aaron was brilliant, an amazing singer songwriter Incredibly creative. He graduated valedictorian from Concordia College, taught special education afterwards on a NYC fellowship. He was funny, loving, sensitive, a giver of the most thoughtful gifts

He loved his family. He always wanted to do the right thing. He loved people. He was very kind especially to anyone in trouble. He was charismatic. He was handsome. He was very gentle. He trusted people. He loved his dog, Harvey. He was a caring, loving son.

I miss him every single day. My heart is aching. My beautiful boy passed away on the last day of summer into the waiting arms of our merciful Savior.

Aaron was an incredibly strong person. He tried SO many, many, many times. So many times. He was deeply loved. I think he would want to be remembered as the kind, gentle, loving soul he was.

A brother, a friend and a free spirit. Jimmy attacked life with passion and reckless abandonment. Jimmy would rather go into every lane on the road then try to stay in just one lane.

Jimmy and Coral Reef Park, need I say more...

Jimmy had a quirky but amazing sense of humor.

Alyson was a free-spirited, old soul who loved meeting new people and nurturing children and animals. Alyson had a child-like way of looking at the complexities of the world, finding the good in people and the beauty in nature around her.

Her smile, laugh, unique creativity, and corny joke telling.

Alyson would like to be remembered as adventurous, kind and nurturing (with a particular sweet spot for underdogs and a desire to care for them), as well as for deeply loving her family.