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

Sweet Jessica was born a fighter weighing only three pounds. She was beautifully fierce, independent and she loved deeply and intently.

Her sweet voice.

I think that Jessica would like to be remembered as a fighter. She found recovery and unfortunately that slipped away. I know from the bottom of my heart that she would want to be remembered for those precious months.
I know she would also liked to be remembered in a way that made sure that ALL the people she loved really truly understand the depth of that love. Rest easy, beautiful.

Kind, sympathetic, empath

When he enjoyed sharing about Nascar, football and books he read.

His 10 phone calls a day

Vinny was kind, funny, silly and loved life. His love for the Giants was obvious and his talent in sports was remarkable. He loved his family and friends deeply and lived his 25 years of life on earth to the fullest.

We miss Vinny's sense of humor, the nicknames he came up with, his warm words and him yelling at the TV on football Sunday. We miss his sarcasm and love for music and movies.

My beautiful cousin Robin was so vivacious and loving.

I grew up with Robin as her Mother snd my father were siblings. Through a hard time we lived with our Aunt and Robin made us laugh so much. My sister and I stayed in her room with her & I can remember us all laughing so loud, my Aunt would come in and tell us we needed to go to sleep.

Nick was funny, artist, loving & very caring. He wanted everyone to be happy & loved his family.

Taking care of his little brothers. He loved reading to them, playing ball & spending time with his older brother. He was always laughing.

His kindness & jokes

That he was always there for family & friends, even strangers he would help.

A beam of light, he was. Always hamming it up! Had the best laugh. Loved to think of others first, kind, sensitive, compassionate human that I was so proud to call my son. So very missed.

Best smile and laugh! Loved comedic antics! Very protective of those he loved/cared about! Loved by all his families and friends.

Our daily texts as I am a lip reader. And our FaceTime!

Laughter, comedy, kindness, compassion, protect your loved ones!

Dustin was so funny - he spent a lot of his time on his computer making hysterically funny videos - he would sing along to songs - making funny facial movements and playing the guitar. He was just a funny kid.

There are so many - I will pick one. Dustin's older brother (3 yrs older) and I were watching The Sopranos and Dustin walked in the room and suggested we turn the program off - when I asked him - Why ? He responded - that there were entirely too many "F words" in the script. His brother and I said that we would take it into consideration and that we would continue to watch the show as long as no one would say the "F word".

Again - I miss so many things - I'll touch on one. Dustin's kind heart - I miss - so much. Dustin would be the first to befriend a new student at school - if he finished his classwork early - he would ask the teacher if there was someone that he could help.

I think that Dustin would like to be remembered as a kind and funny young adult. If someone had a flat tire - he would help. If someone was sick and could not go out - he would sit with them - and try and cheer them up. He loved playing soccer - if it was a practice - a game - he would encourage his team mates to have a good time - and not focus on who won.

Best father

I miss his laugh

Always kind toward others.
Helped anyone if he could.

Matthew was the light of our lives. He had a smile that lit up a room. Matthew suffered from severe anxiety and depression and the only way he knew how to control it was with drugs. He tried to get help, it was just never enough.

We had a tradition that Matthew and his sister would spend the night the night before Thanksgiving. it started when he was 5 and continued until we lost him. It was my favorite night of the year, spending time with him.

I will miss seeing Matthew on the ice, playing or coaching ice hockey... Hockey was the one thing that allowed Matthew to feel at peace; he LOVED to be on the ice.

As a great friend, who always put others before himself. So generous with his time and his friendship.

Aurianna was a vibrant, loving, super creative, talented soul with an adventurous spirit. She loved cooking in restaurants and having FUN more than anything else in life!

Our favorite memories of Aurianna are her playful, fun spirit as a child, watching her cook in top SF restaurants, eating the wonderful food that she so carefully prepared for us, and the many outings and vacations we experienced together! Whether it was day trips to get oysters, or vacations to Mexico ( to eat tacos), or Hawaii to swim in the ocean... just watching her spread her wings was a delight!

Her friends and family will miss her FUN spirit, love of adventure and food, her creativity, and most of all, her loyalty to all the people she loved! Miss you forever Aurianna! Love, Dad, Moodge, Soph, and all your aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and friends!

Aurianna made a huge impact on everyone she met! She was the most fun and funniest person in the room! She will be remembered for that and her tremendous creative spirit! She helped people who were struggling in ways she did not even realize. We will remember all the delicious meals she made for us and the wonderful times we had together! Those of us who were luckiest to have her in our lives will cherish those memories forever!

He loved both his Babcias who taught him about Polish traditions, loved to go fishing with him and loved to feed him delicious periogis.

He shared his love of music with me and I'll never forget cruising down the Merritt Parkway in his black BMW to Radiohead and Armin van Buuren feeling like the coolest younger sister ever.

His beaming grin, soft blue eyes, great sense of style and big brother protection.

As an absolute gentleman, a perfectionist and a beautiful person who would give you his last dollar.

Megan was a beautiful young woman who could light up a room with her smile and infectious personality.

Megan always had a way of making me laugh.

Her laughter and quick wit.

Always helping others on their road to recovery.

Luke had a contagious smile along with a heart of gold . Luke means bringer of Light and he did just that to our world💖

He was working for AmeriCorp in the City Year program. Teaching inner city Los Angeles children to read. He called home (PA.) and wondered how these children hadn’t learned to read? He wanted to adopt some of the students to help them.

Luke had a way of bringing joy into your life . His actions, random acts of kindness and silly stories.

Luke has two beautiful girls who will learn how amazing their Dada was ! His spirit for life will live on in his family and friends stories!

He always cared about others and wanted them to be happy. He was a kind, funny, and gentle person. He my and others life brighter.

We used to go on walks with our dog and at the park and that was truly really important to me because I really got spend time with him. I would tell him how things were going in my life and he'd tell me his.

There isn't only one thing I miss about him, because I miss everything about him. I love him so much, his laugh, his smile, his hugs, his personality, being able to spend time with him, and simply just, him.

We miss her laugh and her beautiful smile, how how eyes lit up when she was with her son- amazed at him and what he learned to say and do. How she would tell us "he is so beautiful!"
We miss her love, her fight for something better- for life-always.
We miss her crazy dancing, silly games, arts and crafts, science projects and all of her dollar store purchases, anything that she could do to bring her son joy.
We miss her hugs and kisses and time to just listen and talk. We miss her terribly.

She would like to be remembered as a good mother who loved her son very much and tried to do everything in her power to get well. She would like everyone to know that addiction is a disease that is difficult to fight but it is worth fighting.
She would like to be remembered as the loving beautiful daughter, sister, wife and friend that she was and for everyone else to know that she loved you too.
She would like to be remembered as courageous who through her illness helped others.

He was so brave. A gulf war veteran. He absolutely loved serving his country and went to so many places I could only dream about. We used to laugh and call my brother the “ golden child”, of our family. But he really was.

I miss him. It’s been almost 9 years. I have so many memories. I guess my favorite memories are small ones. Childhood antics with our other siblings, playing football in the back yard, just everyday life.

I miss his honesty. He was never afraid to tell it like it was. He portrayed himself as a tough former navy man but his kindness would shine through sometimes. He quietly helped others and never looked for recognition.

My brother had talked about dying before. He wanted us to not cry and mourn him. But he didn’t know what his death would actually do to our family. We imploded like a dying star when he passed. We remember him everyday. The picture I included was from my wedding. He will never meet my husband.He will never meet his oldest child’s son. This is the face of addiction.