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

He was a bright light in everyone’s life. Always smiling and he loved his family more than words could express. He was very talented with wood, making beautiful pallet furniture, in his surveying job he was sought after, with hunting he loved to teach his daughters and to just to be in the woods with his family and all of his hunting buddies. 

He was kind and funny and expressive. 

When he was around 7, he came walking up the steep hill at our home, carrying a snapping turtle as big as he was! Fearless!  The first time we visited him after he’d been in Teen Challenge recovery program for several weeks and he was standing on the front porch literally glowing, free from the grip of opiates for the first time in years! Determined & Proud! 

How he was as a Daddy with his 3 daughters - affectionate, protective, loving, dedicated & proud.  How he loved being “Coach William” with his middle daughter’s softball team and how he was with the girls, silly and funny. They loved him. 

He is missed in so many ways, as the best hunting buddy with his Dad. He is missed for his beautiful smile and the twinkle in his eyes, for his warm bear hugs, his outgoing fun personality, his kind heart, his love for his family and especially his love for his daughters, and his love and dedication to his friends. He knew how to love and his presence is missed. 

As a Dad that would give the world to get better, hopeful about the future, ready to start his outpatient program, to get healthy for his daughters. As a warrior, a fighter against his addiction and for those he knew that struggled like he did. As an avid hunter and how much he loved being outside and in the woods. As a man who loved God and who had just come back to his church and his faith. As a shining light in this world, a man that just wanted to live in peace, to love and to be healed. 

A man that would have done anything to help anyone with their addictions. Saved many addicts over the years with giving them a safe place to stay, or bringing them to their first meeting.

So many to list, but probably the night he asked me to marry him. And told me that I helped him see life in color, and not always in black and white.

How he did whatever he could to make me happy/smile.

An amazing man that would do anything to help an addict. His love for God, and that his addiction was not him, it was something he suffered from. He fought the demons for so long, and he is finally at peace. He was the most selfless man I had ever met.

One of the most beautiful humans you can meet. Worshiped his family and was always there for his friends. Agree lover of life.

The best was seeing him welcome his children into the world. Seeing him laugh with happiness at their arrival was a joy to witness.

Raising his kids without him is what I will miss the most.

He would love to be remembered as an amazing dad

My sister; I admire her beauty and her carefree soul. She is always in the loop with fashion and what’s hot on the radio. She loves to be silly. She has a loving and outgoing attitude. Her faith was deep and her love unconditional.

Taking walks when we were young.

I miss her voice. I miss her laugh and sense of humor.

Chrissy would want to be remembered for her love and free spirit. She was the light of a room. She shined and didn’t need to try.

Sarah could make anyone and everyone laugh! She was truly one of a kind!

Her laugh!

Mom never had it easy. No matter how many times she got knocked down, she'd always get back up, taller than before! So, losing her was more than a shock! She was an amazing woman with do much love to give.

There are so many memories. Like when my daughter, her first grandchild, was born. Or the day I graduated college. A week before she passed was my birthday. We spent 3 hours on the phone laughing, joking, having a great time,.. It's the last conversation we ever had.

Our talks, her laugh, the way she could set my mind at easy about anything. I was invincible because she was invincible....

As a mother. Not a number. She had no addictions to drugs or alcohol until her TMJ pain became unmanageable. "Doctors" choose to leave her to manage this pain using morphine for close to 10 years in lue of a surgery her insurance wouldn't cover.... So if she was an addict, her health care providers were the dealers

Morgan was a beautiful girl, inside and out. She loved cats and cows. She loved all animals. She was half my heart.

Graduation. I have never been more proud. Her Senior year, over the Christmas break, she lost her Father. Just a few hours after her 18th birthday. I figured she would not go back to school, but she did. Not only did she go back, she graduated with a 3.4 GPA. She said that is what her Daddy would have wanted.

EVERYTHING

One of the biggest hearted people you would ever meet. Always had a story to tell .Never had much,but would give you anything he had.Love of family is what he longer for.Loved his dogs

How smart he was his smile

His stories and would always be put a smile on your face

Love of people and animals

Russ was the life of every party. He was loving, caring, genuine and over the top. He was always the loud one and our world got a lot more quiet without him. We love you and miss you so much Russ! Forever missed and loved!

Wow! Just growing up so close as a family. We have so many memories and spent every holiday together. We all were together as family. Family over everything! But summers at the house on Goddard were the best memories.

Everything. His loud voice for sure! Playing cards at family parties. Him aggravating me and lundinne lol. Him missing the chance to be an uncle to his 3 babies, 1 niece, 1 nephew and 1 in the oven. I miss that he isn't here to see how great Lundinne is doing. I know he'd be so proud! Maybe he would have a bike too along with all the guys. I know you're with us though. We all miss you!

As he would tell me, he's a lover not a fighter. Lol. I believe he would want to be remembered as someone who was always there for family and just a great guy who made you laugh and feel good. A great friend, brother, son, Uncle,Cousin and the list goes on. He was one of a kind. Your memory lives on through all of us!

He was my best friend of almost 17 years. We spent everyday together ❤. His son and him were inseparable.

The night we met, in spring of 2002 at the mall!

His beautiful eyes, his laugh, his smile.. just about everything.

I know he would want to be remembered for how much he loved his son.

David was 36 yrs old, he was a very loving son, and Father, he loved music and had the most perfect teeth, wise beyond his years, 143

His actual birthday

Everything, the good and not so good, his smile,

He was a people person, great personality

He was my pain in the butt! He would keep calling and texting until I would pick up the phone. He would leave the craziest voicemails whenever I didn’t. He always had a smile and such a contagious laugh and loved to sing and make people laugh.

I can’t pick one so I’ll sum it up by saying “our daily adventures” in the car and we could be our goofy weird selves together so comfortably

Everything but especially his harassing phone calls!! They were the best and would make me smile and laugh no matter what was going on.

As an amazing awesome hilarious friend who loved to sing and entertain.

Jeremiah was a good man, father , partner in life... He just became a father that February! Our daughter was 9 and our son was only 8 weeks old when he passed. He will always be missed & loved! R.I.P.

Him playing with our daughters make up doll. And him seeing his son for the first time! All the water battles in the house... He was fun to be around .

Everything... His laughter, his love for his family, He fought so hard to staying clean, but he had a huge monkey on his back that overcame him, sadly it wasn't H that killed him it was rat poisoning!He is deeply missed by us all that loved him deeply!

Jeremiah, was a loving caring man, who fought to be a family man, he is deeply missed by Me, and his kids! And his Family!

Such a great person. Always trying to support and encourage others to stay clean. Had many years clean but went back one night and didn't make it

Danielle aka Yella was an amazing woman with so much love in her heart. She was a mother to an amazing little boy Tyler John, a loving daughter and a sister and best friend all in one!!! She is missed dearly and will NEVER be forgotten.

I will miss my best friend!!! She was my baby sister and we were extremely close.

As an ambitious young woman with so much potential.

Caring, creative with a great sense of humor. Always helping people she loved.

Listening to her funny stories about work phone calls.

Everything. Calling me Mama Dukes.

For her thoughtfulness and beauty

Radiant. Uplifting. Pure heart. You could not be down around him! A give the shirt off his back type of guy who would do anything for anyone, especially his family. All the kids adored him-that Unlce & friend everyone wanted to be around. Adoring dad

Too many! Nights as children he’d come sleep with me, even tho I was older he made me feel safe when I was scared. Countless fun family times- playing with the kids, being goofy. Car rides with music blaring & bad singing, his first concert seeing Linkin Park, watching him become a dad, watching him become an Unlce, his joy on my wedding day, his 18th birthday, times when him & I, our mom & brother were all together, watching him & my husband act like big kids, walks with the kids,

His laughter!!!
Our talks, All the family time with the kids that he always added so much life & joy to. His precious smile-

As a great loving father who’s only daughter was his #1! As the fun uncle- who’d do anything for his nieces & nephews. As an adoring son, who’s mom meant the world to him. As the best brother in the world! A hard working man who always wanted to do better- who was selfless & put the needs of others before his own. As a family man-that included his friends, family was everything!

Christi’s nickname was Peanut because she was small but mighty. She loved being a Mommy most of all. Her heart was so special & she always wanted to help people. She fought hard & wanted so much to live. She will be missed by so many.

I miss everything about my Daughter. I especially miss hear her voice calling me Mommy. I miss hearing her and her Son laughing in the other room while they played games together. I so miss how much she loved me.

I think Peanut would like to be remembered as a fighter & as a Mommy who loved her little boy so much. She loved her Grandmas & her Siblings her Nieces,Cousins,Aunts & Uncles with all her heart.

Loyal friend, honest and liget

Sable was a gentle soul who would do anything for anyone. She was an amazing friend and sister. I was by her side through the good times before addiction took hold and I’m sorry to say I was not around enough once it did I wish I would have done more

Driving around for no reason at all and singing at the top of our lungs. And our late night talks when we were having issues or stressed.

I will miss her talks, her encouragement, her smile. I miss everything about her.

Sable was a fighter. She once weighed over 500 lbs and was able to get down to 150 and take control. I’m sad to say that this weight loss may have led to her infertility which in turn led to her addiction. But she was so proud when she got that weight off and I was so darn proud of her.