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

My sweetest little was so good and kind and always trying to cheer everyone up even in his darkest days😭💔 he would help anyone any time but couldn't help him self💔😭

All of them!!! The phone calls every day and joking and laughing to the point our belly's hurt and when he was cooking pretending his a chef on a TV and I would record it 💔😭

The smile the most kind smile the joking the hugs the phone calls the conversation the advice the cooking everything!!!😭💔

The good and funny guy❤

Sarah was the only daughter and has a younger brother. She had many friends. Very intelligent. Loved her Mom family & friends. Being ill put her on many meds that led her to a place she fought hard to not go. We love you Sarah!!! 💗💔💗

So many...she was very funny. She would do the silliest of things anywhere anytime.

Everything. Loved talking to her. Her mom is in Chemo treatments. She misses her Sarah terribly.

As a caring giving young woman. She never judged anyone.

Even when she was down and out she still would do anything for others. Loved her kids and always made sure they were provided for.

Our family thought she got lost when she was about 5 yrs old. We searched everywhere for her. Finally found her asleep under my mom and dads bed with her piggy bank.

She always had a story to tell us and she would get very dramatic and would act out parts of the story. Made us all laugh.

That she fought the demons for so long and tried her hardest to get clean. She never gave up on her children

Best sense of humor
Kind and giving

Always making ppl laugh

Everything

Loving his son and family

He was my best friend, he was a mommas boy, and would do anything for those he loves. Best big brother, and loyal best friend!

How happy he was always my cheer team!

His laugh, his hugs, his smile, and having my best friend a phone call away!

As a loyal friend, an honest and hard working man who would give anyone anything to make them happy! Someone people were proud to know, and eager to meet

Noel was a free spirit who lived so much in such a short time

Best son ,brother grandson,loved his family

His first Halloween he was a Hershey's kiss

How he always made me laugh no matter the situation

He was a loving grandson,son,and brother,he was a great friend,he was a hard worker

We called him Ryan, some Alex, but all who knew him thought he was doing better. Clean for 2 years and excited to attend his baby sister's wedding. One day before her 25th birthday and 4 days before her wedding, he died of an accidental overdose.

His adoration of animals, he brought strays home because he couldn't bear to leave them alone. And his love to go on a road trip -- anywhere -- just to get out and go.

His laugh and his joy at his discovery that he had a green thumb and had successfully grown a beautiful garden beside his tiny porch. He had become passionate about it and his excitement was contagious.

As a loving brother and loyal friend.

Austin was an inspiration to so many people who were struggling with the same disease as he did. He loved everyone and only wanted to be loved, successful, and make me proud.

My favorite memory of Austin was all the hard work he put into every cause he felt deserved attention.

Austin would call me every day just to say"I love you Momma". He was my only child to refer to me as Momma. I will always miss that call.

Austin would be remembered for all the work he was doing for his personal recovery. Austin would also be remembered for his silly nature and his desire to make his family proud.

When he would just wink and say Much love!!! He was the light of my life.

I miss everything about him ...he filled life with joy

As a caring loving brother,son, nephew and uncle

He was free spirited,never met a stranger and always willing to help anyone..He loved his family and spending time with his neices and nephew...when he loved he loved hard he is missed by us every minute of every day..

Him showing up spontaneously

I will miss all the fun we use to have just riding and talking...

As a free spirit who loved whole heartedly.

He was my strength, my protector, sweet mamas boy who would fight to the death for any person or cause he loved! Tried saving everyone and lost himself along the way! Lived life to the fullest no regrets!

Finding him in the garden eating peppers like apples! Watching him be an uncle to his niece Ivory!

His hugs and phone calls saying hey beautiful momma it’s your baby boy

Loving and loyal

My baby

His phone call everyday

He was my laughter

Very caring

My brother was a loner. He was a lost soul always searching to fill a huge void. He was a good man with a kind heart. Unfortunately, he was never able to face his traumas and demons dating all the way back to when he was a child. He is now at peace

When he asked my father how to get stains out of his work uniforms and my father told him to “shout them” (meaning use the stain remover shout). My brother looked at his clothes and yelled “get out!”.

His little snicker of a laugh he had and warped sense of humor.

As a man who’s every intention was pure. He was hardworking, kind-hearted and loving towards people as well as animals.

Jaclyn was very kind. She always loved babies and animals. She loved to pretend and had an amazing singing voice. She was a talented artist, just budding when her life changed in an instant.

Playing with her on the beach , setting up house with wood, shells, rocks and plants, hunting beach glass

Her laugh, her singing, her hugs, her beauty, just everything

As a caring and kind person

He was a wonderful son he would do anything for anyone he was always there when you needed his help he would stop whatever he was doing just to help someone.he had a heart of gold he loved his family so very much he is so greatly missed by all of us

There isn't only one favorite memory for me all of them are my favorite memories being with my son and my other children and husband.... to name a few,going fishing at the stone quarry ..camping .. going to the shore.. going for hikes going swimming, holidays,birthday parties.. going to thornhurst picnic area to have picnics going up to Francis Walter Dam and down to the Lehigh River.just hanging out together.. just being with each other they're all my favorite memories and will always be!!💙💙

Just his presence here with us just him hanging out with me.. just holding him tight in my arms and giving him a hug and a kiss just telling him that I love him so much telling him all that in person..... Watching him fix things that he was so good at doing!! Miss listening to all his stories.. Miss him finding special rocks and bringing them home to me cuz he knows how much I like them or finding Me fossils and all crazy little things that he knows I love and save!!😢😥

He would like to be remembered for how loving and caring he was.. especially how much he loved (me)I am his mom his dad his sister Carrie his brother Marty his brother Josh and his children and how much he loved animals, her would also like to have been remembered as a mechanic that could work on any type of vehicle and fix it right up!! Also was very good was electricity he was basically a jack of all trades I was so very proud of him we all were!! And still are!!💙💙

Always Loved Forever Remembered. Beautiful Sweet Momma's Boy; Tough As Nails. Beautiful Heart Of Gold. Funny, Devoted Son, Father, Big Brother, Grandson, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin & Loyal Friend.

Summer Vactions At The Beach Happiness, Sunshine, Sandcastles, Warm Beautifull Colored Blue Waters. A Million Smiles Shared.

Everything!! His Bear Hugs, Sweet Kisses & All of The "I Love You Mom"(s)

For Leaving His Last Gift To This World; "His Story" One To Be Shared With Others Struggling With Addiction in Hopes of Saving Lives & Preventing Other Moms/ Parents From Being Affected With This Lifetime of Devastating Grief, Tremendous Sorrow & Heartbreak From Losing A/ Child(ren) To This Horrible Disease of Addiction.. Its My Sweet Joel's Last & Final Gift To This World * The Gift To Choose Life...

from the time he was little he always cared for animals and he cared about other people He would give his last dollar in his pocket if they needed it.

Seeing him with his son both of them smiling it was the best thing you could see and feel the love

My son calling me and saying, love you Mom it will be ok

that he had a heart of gold and he was truly sorry for being an addict he didn’t mean to hurt anybody because of his addiction