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

Taylor was a light in this world. He was a funny, athletic, handsome, smart, dog-loving, little-kid loving, beautiful boy. A part of my heart now lives in heaven and I will fight every day for those who battle this disease.

How do you pick your favorite memory of your child? There are so many that make up the life that we had. The birthdays, the Christmas', vacations, graduations and all the little small moments in between that don't seem so small anymore. One of my proudest moments was when he was in an inpatient treatment program in Florida. A white supremacist was in his tx group. He targeted one of Taylor's friends. Taylor defended his friend and ended up in a fight. It is never wrong to do the right thing.

I miss the way he said, "mom". I miss the sound of his voice and his jokes at the dinner table. I will miss his terrible music, and picking up his clothes. I will miss watching him grow up, graduate from college, get married, have kids and make the world a better place. I miss this energy and his light. You could feel it when he was around. I miss the part of my heart and soul he took to heaven. There will never be a moment when I don't ache for his touch and to wrap my arms around him.

Taylor would want to be remembered for who he was, not defined by the disease he fought. He did not choose addiction, no one does. He did not want this fight and neither did we. He is remembered as loyal, loving, and the kind of person would give you the shirt off his back. He was outspoken, fierce, opinionated, hard headed and beautiful inside and out. He was a light in this world and all who loved him carry that light.

He was the greatest and most happiest person you've ever met he just had a lot of problems

When he taught my son how to ride a bike

His laugh

Nick was lovable, caring outgoing friend. He would never hesitate to help anyone

Watching Nick play in the all stars little league baseball. He was an excellent pitcher and catcher. He would always tell me he wanted to play baseball for the Colorado Rockies and football for the Las Vegas Raiders

His funny outgoing personality.

I would like Nicholas to be remembered as a caring, loving son, brother and friend. All of his pranks he would do to his sisters.

Always had a smile or joke to make others smile. I miss him SO MUCH...

Always there for me.

His beautiful art work.

Friendly, helpful man.

A beautiful man with a heart of gold. His gentle soul touched so many. He was a true family man and he's truly missed every day.

He was exceptionally talented at sports, watching him and his brothers is irreplaceable.

I miss his genuine heart and kindness.

He would want to be remembered as a kind and loving father.

Kelli was so loving and kind beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. She battled an eating disorder that took away all her gifts that embodied who she really was. She was voted Ms. KARNS HIGH SCHOOL

Her bravery, kindness, empathy, and how she felt others pain. One memory of her is when starting high school and it was cheerleading tryouts. It was harder to make as a freshman. After tryouts they would post who made the squad. She did and some of her other friends. They were all celebrating in a group hugging and then she took off running across the parking lot and got into a car far away from the group. I went to find her and she was in the car consoling and crying with friend who did not.

Her hugs, her sweet disposition , her wisdom and talents. Her empathy and how she made you feel so special by her gifts especially her cards she kept in a box that if someone needed cheering up had a birthday, or just a card that said God loves you.

Kind,loving spirit who loved God and wanted to tell others that Jesus loved them exactly where they were in life. She loved working with the elderly and was extremely sensitive to their needs. Loved her maternal Grandmother so much. She would want others who are suffering from an eating disorder to get help and reach out for that help.

As her mother, I have so many things that I could tell you about her. She was an empathetic, caring human...always looking out for the underdog. She was a loving mother to her 3 children. Talented singer, intelligent, funny and kind.

everything.....even the bad parts. Now that she is gone...every memory is my favorite memory.

We will miss her laughter, her tenacity, her willingness to help others at all costs. Her love of her children, family, music and comedy. I will miss the long phone conversations and passionate debates when she felt strongly about one topic or another...political, social injustices...etc. We will miss the way she had of bringing a room full of people "up" as soon as she walked through the door with her wit, her laughter. Music was huge for her...and lots of songs will bring that memory home.

We would like her to be remembered, not as the addict who overdosed....but as the wonderful, smart, talented loving mother, daughter, sister and friend that she was.

Gregory was a phenomenal person. He was loving and cared about others more than himself. He was a defender of the underdog and never left a wounded soul behind. He was uniquely funny and good mannered. He was fiercely loyal to his family and friends.

A story a fellow soldier told me when they were in basic training. His friend was a heavy guy and struggled with running. The instructor told his friend he was going on a long run to whip him into shape. Gregory ran the entire thing with his friend and encouraged him not give up and that he could do it. That epitomized his character.

His smile. His humor. His ability to share his feeling with others. Gregory let you know you were loved. I miss what his future could have held. He was my only child so I miss being a mom.

Not how he died, but how he lived. That his life mattered and that people who were struggling would decide to get help because of what Gregory meant to them. That his death changed people’s lives for the better. Gregory’s life has done that and more.

Beautiful soul

The days she had her 3 kds

I miss her voice

A good person who made bad choices but we loved her

He was a caring and loving person.

Seeing him with his daughter

His smile.

He tried his hardest to overcome his addiction.

My son Chris was such a caring person. When he was clean he alway try to give back to people in recovery.

Me, my daughter and Chris went to a Phillies game. I wanted one of those characters drawing. When we where walking to our sits Chris said to his sister not sure who is in this drawing mom wanted . But it sure don’t look like me or mom.

Chris always has a way to talk to me and calm me down, He made me laugh and be happy when I was around him.

His twin daughters

Stacey was my best friend and she had a heart of gold and I miss the sound of her laughter so much. She was kind and loving and life isn’t fair for her to be gone so young.

Our trip to the balloon festival is something I’ll always treasure

I miss having someone I can be real with and talk to about anything

I would like Stacey to be remembered as the kind gentle soul she was.

Will be forever in our hearts

Elena made us laugh every single day. She was always there to talk and listen to a friend in need. I admired her strength in her convictions and beliefs. Elena was and always will be our "everything".

One of my favorite memories of Elena was how we loved snow days when school was closed. She would wear her pajamas inside the night before for good luck, then we would go outside in the snow, bake cookies and watch TV together all day long.

I miss her hourly texts, even when we were in the house together, her radiant smile, our constant sharing of inside jokes, going out to dinner, the many mall trips right from school, nightly walks along the paths in NJ viewing the NYC skyline, weekends at the beach. I just miss her every moment of each day.

If Elena could talk to you right now, I'm sure she would want to be remembered for the old soul that she was, her easy, welcoming smile and the love and laughter she shared with so many.

He was my twin soul! My protector. My best friend. He loved children and they loved him. Even in the worst of times he always found a way to take care of his family. Life was hard for him and drugs eased the pain. But they didn't define who he was

Thought he could sing and sang loud and proud!! New the words to every song. I loved listening to him sing just to see the passion and silliness. He called me every single day(sometimes 25 times) to let me know he was ok and that he loved me.

I miss hearing his voice, his goofy antics and just being able to hug him! Getting silly little texts and memes just to brighten my day or convey he missed me and loved me. He always respected me and put others in their place if they didn't. A loving, caring guy who just couldn't face the world sober.

As a loving son, father , brother and uncle. A man who helped when he could. Always gave to the man down on his luck, the one begging on a corner or that he happened to ride his bike past when he was young.

He was funny, smart, generous, loving, kind and the list goes on.

His beautiful blue eyes and a loving smile

He is remembered, loved and missed

Caring, father.

Teasing, hugs and his smile.

His saying Momma.

he was the sweetest guy around he would give the shirt off his back if you needed it, he help me all he could .

his voice and his smile and his face hugs

for him being him