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

Her contagious laughter and kind heart

My husband and soulmate. Cherished his son. Loved all his brothers and sisters and parents. Gave his all to each and every one of us. We miss him still.

Showing off his son saying," My son, my son." AND "Walk this way!" while doing his Groucho walk.

Watching him dote over his son

A good brother, son, husband, and father that loved them ALL so very much

Justin was a very hard worker. He loved to make you laugh. Always wanting to fit in. We adopted a little boy that needed to be loved. To have parents that showed him he was wanted. He was so easy for us to love him. And proud to be his parents.

Justin was funny & loved to make you laugh. He loved & was proud of the family. He was such a good person. He had to fight most of his life. 1st fight the rejection of his biological parents. 2nd fight his addiction from day one, you see Justin was born with fetal alcohol syndrome.

I miss his smile, but mostly hearing him calling me "ma".

We will love & miss Justin till the day we meet again at the heavenly gates.

My Brother was the bravest Man I ever met. He was my Big Brother my ONLY brother. He always was willing to help someone out. And he was always there whenever I needed him regardless of what we was going through. He was someone I could count on.

Everyday I spent with my brother rather it was good or bad was a favorite memory with my Brother. I cherish everyday we had together

he never gave up on me no matter what he was always there I always knew with Him here I always had someone no matter what. He always had my back and I knew I always was okay and never alone.

Someone who was brave. Never showed a sign of fear. Someone who never backed down always stood his ground

Union electrician, proud Father, Always Laughing, always willing to lend a hand to anyone who needed it.

The day his son was born. He looked at Landon and said "This is your Grandmother, she will always have your back no matter what."

His smile, his laugh

As a hard worker who loved his son and his childhood sweetheart girlfriend of 16 years.

Mandy was an awesome person, always smiling and gave all of herself in everything she did.She made sure to make you smile no matter how bad your day was going.

When she would call me the 1st thing I heard was "SIS" or "SISTER ❤️

Hearing her tell me she loves me and the bond she had with my kids,nephew, niece and grandsons

As a beautiful person who always gave all of herself in everything she did, she loved with her whole heart and was always their for everyone she came in contact with.

Supportive, non judge mental, bright light to many, fun, mischievous, love of family, fought hard for her health, too nice sometimes, would giver the shirt off her back.

Gosh, I have so many memories with my little sister. One memory I will always cherish is the time she and I just went kayaking just the two of us for her 40th birthday.

Being able to take a nap with her, hugging her, how she understood my silly ramblings, how she protected me, playing tether ball.

As a loving mother, generous soul, wanted to see ppl succeed, non judgmental, fighter, strength and courage.

He was a good man loved and missed by all

With our kids he was silly

His devotion to us

By his good deeds

Joseph was dearly loved by family and friends and always every ready to offer his help and assistance to anyone who needed it. He was a very dedicated and hard worker, and loved his job and trade. He was always quick witted and enjoyed sharing his wit with everyone!

Some our favorite memories of Joe always surrounded his kind heart, his generosity with his time and skills to help others out. His sense of humor was ever present. We would often go out to breakfast on his days off and he loved to tell us about what projects he was working on, the ups and downs, and he enjoyed taking pictures of the finished plumbing projects and sharing everything that went into getting the job “just right”!

We will surely miss the love and respect that he always showed family and friends. Looking back over the past decade or so, I keep thinking about the various projects around the home that I worked on, and he was always quick to offer a hand! His kind spirit will be sorely missed as we move forward in life without Joseph!

I’m sure Joseph would like to be remembered as a loving son and brother, which he surely was. He touched many lives during his twenty-eight years on this earth, and I’m certain he would like to be remembered by how well he was liked and by with the pride that his Mom and Dad had for him!

Smooth like Frank Sinatra, stylish, handsome, quick to laugh, always had an impish smile lurking at the corner of his mouth. He had an ability to connect with people, didnt matter the age, from baby cousins to his grandparents, he was loved by all

The time he was my real life hero. I'm not proud of what transpired that day but i was proud that i had such an awesome nephew that loved me that much. Nobody got seriously hurt, bodily anyway. However ego wise, it was almost a killshot. My nephew made sure they got taught a much needed lesson... it was so unexpected and awesome, he had always been a like one of my own because all of my kids and their cousins have grown up together, that day filled my heart with so much love and gratitude

His smile, his unique style, his wide variety of intrests, his chill manner, he was our cool cat in the family, the one who made friends everywhere he went, had all the girls trying to catch his eye, yet he was a true romantic at heart. We all loved him very much and it hurts to know all that love wasnt enough to save him from this evil drug. He is forever young and i hate that, hate that we have to bury him instead of him burying me or his parents, hate that he left this world before me

A handsome young man, friendly, easy going, intresting ... loved and forever missed

Megan was the best person I know, whenever we were around each other all we would do is laugh 🤣... Megan was very social an was always doing something. She got along with everybody. There isnt a person in this world who has my back like my sister did.

My favorite memory of my sister was every second we spent together..I will forever cherish the 27 years I got with her

What I miss the most about Megan being gone is the person I was when I was with her. She brought out the best of me an with her gone I havent been that person ever since.

Megan would wanna be remembered for how much she loved an cared about her friends an family, especially her daughters.

Douglas was a kind soul and an ornery uncle, brother and friend. Beloved by all that knew him.

Always there to pick up the phone and talk to me .and a LOVEING father.

Spending time with me and just enjoy life.

Being able to call hem.

As a LOVEING father and brother.

His smile, loving spirit, kindness and the "I love you Mama"

Bethanee was born with a beautiful personality and gorgeous. From day 1 people were drawn to her. She was full of life and came out of the womb talking and she never stopped. She was a fierce family person- especially with her daughter.

Bethanee had a big heart but was very blonde. She'd laugh right along with you when you explained. There are so many great stories about Bethanee.

Bethanee loved her people so very much! She brought light into every room. She made sure you knew you were a valuable human. She loved to take a million pictures of herself and of herself and you. She was definitely one of a kind!

The kind loving soul that she was. The invaluable spirit she brought into the room. She was beautiful both inside and out.

Kyle was a beautiful and loving soul.He hated who he had become due to addiction, and fought for 10 years to beat this monster. He was a talented guitarist/musician and a gifted athlete. He had a huge heart for the homeless. I love and miss him so!!

One night we made a run for a burger/fries.He heard and saw a one-legged homeless man crying.He insisted we buy him a meal and help find him shelter for the night.He sat on the sidewalk and ate his own meal with this man, got him to shelter, then hugged this dirty, smelly homeless man.We got in our car and as we were driving away, Kyle cried.Here is my boy, desperately fighting his own demons, and he's crying for this complete stranger. I was never so touched/proud of my boy as I was that night.

Even though Kyle was 24, he would still put his head on my lap and nudge me to give him a scalp massage. Then his feet. He was always able to be such a "man" but he still snuggled with his mama (me) and always hugged me tight and thanked me for every meal. He also still would suddenly throw me to the ground and pin me and make me fight to get away. He did this to teach me self-defense. He also would always instigate a sudden tickle fight. A grown man, yet still a little boy at times.

As someone who never gave up trying. I actually found that sentence written in his AA book - he wrote that very answer to that very question. He fought and fought the disease of addiction for 10 years, and hated what it made him become. He would also appreciate being remembered as a true musician. His guitar playing was that of an old soul - he came alive on that stage and audiences could feel his heart and soul thru his music. He was also a wonderful lyricist and singer.

My brother had a huge heart and loved hard but his soul was too fragile for this world.He always wanted to keep others laughing and upbeat.Unfortunately he had something deep inside,he couldn't shake, only numb and in the end it took him from us.

When I think of my brother I think of him as a kid, before life became overcomplicated. He was always the jokester and so happy. We (Me, him, and our brother Branden) didn't have a good childhood and were poor but we really made the best of it. I miss when he enjoyed life without substances and had peace.

I will miss talking to him. I will miss his jokes and smart ass remarks. I will miss his ridiculously accurate football knowledge and passion when he talked about football and especially the Philadelphia Eagles. I will miss him playing his guitar and his passion for music. He was a good brother/son/friend/God father and overall person even throughout his addiction. He loved us and we loved him.

Remember Colten for the loving soul he was regardless of his internal struggles. I truly believe he is watching over us and bringing us comfort.

She tried so hard to be sober, she did. She was a kind soul, took too soon.

When they took me on my first rollercoster

Her smile, her games, her pranks.

As a person who struggled through life, a person who went through relapse, addiction, and seeing sober. A person that is brave.

Very missed,always will be remembered, legendary king,greatest big brother and little brother, and father.

The day I gave birth to him

I will miss his beautiful smile and his character

Happy funny and very protective