Dustin P Allen

My son, my heart

What Dustin was like

He was a happy child. He loved Little League, Pop Warner Football, soccer and hanging out with his cousins, and being outdoors. He especially loved his mom and sister, aunts and cousins. He was intelligent and a voracious reader.

Fondest memories of Dustin

Dustin's smile lit up a room . You couldn't help but smile back. He loved deeply and cherished those he loved. He was quick to help you if needed. He could be silly or serious. He had deep thoughts and kept a lot to himself but you could feel when was hurting or when he was happy. He worried so much about me, his mom. Sometimes too much. He finally chose to go into treatment but he had one last hurrah. He died alone, outside and 4 days until treatment. Damn addiction won. My heart is broken.

How Dustin will be missed

His smile and him yelling mom, mom, mom and his endless phone calls and eating me out of house and home. I miss talking to him about everything. I miss his presence, his essence, his soul, his heart and his love.

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