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Today is our boy Zach’s birthday, and we try to celebrate his life. For most of his life, he brought so much joy and happiness to our extended family, our circle of friends, and his own group of friends. He had a quick wit and always made people laugh. I always watch our home videos on this day and then visit him at the cemetery, where he is finally at
Today is our boy Zach’s birthday, and we try to celebrate his life. For most of his life, he brought so much joy and happiness to our extended family, our circle of friends, and his own group of friends. He had a quick wit and always made people laugh. I always watch our home videos on this day and then visit him at the cemetery,
Tyler’s death has changed our family forever. Having to call his then 21 year old sister, who was in college across the country, to tell her that her brother was dead, was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. To know that she would have to fly home alone, with a crushed heart, was unbearable. Having to tell his 16 year old brother, about Tyler’s death wasn’t much easier.
He gave back to his community by working food drives at local businesses. He mentored a few of the neighborhood kids and took them under his wing to keep them out of trouble. This was all until Mikey became addicted to pain pills.
These are the drugs that were found in my son’s system after an accidental overdose on the morning of February 11, 2012: Meth, Heroin, Xanax, Ambien, and Ecstasy.
