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

Beautiful,kind,intelligent Jody wanted the best for everyone. She loved her family,especially her children. She tried to find lasting recovery but stigma and shame would throw up roadblocks. I deeply regret that I didn't know then what I know now.

How much she desired connection with her family and how much she wanted to do better, be better, for her children. Her generous kind spirit, her strength.

I am going to miss seeing Jody in longterm recovery and all she would have become. Things are starting to shift around Harm Reduction and people can survive and live better lives if we open our minds and hearts. I'm going to miss getting to know her better and bonding with her and developing a closer relationship based on all I've learned on my journey of educating myself and advocacy/support for people who use drugs, those in recovery and anyone impacted by Substance Use Disorder.

First and foremost as a loving, concerned Mom... also as a person who cared about others and was compassionate, who was truly sorry for any harm she may have caused anyone and as a person who believed in and loved God. She would want people to educate themselves so they could understand the disease that she struggled with and ultimately took her life and they could then KNOW that it wasn't because she didn't try hard enough, didn't care enough, didn't love them enough, it was the disease.

He was always so happy so full of life and just loved family.

The way he would always play jokes on everyone and thought it was sooo funny.

His laugh and his hugs.

As someone that loved family and loved when we all got together and would get along and laugh together

Dale was my younger brother who put everyone above himself. He never had children of his own but was active helping other kids including ones he never met. Dale was one of the three brothers I had and the last to leave our world. My heart is forever broken.

My favorite memory of him was telling me he loved me.

I will miss talking to him. I will miss seeing him at family get togethers.

Dale would like to be remembered as someone who tried to make a difference in someone's life.

Tiffany struggled with alcoholism for many years. Though she was in a constant struggle with the disease, her passion did not dwindle and her sober times made us extremely proud of her fight.

Her organizing her sisters and cousins to put on shows for us. She remembered everything about her childhood and was known for her love of all things Disney.

She was a fighter, and she fought alcoholism and we witnessed her take the disease head on and even overcame it time and time again. She continued to fight in what became an unbeatable battle that eventually took her short life at age 34. We find comfort in knowing she is no longer struggling and is at peace, but know this fight continues for so many. However, we miss the "hope" for her to win the battle as that is no longer an option.

Tiffany loved dancing, softball, cheerleading, swimming and water. She loved the warm sand cool waves in Nags head and Ocean City where she had countless memories with her sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Nick was a funny outgoing person who always lit up the room. We had to beautiful baby girls who were is everything. They were only 1 1/2 and 6 months old when he died. He was an amazing father for the very short time he got to be one

He was always cracking jokes and trying to make people laugh

Watching him be a father, his cooking and most of all the love he had for our family

He was a one of a kind person. He always made people laugh and he loved his 3 sisters more than this world! He was Magoo to my family!

Every Halloween, Birthday party, and summer breaks

EVERYTHING

As a loving, funny, and kind hearted person

John was a all of energy from day one, we fought like crazy… but loved even harder… we were all one another had. I am lost without my brother

When John locked me in the trunk our mom has in the living room
And FINALLY he got in trouble!!

His dedication, his deep rooted knowledge of right from wrong, good from bad… that’s what made it so difficult for John to recover..without professional support he felt to much pain

As the smart, multi talented, handsome, funny, slightly controlling man he was.

my brother was the most caring and kindest guy u would ever known. His contagious laugh would make you smile no matter what kind of day you were having. He was my little bro and will be missed and loved forever♡

I have sooo many but just recently last summer we took a ride to Hubbard Park and parked on side of the bridge for like 3 hours we talked,laughed and cried that day. I am so grateful for that memory.

His laugh and the only one who ever called me jenny.

He was a loving and positive soul. He fought his addiction every single day wether he was clean or using. He hated this drug and I know he is now at peace.

He was amazingly smart, funny, caring, insightful and unique. I will miss him always.

He had a girlfriend in high school that I just didn’t like and it dawned on me, for the first time, that I may not like or get along with whoever he married. I shared that thought with him…and he responded “but Mom, don’t you think if I love them you’ll love them too?” I told him I had always thought that would be so but I just I didn’t love “Brooke” his current girlfriend….he lit up with a huge grin and replied “me neither!”

His humor and his hugs.

As kind and generous.

Kind to everyone he met with a heart for Jesus! Loved unconditionally...

His sweet and kind spirit

Hearing " I love you" and his hugs!

As a man with a different spirit and one who enjoyed sharing God with whomever he could.

Jim never went anywhere without meeting a new person. His smile lit up his eyes. His little boy giggle continued into adulthood.
His love for his family was great but it was his love for his son that was pure.

His smile, the way he twirled his hair.

Haha! I miss his smelly socks! But most of all his excitement when he found something he wanted to share.

His genuine interest in others.

My brother cory was the most genuine yet misunderstood soul I was so lucky to grow up being protected by. He had a heart of gold and a soul of fire. There isn’t a day where my heart feels okay without him here with us. We are broken forever.

Too many favorite memories, I miss most hearing him laugh and making goofy jokes everyday. His personality was so pure and unique, little did he know that he deserved the universe and more. He inspired me to stop caring what people think, just to be myself and live by that unapologetically. He had no idea what an inspiration he was to me my whole life. He saved my life as a baby and again 13 years later, and still does today even on the other side. The only reason I kept going was for him.

I miss his hugs, his smile and beautiful eyes. I remember the heartache and pain just looking at him. I wish i could have showed him how special he was to my family and I. I miss him doing dumb crazy things just to get a laugh out of me, and I miss him threatening every person he knew wasn’t needed in my life. He was always right, and he always knew what was best for me. I miss the protection he gave me, the security, the love. I miss our cries together and I miss our laughs. I miss him more.

Remember him as the stud he was. The ladies man, but also with a heart of the purest gold. The person who would never hesitate to go out of his was for the people he loved. Never was a force to be reckoned with. My Cory, you were and always will be the light of my life and my inspiration to stay sober. I know you were in pain, so..so much pain. All we want is for you to be okay today. Please continue to watch over my soon to be son, as I know he would be so utterly loved by you. I love you.

I NEVER thot there was anything that would take her away. She NEVER knew real love she lived her life on earth in domestic violence everyday he tried many times to kill her but God kept her here and then on this day an addiction to pain pills took her away

She always enjoyed holidays. She would go over board and beyond for everybody she knew. She NEVER let anybody go hungry she always made sure ppl had food

Being able to text her everyday even tho she wouldn't answer for days on end at least I knew she was on the other end of the phone....

She only wanted to be loved and appreciated.... Remember her big heart and how she always wanted to make ppl laugh....

Austin was determined, strong, handsome, stubborn and a strong believer. He stood by anyone or anything he felt strongly about. He was eager to make a life that had meaning. He loved hard. He was selfless and willing to do whatever for our family.

Austin struggled with a lot of demons on daily basis. I watched him learn patience & be a father to my daughter, I watched him change from someone who had past mistakes defining them to someone who had fought to get limitless opportunities. He got his dream job. He got his biggest catch aired on a news station along with his picture. He got to watch his son being born. He always wanted to make his Mom&Grandparents proud&he did. Witnessing him achieve all this was something I’ll always remember.

His love. Once you got to understand him for everything he was. It just all clicked. He would go to war for the ones he loved. Fishing just isn’t the same without him. He was the fisherman for sure and he enjoyed it. He was my safe place that feeling of home. I never not one day doubted he loved me. He brought that drive out in me. He saw all I could be and wanted it for me. He was my soul mate and I will miss everything about him and us. Austin is irreplaceable in all of his loved ones life’s.

I want him remembered for who he was, what he lived for. The good days. The times he was there for you. The times he made you laugh. The times he cried with you. The short time he fought with determination to make something of himself. I want Austin remembered for who he was on the inside.. No one is a saint we’re all sinners. He is no different. His death shall not be in vain. He was a son, grandson brother, cousin, nephew, husband, father. He was ours and he was someone worthy someone special.

My little sister had a heart of gold, she loved animals just as much as her family and friends. She would do anything for anyone. She had demons, just like everyone else, but she fought them for years and then they won. I miss her more than anything.

My favorite memories are many but the one that sticks out the most was the night we were just driving around and laughing, and we seen a sign for R&R's BBQ, and we stole it to give to my best friend who we called R&R. And Robbie still has the sign today.

EVERYTHING!!!!💯💗💓💕💖💚❤️🧡🎼🎼🎼

For how much she loved her daughter Alice.

Sensitive, tried hard to please. Helped me do construction work around the home, starting at an early age, he was amazing the way he could reason out any problem. Would help friends with a roof, construction work, brakes for their car, ect.

Kindness to others, when he received Christmas money he would use the money to buy his friends a gift.
He was never good at school and really wanted to get an award, so he did not miss any school days and received the perfect attendance award for 2 years. Another year he and his twin brother took apart a pop-up trailer and reassembled in a tree for their treehouse.

Seeing him, getting a hug, spending time talking.

His love, abilities, kindness. That he did try hard and succeeded in being clean for a few years. What great years they were!!!

If he were born in the days of the peace and love era he would have fit in perfectly. He would give the shirt off his back and did alot for charity. To know him is to love him. He was a truely good person whose laugh was contagious. We Miss him.

At Thanksgiving every year he would steal food as it was being prepared the minute you turned your head it was in his mouth.

I miss his laugh. I miss his heart of gold. I miss his confidence. I wish he could see his son growing up. I miss every single thing about him. He was a beautiful person and so full of life. He didnt have an enemy in this world but he had so many friends and would never meet a stranger. He was so proud of his son and he loved him so much. He was 4 when his daddy got his wings. We hold him even tighter today. We are loving him for ourselves and for his daddy.

He would like to have been remembered as a good person and he would want those left behind to live their best life in his remembrance. He wanted the best for everybody. He would want everyone to remember that just because you may be different thats ok because life is too short to not be yourself. He was always himself and didnt care what others thought of how he dressed or the drum he played. He would have told you to love yourself no matter what. He was just that kind of guy.

Christopher was the kindest soul who lit up a room with his warmth. He made everyone feel they belonged.

Christophers laugh was infectious,

He had a way of encouraging authenticity in everyone, maybe because he was so accepting.

As a skater, as a best friend, best brother and best son.

Rob was a gentle soul with a heart that was even larger than his effortless ability to make even the hardest person laugh, through the 8 years we spent fighting side by side against the world for true love I was shaped into the woman I am today

I don't know if I can pick a favorite memory but the one that came straight to mind was Valentine's Day of 2016, he had already told me he was getting me a ring because he didn't want to guess the wrong ring size. So time passed by and he came to me and said he was putting it off because he didn't have enough money. It turns out he had planned to hold off for our vacation to my mother's a week or two away and asked her permission and then proposed to me in front of my entire family

I miss his ability to make any situation brighter, his passion and love for his family, and his genuine phobia of a serious moment usually disrupted by a goofy face or crazy noise that immediately would have the room erupting with wholesome laughter from being caught off guard .. he was a wonderful father who had the unique ability to be a big kid himself and not only be a dad but a friend, and no matter the situation he was always there to make me feel safe and see the sun on the other side

I know he would always want to be remembered again for the amount of love and the bond he shared with his family which was always his number one concern, his gift of jumping to help anyone who needed him without hesitation, his talent for art and drawing, and his love of music