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

Carleigh was a bright, spunky little girl who loved everyone. Always first to try something, she grew up enjoying horseback riding, swimming, scary movies, and making life fun. She loved animals and as a young girl, her pockets had to be checked for lizards and frogs before putting them in the laundry.

When going shrimping with her family as a child, she caught a fish and decided it was her new pet. After several hours of her carrying it around (very much dead at this point), a family member finally wrenched it away from her. She was upset to lose her fish friend.

Her strong sense of compassion for animals and fun (but mischievous) personality.

Kind, funny and generous

Kevin will be missed by his family, His parents, brother, grandma and many uncles, aunts and cousins . Kevin had many lifetime friends whom all miss him dearly

He was a great kid with blue eyes and blonde hair and loved to play golf! He graduated NC State University. He loved his sister and family.

We had family beach trips every other year. He was a great kid growing up. He would do anything for anyone. I miss his smile and blue eyes.

His smile, his eyes and his sense of humour 💙

My son got his wisdom teeth removed and they gave him 30 OxyContin. Then he broke his collarbone and they gave him 30 OxyContin every month…. And that’s how he got addicted😢

Coffee talks in the morning before we went off to work.

His thoughtful kindness.

Brandon had the best personality and loved making people around him happy
He helped homeless people eat a hot meal and always helped the elderly. He was bright funny as could be always making everyone laugh. I'm going to miss him forever.

All of them. Too many to choose from.

Everything his smile his voice and especially his big bear hugs

I always thought Clint would get better. He was the love of my life , soul mate and we shared a birthday month which we thought was special. We had a 2 beautiful daughters together. We miss you ! Would love to hear that mountain voice again.

He was a veteran and a great girl Dad

I miss him being here for our children

He would want always of us to recovery out loud so others don't suffer in silence

Pat was a gentle soul who never understood how much his depth mattered to the world. He loved kids and animals because they were so loyal and innocent. He would give you the shirt off of his back if you needed it

Each summer we would make a family garden. Pat would spend weeks making sure everything was cultivated and weeded. And then all summer we would enjoy the growth.

Everything.

Not in vain.

All his friends told us how generous and kind Victor was to them, and he would give them the shirt off his back if it could help. Unfortunately, through the overabundance of Oxycodone and youthful curiosity, he lost everything.

I will miss his smile. The look he gave Sebie and Patricia when they were happy and together in Texas before his addiction took away everything.

I will miss his call or text every day and his sign-off always... "I love you."

Victor would want to be remembered for his kindness. Not for the lying and heartache he gave to his parents, family and friends.

Wes was generous, an incredible sense of humor, an entrepreneur, he loved God, his family and wanted to help others with addiction. His goal was to open a rehab that offered free services to the addicted. He would have been successful at that just as he had with his businesses. He was very sensitive and had a heart of gold.

There are so many but one that stands out in my mind was he hired a companion for me and she had five children that never had celebrated Christmas because they had no money. He asked me to get their Christmas lists and my caregiver said okay but just get one gift on their lists. So I got the lists and he got every single gift they asked for, wrapped them and delivered them. Those children were so excited and surprised. That was him, helping who ever needed it. He was incredible to his family. Always wanting to get together and buying the kids everything. He had so much love. He was a gift.

His sense of humor, how he made everyone feel so special and his love for his family and especially me, his Mom. He took care of me and always had time to talk to me and listen intently to whatever I was saying. He loved me so much and was always thanking me for raising him with such good morals and unconditional love. He gave the best hugs. I miss his crooked smile, his incurable laugh, his hands and his presence. Everyone knew when he was present.

He would want us to know he was free from suffering and for us to take care of his children and tell them about him. He wouldn’t want us to sad but that is impossible. His absence is stifling.

Loved and missed, a dear helpful friend , mother , daughter , beautiful woman will remember her always

Always going places and having a good time

How she was so helpful and funny

Strong, talented and forever loved

Melissa loved animals and had an old soul. A beautiful disaster for sure but in the best way.She loved being out in nature and spending time with those she loved. I have never laughed so hard with another human being in my life and never will again.

Anytime we were together we were laughing. She had the most beautiful smile. She hated it ofc. I just miss laughing until I cry and not remembering what started us laughing to begin with. Totally sober too. Locked up. I will love you until forever, angel girl.

The world just feels so empty without her. No matter how long we spent apart we went right back to being us the minute we set eyes on one another. Even if we weren't talking it gave me comfort to know that she was out there. She gave me a comfort that she never even knew.

Melissa would want to be remembered as a fighter. As going out swinging, or dancing, or singing. She wouldn't want us to be sad. She would want to see her sister and baby bro smile again. She would want us to do something. Use it. Make it count for something. That's what I'm doing for her.

One of the funniest, crazy, bullheaded, big hearted women in this wild world!

Her "snotty" laughs 🤣🤣

Having that person I could always go to!!

As a loving caring Momma who would give anyone the shirt off her back!

Talented, Kind, Funny, Loyal, Loving young man.

Always making people laugh.

Daily texts, hearing his voice & his big eyes, smile & heart

For always making an impact to others in a positive way.

Lil Kenny was one of the most pure of heart and loving forgiving person he truly loved being a dad and he always helped anyone in need he was so happy all the time he just brought a smile to your face by seeing him he was truly a angel on earth

Aggrivating his dad he made it a special talent of his I think I would laugh cause he thought he had pulled one over on him by hitting metal with a wrench instead of fixing the go cart he was supposed to be fixing he was so proud of thinking he fooled his dad the whole time his dad fussing saying he thinks I'm stupid and I don't know what he is doing it broke my heart to inform my nephew he didn't fool him his smile just was gone when I told him he was so funny

His hugs he always gave me the biggest hugs no matter where he saw me and it didn't matter who was around he was so child like and wouldn't always pay attention to things and he would make some of the funniest mistakes like thinking I could get across a bridge to his house in a flood he never even thought it was raining out I had to tell him that a cow just floated over the bridge and was passing his house he was just like oh it's raining I couldn't help but laugh

As his dad's best friend and a loving doting dad to his daughter he loved his family and was a great mechanic and a loyal friend

His laugh, his smile, his phone calls every day, his love and kindness that he wanted to share.with everyone. His beautiful blue eyes that now live on through his children.

Stephen wanted to make a positive impact, to motivate and encourage others to stay sober. . He would like to be remembered as a loving, friendly, handsome dad, brother, son and friend. His work and presence here wasn’t meant to end so soon.

He would like to be remembered by how he embraced life and love, that he lived his best life even though it was cut short.

He would liked to be defined by how he lived, not how he died.

He is missed everyday.

Funny, Witty, Loving, Supportive

Everything

Not as a victim or someone who lost their battle. If he could save a life he would