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Heroes:
Adam Fields passed away January 27, 2007 from a drug overdose. He choked to death on his on his own vomit and was later found by friends. He was one of my best friend. I'm going to miss the fuck out of you my brother. May you now find peace...
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Those that passed:A list, from friends of this page, of some friends and loved ones that have passed in their addiction. They are all missed and we learned something from each. May your deaths be not in vein.
Adam Scott Fields, died 01/27/07 from a drug overdose, he choked to death on his own vomit, he was a good kid and one of my best friends who passed too young and too early, im going to miss the fuck out of you brother
Kelli Lewis, Jason Dye and Tommy Byington, all passed on 01/21/01 in a drunk driving accident, they were children, all were from Tega Cay, SC;
John Cardwell, age 24, died in a car crash 1991
Donnis Schuder , age 23, died in a car crash 1991
Dan Couch , age 17, suicide 1986
Keith W. , murdered, 1987
Kevin Lee , 1998
Jessica Pollison
Chris Nunley
Paul Reegan , 27 yrs. old, drug overdose, 02/06
Diane , suicide overdose at the age of 42
Mike W. , overdose after having 6 years clean, at the age of 37
Tammy S ., at the age of 24
Jeff Kessler
Cassasi Mance
George Miles
Kim L. , suicide, 04/29/98
Kim H. , suicide, 07/31/04
Benjamin Milton Ferrell, III , 04/13/00, died in a car accident
Tim Lemon , in program-had to use one more time, shot himself
Nick Alongi , alcoholism, psorosis of the liver
Kat , in program, overdosed
Ryan T. , 21 died while huffing nitrus
Jason W. , 29, wrapped around an oak after a relapse at 92 days
Robert Mc , fell in a river running from the police after a party
Kyle L. , committed suicide after a relapse
Jesse Mc., sitting on death row after committing a thrill kill while fucked up
Brad P., will die in OR State Pen after committing a thrill kill while fucked up
Doug Ralston, heroin overdose: 09/04
Kristine McCauley, 10/04/00
Ricky Harris, 03/05/05, rip, overdose
Todd Ortega, heroin overdose
Rick Palonis, musician, hung himself, drugs and alcohol
Darlene W., alcohol poisoning
David Byrd, heart attack, drugs and alcohol
Mike McKoen, heart attack, drugs and alcohol
Kenny A., died in a shoot out with the cops while high in Boulder, CO 14 years ago
Jeff P., 10/94, 25 years old, heroin overdose
Michele K., Stuart, FL, 02/18/05
Uriel, Dallas, TX
Chris, Los Angelos, CA
Adrian, Stephanie, and Dante in San Francisco
Ron and
Jenny in Lancaster
Michele, aged 18, drunk driving
Mike T., suicide during a relapse
Abby, infection acquired during a relapse
Tristan Kase, 24, 8/05, drove drunk and hit a tree
James Utter, 22, 07/06, drunk and high, tipped canoe and drowned in lake
John Utter, 24, 07/06, drunk and high, tipped canoe with brother and drowned in lake
Bobby C., no brain activity, blew out his heart, died 10/16/06
Louise P., died 05/02/04, she had four od's and had a reoccurance of her cancer, she was too loaded to know that her cancer had come back
Danny S., 05/28/06
David Fore, 09/11/06, cocaine user, died of heart attack at the age of 23
Carol Ruth Ford, he was drunk one night when her daughter was 12 and fell down the steps, don't let another little girl grow up with out a mom
Wes T., died after going back out for two weeks
Brian Plamer, never made to the rooms
Michelle Allcock, Greensboro, NC, died of suicidal overdose as a result of that depression that affects so many of us alcoholics
Peter Geiberger, AKA: Mr. Outerspace, 26, Brilliant writer, tortured soul, died 09/13/06 of a herion overdose, absolutely tragic, he will be sorely missed in CA and everywhere his words reached
Kenneth Bauch, Keansburg, NJ, died on 05/09/00 due to drugs, he is missed very much by his brother
"Flash" (rip), died 08/06/02, West Chester, PA
Justin Jobgen and Josh Surplus, both died last January from a heroin od, from Galena, IL
Jay Paul Pericles, 1979-2006
David Smith, shot him self in the head 10/05/06, couldnt stop drinkin', man had the big book by his side too
Kyle Glaspy, heroin overdose
Timothy Craig, heroin overdose
Trevor Gurtz, heroin/crack overdose
Carlos Haskins, murdered in a meth. deal
Jay P., went to residential rehab for a few months, he made some great progress but had to use one more time and that was his last
Laura W., died drunk driving Halloween, 2001
John J., died 1999, overdose
Bridgette W., overdose, 2005
MichaeI D., 03/12/03
Brandon B., 08/05/04
Taylor S., 10/16/06
Nathan H., died 10/08/05 as a direct result
Julie S., overdose on 01/07/03, her fiancee found her body
Donny, couldn't hold on to the gift but had a smile bright as the sun
Christine, may God always watch over her son now that she is gone
Tim P., shot and killed during a relapse, 2002
Donny, overdose, 2006
Christine, heroin overdose, 2006
Chelsea G., infection caused by herion use during a relapse, 2004
Don LaPlant, someones best friend lost to this disease, he was an amazing person who died loaded
Chad Howard, Moore, OK, died 05/03/01, left his sister Nickie H. of Okc, OK behind
Walter Harwood, after 15 years sober went on 15 year relapse, died in his sleep, rip
Dan Shippey, after 15 years clean, used again, intentionally drove into a tree, rip
Ricky Harrington, 11/03/06, in the program, used one time, died with a needle in his arm, this fucking disease is so patient
Dorian Clinton, 21 yrs old, overdose on 03/17/95
John Costa, fell asleep in his car in a garage, no one knows the details, was in his mid 20's with a wife a 2 year old son and baby girl on the way
Jerry Choiodo, in his mid 20's, fell 4 stories climbing from one balchony to another drunk in Ocean City, MD
Vinny Milano, in his early 20's,overdosed coming home from a night out partying, found on his steps the next morning
William Pheifer, in his early 20's, overdose
A man was charged Sunday with killing a mother, Becca Bingham, 39, and her two children, 4-year-old Macie Bingham and 2-year-old Garrison Bingham, the children were a stroller, the man driving drunk, ran red light and struck the family in a crosswalk, then he left the scene, he was later caught
Wade, Yankton, SD, 30 years old, he has battled with horrible drug addiction, and alcoholism, he got clean for 16 days before he went back out, just a few days later he ended his search for inner piece with a couple of goodbye letters on the table, and an extention chord around his neck in the closet on 05/25/06, he is at ease, he hurts no more, he left behind 2 beautiful children, a boy and a girl
David Maze, Eric Gilson and Charles Jackson-Smith, 07/04/97 when an unnamed driver wrapped their vehicle around a tree on China Grade (near Boulder Creek?)
Sarah, Dallas, TX, heroin overdose
Graham, Dallas, TX, heroin overdose
Furgie , Dallas, TX, alcohol poisioning
Aaron King , 03/88, od and died from drug use
Craig Fogwell, shot heroin in an alcoholic blackout and died alone in a motel room, 02/06
John James Boghosian, 05/26/61 to 03/05/05, died of a heroin overdose after many many attempts to stay clean was found dead in a bathroom stall at Benaroyal Hall in downtown Seattle with a needle in his arm, John was an awesome musician and a phenomenal producer
T.J. W., 17yrs old, died on 07/04/04, mixed a lethal dose of heroin and alcohol
John H., 19 yrs old, died in 07/01, had a heart attack and died due to years of cocaine use
Chad M., 21 yrs old, died in 2000, nodded out while driving and hit another car head on
Chris Bartoloni, died of a heroin overdose this January (2007), he was 36 had 3 kids a wife and relapsed after years of recovery
Jason G., Nashua, NH, passed away 03/25/02, heroin overdose, he died on his 25 birthday left behind a loving family and friends, we miss and love you
Mike Webber, died on Sunday (2006), had just gotten out of a heart surgery and decided to "celebrate"
Wesley, from AZ, he was drinking and driving, rolled his truck end was ejected died on the scene, he was 17
Chad S., suicidal overdose
Adrienne F., suicide
Irvin M., overdose
Micah Giles, drunk driving
Miles, murdered trying to buy crack
Sam the Redhead, suicide
Johnny P., suicide
Nickie H., died 05/03/01, Oklahoma City, OK, sister of Chad Howard, suicide as a result of this disease, she never made it to the rooms
Kevin Conley
Kelly Greathouse, mother of Teresa
Teresa Denton, daughter of Kelly
Big Al
Mercedes Chu
Jason Priest
Russell Wellbrock, passed away on 11/05/06, a brother and friend but couldn't put the needle down, but layed his harley down for the last time
Bob Antel, age 38, Costa Mesa, CA, his Certificate of Death reads the cause of death as chronic pancreatitis with pancreatic pseudocyst, and natural death, 1989
Michelle, age 27, Costa Mesa, CA, overdose in 1997, had probably 4yrs at one time
Joe Hughes, age 33, Huntington Beach, CA, hung himself 1997, had 4 years at one time, couldnt get back
Janie Hill, age 32, liver gave out in 2005, bye pretty baby
Scott Von Freymann, booze/pills, so wasted he didnt realize he had a broken nose, passed out and blood dripped into lungs, was in coma for 5 years, just died this fall (2006) age 42
Ryan Stamper, passed away on 01/17/06 from a suicidal overdose, he was 25 years old
Ryan Robinson, died in 05/03, Florence, OR, he was high on crank and he hung himself over a woman
Kenneth Braum, age 40, killed in a car accident, under the influence
Samuel Jensen, age 26, beaten to death and left in a storage locker, because of meth
Davene Whitfield, 34, died of an infection contracted during the use of heroin, caused a heart attack during a binge, 06/05/99
Vance A., 24, died of an infection contracted during use of drugs, a very beautiful, tortured soul, taken from this earth way too young
Steve Hodgeman and Carl Burke who died in a drinking and driving accident going 91mph into a tree
Donya, died of a heroin overdose after 10 years of sobriety
Charlie Turnbaugh, died on 04/15/04, died of a drug overdose, may he be in peace now
Aaron, a kid, only 20 years old, from Brockton, MA, he died last Tuesday (11/21/06) of a heroin od, he was in recovery for a while, he went back out and the FIRST time he ever did heroin it killed him, he actually died in detox
Chuck Erler, Scituate, RI, on 12/22/03 and he was hit head on, coming home from work with two of his friends, on Rt. 6 on the Foster/Johnston line, some 26ish year old had "a few" beers at the local tavern (even though in the hospital he was still well over the legal limit) and he crossed the center line, killing one of the most beloved people in our town, the guy that hit him was convicted after 2 years
Brant Kirk, Jackson, TN, he had to die so that a friend could live, he truly is a hero
Benjamin Milton Ferrell, III, died in Cleveland, GA 04/13/00 after an argument over a crack pipe he found in his girlfriends purse, he left angry and flipped her vehicle 3 times and died of blunt force trauma to the head, he was 25 years old
Kevin Mac, Framingham, MA, died last year (2005) off a perscription drug OD, he was in the program
Elton Eline, 01/14/49 - 02/10/91, Rancho Cordova, CA, massive heart attack from smoking cigarettes, he was only 42
Robert Rosario, Staten Island, NY, died 11/01/05 from drugs accidently, he was only 20 years old, depressed he took some pills and drank to not feel, he went to sleep and never woke up, he was the most gentle person you would ever meet, he didnt know what he was doing
Scott B.
Angie M.
Patti M.
Maurika W.
Nicole C.
Christopher A. Kiicke, New York, 08/13/83 to 04/11/00, suicide(heroin overdose)
Joe M. Crinshaw, San Bernadino, CA, 01/18/81 to 11/08/99, suicide(gun to the head)
Dave, self inflicted shotgun blast to the head
Mark, hung himself
John, shot himself in the face
Stephani, shot herself in the face
Cester, overdose
Arizona Mike, overdose
Al, overdose
Steve, overdose
Michelle C., Yakima, Wa, commited suicide while still in the perils of her disease
Jill L., she had years clean and then started drinking and taking pain pills without telling anyone, she blew her brains out in the bedroom of her mother's house
Lou Alice Kinney, died 11/11/06, Cleveland, GA from psorosis of the liver, she was 54 years old and had drank her whole life, died in CCU with her daughter and a friend by her bedside
Kendall G., Picayune, MS, died in 2004 from an overdose
Steven P. Allen, died September 2002 from a cocaine overdose, someones best freind and secret love always and forever, father of two and a heart of gold
Glenn O., Olney, MD, died 07/12/06, he hung himself, he just couldn't get it
Gabriel DeJesus, Keansburg, NJ, died from a heroin overdose, 04/98, he was so smart, such a good friend
William, 21 years old, died 10/20/00 from a overdose;
Travis, 20 years old died 10/03/02 from depression
Jason, died 10/10/06 from a car wreck
Chris Wilson, 10/30/82 to 06/15/06, from Stillwater, OK, died in a car accident while still in his addiction, he was wanting help, but wasnt ready to ask
Jerry Wilson, Bowie, MD, died 12/02/06 from an accidental heroin overdose at his grandparents home at age 22
Richard A. Buell, relapsed and then shot and killed himself on 09/18/02
Tim, died this year running from cops on motorcycle, head on collision
Dustin, suicide
Gregg aka: Titus Deville
Brother Terry
Mike R.
Steve ?, Idaho 09/12/06, had 13 years at one time, shot himself
Kevin, 11/20/04
Brian, 01/29/05
Mark, 07/01/05
Paul Roper, 02/08/93, acetaminophen (tylenol) toxicity/liver failure
Mike Morris, 2004
Joseph M., 2004, had over 10 years clean before relapsing and struggled for a couple years and could not get clean, rip
Mike G., 2006, overdose, almost 3 years clean and relapsed
Justin (Cain), 1999, thought it was heroin, turned out to be an infection in his heart that came from his teeth (brush your teeth!!!)
Mike Jones, 2002, heroin overdose
Adam (SLC), 1998?, suicide after getting out of prison and doing cocaine
Ryan Colton
Joey Stratton, 02/12/06
Jason S.
Drew, died when he was on acid he and a friend were in a car and got pulled over by a cop, he ran out of the car, and onto the train tracks, he stood there until a train hit him
Dave, overdosed on sleeping pills or something and didn't wake up in the morning
John, fell off of a balcony when he was drunk
Jose Navarrete, brother -in -law, died on 04/16/03, he never got to feel what it was like to live a sober and free life until the day he died
Thelma Jean Johnson, 02/07/40 to 02/27/03, Bowling Green, KY, age 63 due to long term drug and alcohol addiction, her death was instrumental in getting her daughter sober again, she died so that others would live, her daughter was one of those others
Kevin Lugo, died experimenting with heroin in May 2004
Bobby Herring, Vallejo, CA, he passed 05/31/05, his remains reside on a friends mantle, crank and heroin helped to take him away, he was a gentle giant
Bellamy "Rebel" M., 10/20/67 to 10/22/93, a beautiful man, loving and kind, hooked like a dog, he died of AIDS two days after turning 26, no one claimed his body and he was buried in a pauper's grave, he struggled with being clean off and on, but just could never get it, he figured he was going to die anyway
Puter, real name Josh, he was a heroin addict, and he was quitting, one day, he was gone, he died of a massive heart attack, whether he used one last time, or did so much damage when he did use, he died from his addiction
Jerry, Milwaukee, WI, he was 19, died from a heroin overdose on 09/15/06
Lori Kilian, 08/16/06, drank herself to death
Clark Chadwick, he was 27 when he died in 1998 from a heroin overdose
Greg P., drunk motorcycle accident, 1999
Jason F., drunk drivng, 2001
Matt F., drunk driving, 2002
Jordan L., mudered drug/gun realted, 2003
Peter D., overdose, 2002
Mike B., overdose, 2003
Phil S., drug related murder, 2003
Stephanie W., drunk driving, 2002
Josh M., overdose, September, 2003
Alec S., overdose September, 2003
Katie., car accident, drunk, 2003
Jeff G., overdose, 05/06/04
Erin B., overdose, 2004
Jarrod A., overdose, 12/01/04
Edward N., overdose, July, 2004
Josh M., drug indused heart attack, 2005
Ryan M., overdose, 08/05/05
Adam S., suicide, 2005
Nick J., overdose, 11/04/06
JoAn Gilliam, age 47, Elko, NV, had her throat slit by her also drunk husband 10/12/02
Jerry F., celebrated 1yr. last month, he couldn't deal with the holidays emotionally and descided to do "ONE MORE" he was found dead on his kitchen floor Wed. (01/04/07) morning
Nikki, from Western Pennsylvania, she died of a cocaine overdose on 01/01/07
Jesse M., Diana, 04/10/73 to 12/17/06, Boca Raton, FL, committed suicide while under the influence
Lisa M., died in Tuscon AZ on 10/07/04 four days before her 40th birthday, she had recovery at one time, but died from an overdose
Terry, 34 years old when he died in 1997, drugs are why he died he did a lot of damage to his body, his heart just stopped
Joe Crocker, he died 10/30/06 from a fatal reaction between cocaine and anabuse, he coudlnt resist even on the anabuse
Jake T., 14, suicide
Seth S., 17, suicide
Amy M., 16, suicide
Tony S., 17, drunk driving
Robert "Cheech" S., car accident while being chased by a drug dealer he owed money to
Dale., 17, drunk driving
Doc, drunken suicide
Kim C., overdose after two years in and out of the program
Kevin, 42, suicide
Albert, died 01/10/07 of a drug overdose
Michael Avalos, born 10/11/80, he always thought he was the black sheep , never thought he had reason to be here so thought death would be a blessing for him and everyone else, he continueouly put himself in situations where he could be hurt, he was shot down on the morning of 01/12/07 with his brother at his side, his brother was shot 7 times but he was still able to walk away from it, Micheal was shot at least 5 times... two were head shots , he did not suffer dying instantly
Kirk (Dott) Stetson, died from an overdose of cocaine, he was 50 years old, no children and never married
Peter ?, he had 3 years clean but this past New Years he went back out,. he was at an NA meeting last Thursday night (01/18/07) and was a newcomer again, his mom found him dead the next morning, still waiting on a coroners report
Susan C. Mabie, 11/26/68 to 01/19/07, died of heartattack in her sleep, she was an active addict, she left behind her son Bobby, 16 and daughter Christina,12 who found her
Mike Roach, tattoo artist, died of a heroin overdose on 01/16/07
David R., died of drugs 05/06, a month after turning 40
Patrick Miller, 10/1/06, died of an overdose one week after his 24th birthday
Ricky L., had son 15 years old, he was in and out for 17 years
John P., had a wife and, two children 19 and 20ish,.in for substantial time but in and out lately
Peter Wolf., died 10/22/01 from a heroin, alcohol and aspirin over-dose, he grew up in Irvington, NJ, died in Pt. Pleasant, NJ, 43 years young
Albert F., from Upper Darby, PA, died of a drug overdose
Chris B., from Havertown, PA, drug overdose
J-Rock, from Havertown, PA, complications from drug abuse
Curtis Jacobs, Boise, ID, He went back out after being clean and sober for over 10 years and tried and tried again to get back but never made it. He shot himself in the head. It doesn't matter how long you have if you take that first drink...
Rhonda, 06/21/69-04/04/99, overdosed on methadone and xanax and left 3 children behind, died at age 29
Ellen C., meth, heart bleed, died 11/24/05
Pete M., Alcohol/congestive heart failure, 08/10/98
Uncle Rick W., date unknown, meth, suicide
Uncle Bill W., alcoholism/psoriasis of the liver
Jack K. Garrett died 07/23/95 while celebrating his marriage (he had married only the day before his death)as an active drug addict, he and his new wife left the bar at noon and ended up in a horrible accident. Jack did not make it, but his wife did
Micky Ray, 12/13/96 by overdose on methadone, his wife had 6 years at the time and went back out for 6 long years
Star L. from Grays Harbor, Washington died from a heroin overdose. His children. ages 5 and 10, found him in a motel room
Tony T., meth
James G., committed suicide in June 1994 due to depression exacerbated by alcoholism
Rosalyn M., died during the early 90s as a direct result of her alcoholism and heroin addiction. She left behind a toddler who was then lost in the system, as his father was also in active addiction
Daniel S., died from alcoholism. He had intestinal cancer for years before he died, due to his drinking
Ross, died as a result of continuing to shoot heroin even after contracting full-blown Hepatitis C
Grace, died from pneumonia complicated by crack cocaine usage
Sharon, she was found strangled to death in an area off Rte. 5 in MD possibly turning tricks for drugs. She was a beautiful, intelligent woman who left behind two young daughters
Paul N., died from a heroin overdose
Marlene (pronounced mar-LAY-nuh), found raped and murdered as a result of her addiction. Marlene often felt like no one accepted her because of her transgendered status, but anyone who attended her funeral knows that wasn't true at all, because the place was packed. She was very well loved by many people. Fuck the people that don't matter
Kristophe (pronounced kris-toh-FAY), died two weeks ago (from 10/16/07) from a heroin overdose
Bryan, died 11/04/03 from a life long abuse of drugs and alcohol
Anthony, died in 2001 overdose brain hemorrhage
BJ, died in 2003 from an overdose
Dawn, died in 2006 from an overdose
Tracy, died 10/06/93 in a drunk car crash. She was only 19
Faith, died 10/06/93 in a drunk car crash. She was only 18
Mike, died in October 2007, he hung him self while using
David Hackle, died from this disease 03/13/07
Holly Brown, died from this disease September 2007
Nate Jepeal, died from an overdose on Christmas Day 2006, two days before his 27th birthday after a long battle with addiction. Smart, funny father of two young boys. He will be forever missed...
Ronald J W, 06/22/72 to 05/15/03... died as a result of his addiction
Brian, age 34, he hung himself tuesday (01/22/08) and left behind a wife and 2 children
Jim, who hung himself in December 2006. he suffered through alcoholism and depression. He never made it a year.
Jonny S.; a father, a best friend and a brother. He died in a car wreck while still using.
Dane "The Bear" Birdyshaw; 10/26/83 to 08/03/07. Met the bitter end. RIP our brother!!!
Stephen Williams; overdosed. RIP our brother!!!
Nikki Widows died of a heroin overdose October 22, 2000.
Michael Richelo was a husband, also a father. He hung himself at the age of 33, on 02/12/03. He was in and out of recovery for many years.
Colleen Sullivan, Methadone overdose in the spring of 2004. She was in and out of recovery for the majority of her life. If not for her experience, her granddaughter would not have recovery in her life today.
Jeremy P. Brown, June, 2002 from Norwalk. Stabbed himself in the heart 2 times while on a bad trip on LSD, mushrooms, meth, Cccaine and marijuana. You memory lives on, fuckin Love you brother....
Bruce S., He was 44 when he died of an overdose. He had a son who he loved so much, and was just getting visitation with again. He was a true friend who will be missed until we meet again…
Larry K. Brown, 1948-2001... a father who was murdered as a result of his alcoholism/addiction. This motivates his daughter everyday to stay sober.
Neal James Henry, 08/13/73 to 10/10/06. Died in addiction.
JC, 17 years old from Rockville, MD. Died from alcohol poisoning in 1992
Nancy P., 20 years old. Died in 1995 from Washington DC. heroin, she was dead 13 hours before the 6 other people she was getting high with in a NYC hotel realized she was not breathing. Her light will be forever missed…
Mark A and Karen, from Silver Spring, MD. Age 19 and 23 They ran into a car while driving drunk and then took off even though they were already injured then when passed out ran into a ditch and tree. Neither survived.
Taffy 21, Falls Church, VA . "accidental overdose" of prescription
Margret, 18 years old. Died in 1998 Rochester, NY. She was abandoned by a john in a motel bathroom after heroin/cocaine overdose. Her pimp/dealer told her parents he was sooo sorry.
Eddie H, Washington DC. 20 years old was shot during what could have only been a stupid drug deal
Mike M. 23 years old from Rochester, NY. died 10-08-99 after finding the program he discovered he was HIV positive as a result of IV drug use. He relapsed and blew his brains out in his mothers basement. This was the death that may have saved another addicts by showing them the program for the first time.
Ryan....God damn Ryan. 23 years old. Died in 2001 when he fell down stairs while wasted and broke his neck. he lived as a quadrapalegic for another year before dying of respiratory infection.
Beth H?, from New York. after being missing for last 3 years after a relapse a fellow addict recently went to her memorial service.
Maralyn, from Delray Beach, FL. Died of lung cancer after having double digit clean time and helping countless addicts.
Donna, from Boynton Beach, FL. found in motel room after an overdose. She had been a sponsor once. Wish she had taken her own advice.
Susi, 2007. she was hit by a car pan handling for change for beer money after years of recovery and then years of more addiction
Paula-Sue 34 years old from Lake Worth, FL. her boyfriend found her dead in bed next to him the day after returning from the hospital after a dirt bike accident. She had relapsed on his prescription pain meds and overdosed.
Mark M. 2007. 43 years old from methadone and alcohol
Co-Co 32 years old from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. died 02-16-08 after struggling with recovery and addiction for years (in a attempt to be able to see her kids again) died of a staph infection caused by an abscess from IV cocaine use) and complications of AIDS. She was painfully beautiful and a kind spirit who will be missed forever
Jeff K., died 08/96. his body was found in the river after a meth overdose
Brett W., 33, Alexandria, VA. 02/08 Suicide. He will be remembered and missed by his friends, wife and family. He was smart, kind and talented... Such a loss for this earth
Casey Alan Groves, 03/03/79-10/23/07. 28 Heart-Attack in sleep. He couldn't even survive the least of his demons "just pills".
Kelli F. (Irish Kelli): 23 years old and dies in the back seat of a car. That one extra drink ended it all. The most amazing friend you could ever know.
Leonard Cinko, husband. died 4/27/2004, thought he could get loaded one more time...
Gwen Peterson, overdosed on heroin and was dumped in a river
Gabriel Hamilton, 22 years old that aspirated due to alcohol and oxycontin
Anthony Kopps, 25 years old died from a methadone overdose
Jeffery Lynn Elrod, 1968-2006. died of a heroin overdose
Rick S. , benzo and opiate overdose
Norman T., 06/5/71 - 12/28/01. He struggled with his addiction for many years. He overdosed on his anti-depressants on 12/18/01. He died alone far away from his family & loved ones.
Tim A., A friend and sponsor murdered by other addicts. He would take time out of his day to help "a still suffering addict" He is missed. If not for Tim some probably wouldn't be clean today.
Elijah Robert Andrew Maruschak, died of a heroin overdose on 20/02/07. He was born 02/14/81. He left friends family and most of all his wife to be that year me. He is loved and missed everyday…
Denise, 1970-1998 relapsed after 10 years clean and found dead in her apartment in New Orleans a few months after her relapse
Those that passed:A list, from friends of this page, of some friends and loved ones that have passed while in recovery, clean and sober. They are all missed and we learned something from each. May your lives be honored and remembered.
Frank, in program
Lynn Hall (Skinner), died sober with 19years
Lynda Cornell, died sober with 4 years
Mark Weber, died sober with 2 years
Stephen Gossett, 10/07/06, cancer died sober by the grace of god and AA!!
John T., died sober
Mick L., who passed away 04/03/05, he sadly died from suicide, although he remained clean, from Slough, UK
Daniel Lerhner, died sober, in a plane crash 12/25/05
A man with over 13 yrs sober came into a meeting and said he had 3 weeks left to live, that he had stomach cancer. in those three weeks he came to meetings, worked with others and stayed sober, his name was Greg C., 2005
Gregory L. Bell, died 10/05 of cancer of the plasma cells, he had been at an AA meeting the day before, full of energy and happy he was 6 years clean and sober, and 54 years old, his neice would not be sober today, guaranteed, had God not put him in her life
BEGEE, passed away 11/06/06, 33 years sober
Dave R., clean and having dedicated his life to helping others
Joyce M., died from cancer, with just over 23 years sober, 07/06
Tim P., who kept the shiny side up
Timothy Atha, Valparaiso, IN, died 11/10/06, died clean but consequences of his disease
Dave R., died of cancer with 20+ years clean, 2006
Bobby D., passed away on 08/03/06, he died with over ten years clean, his clean date is 12/28/95 he was full of life and heart, worked at various treatment centers in Rhode Island and was always willing to help another addict
Allen R., died 05/18/03 of liver failure, he was 4 years sober at the time, he had spent 5 years on the streets before he got sober, he worked with alcoholics after he got sober
Dean Zindler, died 09/08/05, 9 months sober, he didn’t know he had stomach cancer, he thought the pain was from booze, he took the steps and made peace with God before he went, thanks to AA
Mike O'Brien, driving to a party with friends he just met that day, they were all sober, broadsided by a drunk driver, he died 01/76, he was 17 and someones brother
Toby S., thrown from a car drove by a drunk driver
One Day Darryl, hit an elk on his Harley after coming back to the program from a relapse
A.T. Bear, he was 56, he died on 10/18/06 from cancer, he was had been clean for four years and spent the last few weeks of his life surrounded by his brothers and sisters in recovery
Landis Perry, 2 PhD's and death by cirrhosis liver, had sobriety back in the day, actually spoke with Bill Wilson by phone once and his wife talked with lois many times
John H. Wilkins Jr., 08/18/47 to11/16/06, died of cancer clean for 18 years, a true inspiration
Roy B., Yakima, WA, died of complications of Hep C, 10 years sober
Paul M., 2004, died clean, motorcycle accident
Kim Deckard, Bloomington, IN, passed away clean and sober on 10/17/05 from cancer
Tom M., Yakima, WA, died of cancer, sober 25 years
Stephen J. Elwell, Boston, MA, 06/27/71 to 07/11/04, died sober from hypertensive heart disease after battling addiction for years
David M Hutchinson, Phoenix, AZ, died 08/06 clean and sober on his Harley while on his way home from a meeting
Patrick L., passed 04/17/05 from a heart attack 10 years sober, he was away on a buisness trip, the maid found him in his suite
J.D. Crews, grandfather, Jacksonville, FL, died from lung cancer with 33 years sobriety on 09/08/95;
Bonnie Whitmer, died 03/06 of cancer, she would have been sober 1 year on 04/01/06, she did, however, have well over 11 months sober and clean to spend with her family, including a new great-granddaughter who was a HUGE joy in Bonnie's life, she was "Boom-Boom" to her friends, a nickname she got many many years ago in her wild party days, she is missed
Lobo Brydson, Wynnewood, OK, died in a motorcyle wreck with ten years sober on 09/17/06
Eddy R., from California, died at age 54, clean and sober almost 3 years, he died in his sleep from a heart attack, all the years of coke helped take his life
Stephen Russell, 11/01/06, he had over 16 years clean in the NA fellowship, he was a huge part of the life of everyone he met, he was such a selfless human being, always about recovery
Kevin B., died CLEAN from cancer on 12/14/06, he used to say 'live the steps or die mother-f*cker'
Gino Ardito, died sober (brain tumor) 01/13/87 after 30 years of going in and out he shared that God gave him the gift of sobriety again and he realized he needed to become a "new character" thru the steps, he was a husband and friend
Merle, Denver, CO, died 01/01/07 with 23 years of sobriety
Elmer, died in 2000, he had 24 yrs. soberiety, he was a drug and alcohol counselor for 20 of those years
Bill Beck, better known as The Fat Addict in the NA Little White Booklet he also went by the name Allah Ram, passed away on 01/17/07 from liver cancer with 39 years clean, he started up most of California's early treatment centers that utilized the 12th Step approach to recovery, notably Impact House, Cri-Help, and Crysallis
Gregory “Chickenman†Riley, on 05/11/04 he was on his way to a meeting, driving his Heritage soft tail Harley, when he was tragically killed in an accident, a 17-year-old driver made a left turn in front of him, he sustained fatal injuries from the collision, he had six and a half years clean
Lawrence Portillo, was in his early 40's and suffered a massave heart attack and blood hemorrage to the brain on saturday night (02/03/07), had just taken a chip for 5 yrears late last year and was said that he was in good spirits at that saturday morning meeting, family and doctors had decided to stop life support early this morning (02/05/07) after there were no signs of life in his brain
Jimmy Z. , Ocean County Area, NJ, died from a heart attack with many years clean
Bobby M., Ocean County Area, NJ, died with many years clean while undergoing surgery
Jim R., a.k.a. "Liver Jimmy", Ocean County Area, died with 14 yrs clean from liver failure of his 2nd transplanted liver, he used to say,"you ain't dead yet bitch?"
Patti D., a sponsor of 8 years, died on 01/17/05 of cancer, she had 20 years clean at the time of her death at the age of 48 and helped so many women in the Northeast area of NA in Massachusetts who will miss her every day for the rest of their lives
Carol D., had 31 years sober in January and died 02/23/07, she battled her cancer for about 2 years, she was an "old timer" up in New Hampshire and will be missed
Steve L. from Florum, NJ was a proud NA member for 11 years. He hit meetings in every state he traveled to. Even though Steve stayed true to the NA guidelines he unfortunately ended up shooting himself
Dallas D., he got sober on 12/19/80 and died sober on 10/8/07. He will be missed
Scott Cannon, passed away on 11/18/07, he died with 12 years clean and sober, he fought melanoma cancer for the last 14 months and through it all he stayed in recovery, went to meetings and shared his experience, strength, and hope!!! He will be missed by all of us and his memory will live on....
Maralyn, from Delray Beach, FL. Died of lung cancer after having double digit clean time and helping countless addicts.
