Christopher
Submitted by: Allison
Born: 1970
Died: 2013
My Tribute: My Christopher,
My life, my best friend, my one true love.
Not a day goes by that I don’t miss you.
Always on my mind, forever in my heart.
Ian C. Jones
Submitted by: Girlfriend
Born: 1988
Died: 2014
My Tribute: For my sweet Ian whom passed away from overdose.. Although you struggled so hard, you fought even harder. I miss you everyday and I love you dearly. I’m struggling to understand that you are gone and how it came to this. But I cherish what we had even more.. Your sweet smile, kind heart and loving soul that you showed me for 4 years are what I hold close to me. I hate seeing your family going through such heartache.. Always there for them. We hold each other close. And keep you close to us.
Frank A. Colletti, Jr.
Submitted by: Mom
Born: 1983
Died: 2014
My Tribute: For my loving son, I miss you everyday. God be with you and grant you peace. Love you.
Kieran Ryan Allen
Submitted by: Kate, his mother
Born: 1993
Died: 2014
My Tribute: Our community has tragically lost a valued member of the Allen family of Lafayette. We will never know the full magnitude of our loss, as Kieran never reached his adult potential. We cherish 20 years of happy memories with Kieran.
Kieran was born an 11-pound, beautiful baby with gorgeous blue eyes. He was full of life, energy, and mischief. His brother, Patrick, was his best friend from the day he born, only 14 months apart. Kieran was raised by his close-knit extended family, and was blessed to have Julia in his life, his high-school sweetheart and the love of his life. Colter was Kieran’s best friend, and many high school buddies and family friends mourn his loss.
Kieran was quiet, sweet, sensitive, deep-thinking, intelligent, strong-willed, and sharp-witted. He was a gifted artist, self-taught guitar player, and an articulate writer. We cherish his many clay figures, sketches, paintings, poems, and songs. He loved to cook; his favorite recipe being macaroni and cheese, which he made from scratch, served with chocolate milk. We have many fond memories of Kieran at Stinson Beach, which was his favorite place on earth.
Kieran fought very hard to overcome his disabilities and addictions. As a family, we are heartbroken at his tragic loss. We learned unconditional love, patience, and compassion from Kieran, and we are grateful to have had him in our lives.
He is buried beside his father at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.
RIP, Kieran.
ben
Submitted by: his mum
Born: 1988
Died: 2015
My Tribute: My beautiful boy Ben died from aerosol abuse on year news day. I miss him we were apart for 18 months , tough love we call it. I’m lost
William J Mcdermott
Submitted by: June Mcdermottt
Born: 1984
Died: 2014
My Tribute: My son William died of an overdose 7/31/14 , he had been clean for 2 months. He left behind a 1 yr old son, still can’t believe he’s gone. Like so many others our hearts and family are broken. Miss you so much William! Love mom
Stephen E Ceres
Submitted by: Carin Ceres
Born: 1987
Died: 2014
My Tribute: My son Stephen died tragically on August 3,2014 of a heroin overdose. He had just turned 27. He had a bright future which drugs took away from him. He had been clean for a year.
He is missed so much by his family and friends. We LOVE you Stephen! Mom
Jesse repko
Submitted by: jodi sanders
Born: 1981
Died: 2014
My Tribute: Jesse was the love of my life. .The father to our 2.5 year old Bliss. He was an amazing man who fought the demons of addiction most of his life. He was a hard worker..a man of God and lost the battle after many attempts at rehabs and struggle. He is missed daily and his legacy will live on through our daughter.
Andrew Mark Keenan
Submitted by: Kathy Keenan – Mom
Born: 1990
Died: 2014
My Tribute: Andrew’s courageous battle with addiction ended on December 19, 2014 with a heroin overdose. Andrew fought hard against this horrendous disease that finally took him from us. He left behind two loving parents, a 14-year-old sister that adored him, a 36-year-old brother who yearned to see his brother clean, a devoted fiancée and his beautiful 17-month old daughter. We buried our son two days after Christmas, remembering the promise of life through the meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus.
Andrew was kind, loving and incredibly artistic who had so many hopes and dreams. We are so proud of the man that he was and the strength that he exhibited throughout 2014 as he successfully navigated rehab during the summer and obtained employment where he quickly was promoted to management. He had a vision to re-start his life anew with his fiancée and baby girl and had secured housing for a targeted move in date of January 17, 2015.
But his final relapse took all of those hopes and dreams of a “normal” life away. In its place we are faced with the reality of the ultimate consequence of heroin addiction. It is a struggle that he fought everyday and the war that he fought was written on his face during his final weeks. The heroin had stolen Andrew’s happiness and peace and this is excruciating for parents to witness, trying everything you know to stop the speeding train without any success. The final hug from Andrew was one that I will never forget. It’s as if Andrew knew it would be our last. He held on tightly for a very long period of time…and when I started to pull away, he pulled me closer. His sister received the same hug. We made sure that our last words were “I love you” and Andrew thanked me for all that we have done for him. All of these were later recognized as a gift from God.
Andrew had a faith in God that could not be eradicated by poor choices and the disease of addiction. We are fully assured that Andrew is with our Lord and the pain of depression and addiction have been erased and he is now rejoicing with his Savior. We ache to feel that hug again here on earth but know that we will once again have that warm embrace when we see him in heaven. We miss you Andrew and are so proud of you and love you unconditionally. You fought a hero’s fight and we are not ashamed to tell your story. Your daughter will know that her father was a man of character who wanted nothing more in this life than to be a good father to her. The addiction did not define you but it stole from you every good thing that you hoped for. Rest easy son until we meet again.
Joseph Warren Hager
Submitted by: Joanne Shigo
Born: 1988
Died: 2014
My Tribute: My Godson and Nephew Joseph was born on December 12, 1988 and died on December 14, 2014…. just 26 years old to a heroin overdose. He was born pre-mature at only 2lb.9oz. and fought like hell to live. Until he met the dreaded drug heroin then so much changed in spite of his still fighting like hell to live. He was clean for over 90 days of all substances but lost the battle like so many others. He was bright, funny and a joy to us all. Our family will never be the same without him, but the memories and his joy will be in our hearts always.
