Alisa Catherine King
(1979 - 1998)
Kolleen wrote:
Alisa was an angel from the moment she was born. She had a way of lighting up your life and bringing hope and joy to everyone she met. She couldn't bring that joy to herself. She died when life without heroin became too much a burden to bear. I miss my best friend and I think about her all the time. I want her to know that she is missed, and she will never be forgotten. She will never die to me. You're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground.
Rest in peace, my beautiful Alisa............Kolleen
Anita wrote:
Alisa and I met when we were 11 years old.. we
had an instant connection to one another, and became best friends
almost instantly. From little girls, we grew into adults together.
From first crushes, to high school graduations. We saw each other
through everything with laughter, and with tears. I would like
whoever reads this to know one thing. Don't ever think that you are
not susceptible to the evil of heroine. It destroys lives. It takes
wonderful people off this Earth. It breaks hearts. It leaves family
and friends behind to grieve.
Alisa was an intelligent, beautiful young woman, who had a heart unlike anyone I've ever known. We would confide in one another, we would talk for hours, and she could make me laugh until my cheeks hurt. She went down a road that would slowly destroy her, and I worked with her family to do everything we could to make sure she fought it. But in the end, it consumed her. Her every thought, every action, every emotion, was in some way connected to using. I had no doubt in my mind that she would recover, and when she didn't I lost a piece of myself that will never be replaced. If there is one thing I wish everyone could know, its that this can happen to anyone. It favors no specific type of person. Its real.
Alisa was an intelligent, beautiful young woman, who had a heart unlike anyone I've ever known. We would confide in one another, we would talk for hours, and she could make me laugh until my cheeks hurt. She went down a road that would slowly destroy her, and I worked with her family to do everything we could to make sure she fought it. But in the end, it consumed her. Her every thought, every action, every emotion, was in some way connected to using. I had no doubt in my mind that she would recover, and when she didn't I lost a piece of myself that will never be replaced. If there is one thing I wish everyone could know, its that this can happen to anyone. It favors no specific type of person. Its real.
Alisa died at the age of 19.
One of the last letters I received was written while she was in rehab, and it ended with this verse from a song.
"Closing time...every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end"
If this helps anyone to start a new beginning, than Alisa will have made a difference. Please remember her in your prayers. I know you're an angel in Heaven now Alisa, and you are loved so much.
One of the last letters I received was written while she was in rehab, and it ended with this verse from a song.
"Closing time...every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end"
If this helps anyone to start a new beginning, than Alisa will have made a difference. Please remember her in your prayers. I know you're an angel in Heaven now Alisa, and you are loved so much.
Missing you every day. Your best friend, Anita