Father gives raw, emotional eulogy about son who overdosed – WCVB Boston

WERE MOURNING WITH MASSAGE. >> NOTHING WAS SUGARCOATED SO YOU CAN’T SAY THIS CAN’T HAPPEN TO YOUR CHILD. >> HE AN OVERDOSE. HE WAS ONLY 20. FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH A FULL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP TO COLLEGE, HIS BRIGHTER. HE HAD GOOD FRIENDS. WHO DIDN’T USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, TROUBLE. HE HAD NEVER BEEN ARRESTED, OR GOTTEN INTO ANY KIND OF TROUBLE HIS ENTIRE LIFE. RIDER. >> HE STRUGGLED WITH HEROIN ADDICTION FOR 15 MONTHS, IN AND OUT OF TREATMENT. THE SLOW AND STEADY PERSONALITY CORE. >> HE ISOLATED MORE AND MORE AND WAS SUFFERING ON THE INSIDE FROM USING HEROIN. DRUGS. FROM HIS USE OF POT AND WHAT SOME TERMED NORMAL COLLEGE DRINKING, TO HIM SEEKING OTHER HIGHS. RAW. THE FAMILY BELIEVES SHARING THEIR BOY’S STORY CAN SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE. CANNOT BE YOUR CHILD. POLICE DO NOT BE NAIVE TO THINK YOUR CHILD WILL NEVER USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. THERE IS NOTHING SHAMEFUL EMMETT. >> TEARS FLOWED RIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR. THE END OF HIS LIFE