In Memory: Dalton

Dalton was one of those kids that always had a smile, was very quick-witted, and a wonderful sense of humor. He was very athletic, he loved to hunt and fish, and overall craved the outdoors. Dalton played Hockey from age 5 to 15 and excelled. All the while, he was struggled with being in crowds. When he was 7 & 8 he experienced trauma at daycare, which caused him to withdraw. By the time he was 15, he could no longer deal with what had happened to him and turned to alcohol, taking it from his mind for short periods. Soon depression overtook him, and drinking became his escape. He was provided with treatment to help him with his addiction. However, he always returned to what he felt helped him with each day. At 23, Dalton was finally sober, but struggling to see each new day as an opportunity, saw each new day as one more day of being alone and struggling. Even though he had family and friends who loved him dearly and were always there for him, he still felt alone. He did not know how to reach out for help or tell anyone except his mom how he felt. On Easter Sunday 2021, Dalton reached the point of feeling nothing, yet feeling so much internal pain that he chose suicide to escape. Dalton left a void in so many, he was always fun to be around and a very hard worker, but he could not see in himself what everyone else saw. Depression and PTSD were too much for him.