Our son, Michael Fisher Jr. was a son any parent
would envy. A Scout, a committed member of the church, a boy
that always had a hug for anyone he met. He loved life as
life loved him. A very respectful, popular boy and a role
model to everyone around him. His dream was to be a policeman
like his 2 Grandfathers and his Great Grandfather. He excelled
in sports and at age 15 chose to experiment with drugs to
fit in with the older popular kids in school sports. Drugs
took an immediate hold on our son and never let go. Drugs
altered his mind and personality very rapidly. The confidence,
the smiles, the hugs became less and less.
For 5 painful years we watched helplessly as drugs closed
one door after another. Rehabilitation, counseling, we tried
anything that could help save our son until finally it reached
the point where jail was the only option we had to save our
son, to keep him safe from the streets. Unfortunately for
all of us, the son that was once the envy of every parent
wasn't meant to be that way ever again.
On May 14th 2002 he was stopped by a NY State Trooper for
illegal plates. He was in a stolen car with guns taken from
his Uncle's home. We presume he was taking the guns to pay
off drug debts. As the one Trooper questioned the other passenger
in the car, my son jumped out and fired a shot from a hand
gun at the other Trooper hitting him in the hand. In return,
my son was shot in the chest 7 times. Our son dead at the
age of 21. His life ended in a pool of blood on a dark street,
his final door closed forever.
We truly believe he wanted to die and put an end to the miserable
nightmare he was living. We had shared tears together so many
times and hugged each other tightly as I remembered my son
telling me how he hated what he had turned into and who he
was. We had learned what a drug addiction really is and how
it has no boundaries in life. This is a pain our family will
always hold in our hearts.
Believe me when I say drugs are abundant, even in the small
towns such as ours, like never before. They are more potent
and addictive than ever. Our hopes are to work on prevention
at a young age before drugs become a choice and to do our
best to prevent Dealers from profiting at the expense of our
kids lives. We are very proud to be able to donate what we
can and share some of our story with you. dammad is certainly
a credit to all of us. God Bless you!
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