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A young man's obituary who died from a drug overdose has got people talking. The obituary, which uncommonly explains the cause of death, was written for 22-year-old North Carolina resident Clay Shepard after his drug overdose. Read below;

Our charismatic and beautiful son and brother died Sunday morning from a drug overdose. Clay was the youngest of four children, raised in a loving home in Apex with two brothers and one sister

Outwardly Clay looked like he had it all: Intelligence, confidence, athletic ability, height, beautiful blue eyes, broad smile, fantastic wit, and the ability to engage and forge a relationship with anyone. Inwardly Clay was sensitive and had struggles that he hid well from his close and clannish family.

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A young man's obituary who died from a drug overdose has got people talking. The obituary, which uncommonly explains the cause of death, was written for 22-year-old North Carolina resident Clay Shepard after his drug overdose. Read below; Our charismatic and beautiful son and brother died Sunday morning from a drug overdose. Clay was the youngest of four children, raised in a loving home in Apex with two brothers and one sister Outwardly Clay looked like he had it all: Intelligence, confidence, athletic ability, height, beautiful blue eyes, broad smile, fantastic wit, and the ability to engage and forge a relationship with anyone. Inwardly Clay was sensitive and had struggles that he hid well from his close and clannish family. We loved Clay with all of our hearts, but we now know that was not enough to shield him from the world. This note isn't an attempt to assign blame for Clay's death. It's not to vent our anger and frustration at a world where drugs can be ordered and delivered through the internet. We write this obituary in hope that it may provide an insight to those that need to change their behavior one night at a time. Clay was a solid student, decent athlete, and a very likeable kid. With his seemingly endless positive traits, he had the potential to be anything from a captivating politician to a brilliant engineer, but drugs began to creep into Clay's life while he was in high school. As trouble hit, his father stepped in and forged an incredible bond with Clay. Although Clay could never be completely honest about the trouble he was in, his love and respect for his father became a lifeline over the last few years. He successfully completed drug rehab several times, but the craving that comes from true addiction was more than he could overcome. While we always felt we had some grip on Clay's issues, his ability to hide and disguise his addiction proved superior to our parental (and sibling) sixth sense. The worry that we have felt watching Clay struggle, has been replaced by a deep feeling of loss that now exists knowing we will never see his smiling face again. Despite these troubles, we can smile knowing that the last communication we had with Clay was a text and answer between mother and son to say "I love you", just as it should be. To all children, this note is a simple reminder that there are people who love you, with everything they have and no matter what you do - don't be too afraid/ashamed/scared, too anything, to ask for help. To all parents, pay attention to your children and the world that revolves around them - even when the surface is calm, the water may be turbulent just beneath. Clay's struggles have ended. He is finally at peace. We will miss his keen sense of humor, impersonations, cooking, plant advice and rhythm on the dance floor. Goodbye Clay, we love you and miss you dearly. Mom & Dad, Cole, Wade & Jess, Jean & Lucas

one less Caucasian on Earth

RIP um...Clay

Hmm. True talk plenty.

Reminds me if me, I may in the deepest anguish yet be the one making every body in the building laugh. Learnt to nurse my pain quietly.

God will see us through. Thank God I quickly got off weed before addiction set in my teens.

[color=#007700] Quite sad. [/color]

Eeyah

RIP CLAY..... I can bet U saw this coming, but u were been tied down by addiction...

RIP Clay.

God bless the parent for this wonderful piece. Hope other addicts will read, internalise, learn from it and change their ways.

RIP Clay.



Hmmm.........Agony of a parent and siblings. "Even when the surface is calm, the water may be turbulent just beneath" - Richard Cory came to mind. The central theme of Edwin Arlington's poem "Richard Cory".

One hel'a crack-head gone

Too bad!

So Clay has finally gone back to the clay with which he was made from.

I hope he died with some wraps of weed in his pocket because as my christian friends would say, "hell too sure for am"

sinaj:
one less Caucasian on Earth


RIP um...Clay

sinaj, respect the dead Caucasian

still -1 though

Hmm very sad
The sad part is that he lived an enviable life on the outside ; but on the inside had a demon that refused to leave him no matter how hard he tried to fight it. He gave joy to others but within him there was no joy.
Only the maker knows you inside out and knows how to repair every broken spirit and self. Only God Could have saved that man where all kinds of rehabilitation and relationships with friends and family failed him but alas it is to late.
It serves as as a lesson to everybody fighting with problems that seems too shameful to open up to someone God loves you and wants to help you. Pray, ask for his help, and let him take over the cause of your life because no problem, addiction is too big for him to take care of.

UIA04:
Hmm very sad
The sad part is that he lived an enviable life on the outside ; but on the inside had a demon that refused to leave him no matter how hard he tried to fight it. He gave joy to others but within him there was no joy.
Only the maker knows you inside out and knows how to repair every broken spirit and self. Only God Could have saved that man where all kinds of rehabilitation and relationships with friends and family failed him but alas it is to late.
It serves as as a lesson to everybody fighting with problems that seems too shameful to open up to someone God loves you and wants to help you. Pray, ask for his help, and let him take over the cause of your life because no problem, addiction is too big for him to take care of.

Most pray to God but things don't change, then they realise that it's only them who can save themselves.