'That's become my purpose...to take Christopher's and make it a positive [by trying] to help people. If it helps one person, it would fill my heart with joy.'
Six months later, Susan Cicotte's daughter-in-law, Nichole Cicotte, who is married to Pennington's brother Michael, shared the image on Facebook. The post garnered nearly 2,000 comments and 16,000 shares.
Nichole Cicotte said her brother-in-law would give the shirt off his back to someone in need, and she felt it was important to share his story. This is a room full of brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends beating themselves up that they didn't do more to save you.This is an empty chair at every family event.This is a man who loved with everything he had. A man who valued family more than anything. A father who adored his children. A son, a brother, a goofy uncle, a friend to anyone who had the pleasure to know him.On June 1, Christopher Pennington of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died.
On June 1, Christopher Pennington of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died. Here, he is seen in an undated photo with his mother, Susan Cicotte."I just woke up on Dec. 3 missing my son deeply so I [thought] I could help other people who were feeling the way that I felt that day," Susan Cicotte said."There's nothing out there for us ... this overdose and addiction, it's got a stigma to it. People don't understand, this wasn't his choice.
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