Homer Glen dad: My son's heroin death won't be in vain

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kevindaly wrote:

I read this article in The Herald earlier in the day and I have to say it struck a nerve for me. I have a brother 2 years older than Matt and him and all of his friends had easy access to drugs at Sandburg, too.
The main difference between when he went and I went (I'm ten years older) is that drugs to us were alcohol, weed, and cigarettes. Heroin? Cocaine? Crack? That shit would have scared the crap out of me if I ever saw it. WTF are these kids thinking?
With all that said, 20-some drug related deaths in the past year (forgive me if I'm misrepresenting statistics I read,) in a relatively small community is horrible. There's something bigger going on at LTHS and at home with these kids and I hope somebody's out there looking for answers.

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unknown wrote:

those goddamn kids need to get searched every freaking day at that high school, i graduated two years ago and i know 5 people who have died from drug overdoses and it was all after i graduated and they were still there. it is absolutely ridiculous that two of them were from heroin. everyone i USE to hang out with is hooked. i wish i could just turn them into the police

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unknown wrote:

those goddamn kids need to get searched every freaking day at that high school, i graduated two years ago and i know 5 people who have died from drug overdoses and it was all after i graduated and they were still there. it is absolutely ridiculous that two of them were from heroin. everyone i USE to hang out with is hooked. i wish i could just turn them into the police

anonymous wrote:

Is the name of this article *supposed* to be a sick pun, or is that just somebody's foot in their mouth?

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John G wrote:

Matt was a good friend of mine. The ONLY good thing about him passing from this is that his father is actually making a difference in the community trying to fix the problem. There were too many kids who died before him whos parents did little to nothing about it. Mr. Kirk, if you read this, thank you.

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John G wrote:

Matt was a good friend of mine. The ONLY good thing about him passing from this is that his father is actually making a difference in the community trying to fix the problem. There were too many kids who died before him whos parents did little to nothing about it. Mr. Kirk, if you read this, thank you.

Chan Ho wrote:

<quoted text>I am very sorry for your loss. I have sons that are close in age to this young man, and I pray every day they make smart, thoughtful choices every day. As most parents know, there comes a point in time when our children cease to be children and grow into young adults, making most of their own choices for themselves. We can only hope that we had enough of a positive impact on them that they think before they act, and realize the gravity of every choice they make, no matter how great or small. God bless his Dad, I pray the weight of his grief will lessen over time. He and his family are in my thoughts, still.

Trout wrote:

Is this "Brian Kirk" who I think it is? I find it hard to believe that so many "random" people come to this site from Chicago, and are so willing to pitch in to a small community because one kid croaked from a drug overdose.
Brian Kirk/ ollie, you are a sick f_ck for making a joke out of this topic. If you are actually going to do something, do something. Don't be a f_cking Topix half-ass hero, you jagbag.

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Trout wrote:

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Oh right.... what was I thinking... Anyone who signs up here with the name "Brian Kirk," is without a doubt the "Brian Kirk," mentioned in the article.
For now i have every reason to be skeptical about the poster, and I will continue to do so. If you actually take the time to review this website, instead of making 1 comment, you would see how many jokesters we have. One idiot here is going on 70 screenames, which I believe, you are that very same idiot.
All these people just showing up from a city of how many millions, to comment on a small suburb (if you can even call it that) with a population below 30,000. Right. Lockport headlines the tribune and the sun-times every day...GTFO, you POS.

Trout wrote:

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Oh right.... what was I thinking... Anyone who signs up here with the name "Brian Kirk," is without a doubt the "Brian Kirk," mentioned in the article.
For now i have every reason to be skeptical about the poster, and I will continue to do so. If you actually take the time to review this website, instead of making 1 comment, you would see how many jokesters we have. One idiot here is going on 70 screenames, which I believe, you are that very same idiot.
All these people just showing up from a city of how many millions, to comment on a small suburb (if you can even call it that) with a population below 30,000. Right. Lockport headlines the tribune and the sun-times every day...GTFO, you POS.

Trout wrote:

Is this "Brian Kirk" who I think it is? I find it hard to believe that so many "random" people come to this site from Chicago, and are so willing to pitch in to a small community because one kid croaked from a drug overdose.
Brian Kirk/ ollie, you are a sick f_ck for making a joke out of this topic. If you are actually going to do something, do something. Don't be a f_cking Topix half-ass hero, you jagbag.

Trout wrote:

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A-ha. Mmm-hmmm. Ahhh.... I get it.... You are a common sense expert....
Who says I don't know anything about this family?
I will not reserve any judgement on who is behind the postings. I have no reason this guy is the father. Are you remotely aware of the trolling that goes on from a CHICAGO ISP address? Are you that person? It is getting very old around here, and usually we let it slide. However, this time, I AM F_CKING P_SSED because now you have gone from impersonating the personalities of this website under phony screenames, and now you are impersonating a person who has suffered a serious loss. I AM IN NO WAY AFRAID TO CALL YOU OUT ON IT. What you are doing is 100% WRONG.
The understanding of a personal loss of a child is not something that needs to be discussed here. No one on this site is going to let you f_cks from Chicago get your attention fill off of impersonating a man who just lost his son. If you had visited this site one time prior to today, which you damn well have, under an estimate of 70 different screenames, you would understand how outrageous these postings are.
I am sick of it, but now I am p_ssed because you are stealing the identity of a man who suffered a loss today.
Funny how both of you created accounts on Topix today, too. Brian Kirk, and some random friend named Maria.
Whether you are one person, or multiple. The poster(s) from Chicago are sick f_cking puppies, and this thread will forever serve as the evidence I need to prove how low ollie, lockport resident, Why So serious, etc. will sink for a laugh.

Brian Kirk wrote:

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The one kid "THAT CROAKED FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE" happened to be my son! Your one of the prob;ems with our society! Twenty five kids have died from drug overdosesin Will County so far this year! Four or five from Homer Glen alone! Wake up child!!!!!!!!!!