In Loving Memory of Jeremy Patterson (Rouke) 2/9/74 ~ 9/5/06

My Beloved Son Jeremy Patterson (Rouke) 02/09/74 - 09/05/06 Methadone is a fast, silent, deadly killer. My son just went to sleep and never woke up. Due to a late night working he didnt want to disturb his wife Amy so he went to sleep on the couch. When she left for work in the a.m. Jeremy was asleep on the couch still. When Amy returned home that evening Jeremy was still in the same position on the couch as when she left that morning. She knew right away that he was gone from us. Jeremy had an addiction to percocet that no one knew about. it wasnt until the autopsy report came back that anyone knew he had had a "METHADONE OVERDOSE". Amy picked up his cell phone and called all the numbers until someone would tell her something. Until finally someone did. Someone who was prescribed methadone pills told Jeremy that they would help him get off the percocet. He bought them with the hopes his life would be normal agian. Thats not what happend. They KILLED him. No one knows exactly how much methadone Jeremy took, but either way hes gone and thats the cause. The FACT is just ONE pill can kill someone whos never taken it and there is too much methadone on the streets.I feel that Methadone has killed me also.When Jermey passed (My 1st born child) a piece of my heart that only belonged to him died also. I will never be the same. My sweet memories of my Jeremy is what keeps me going these days. Some days are harder then others. Nobody can truly know my pain (to those who say "I know how you feel") until they too have lost a child. My son was taken away at the young age of 32 (He had so much more life to live) I know that Jeremy is watching over me now and that one sweet day we will be together again. So to anyone who reads this PLEASE PLEASE sign this petition even if you dont know anyone whos life it has claimed. Thank You..........Rolande Souza, Wilmington,NC