WEST SWANTON- Colleen Kay Sears, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington. She was born in Colorado Springs, CO on
Jennifer Fuller
Our beautiful Jen: Over 30 years ago, you started down a path that ended now. We’re sure you didn’t know the danger, or the years of pain you would endure, when you took that first pill. You were just a teenager, looking for a reprieve from the pain of life.
In the early 1990s, we didn’t want to talk about those pills. You were the problem, even though you were just a kid. You were to blame for not having the strength to battle the drugs designed to addict you. You were weak for not conquering the demons that caged you. You lost close friends and family, and those losses sunk you further into the sadness that kept you hooked.