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Colorado mom reflects on losing her son to heroin 6 years ago
Her son was 27 when he was found dead of a heroin overdose near the Cherry Creek bike trail in Denver. Author: Katie Eastman Updated: 5:56 PM MDT July 16, 2021
PARKER, Colo. Joelle Fairchild has photo albums and memories to remind her of her son Tony.
He died from a heroin overdose when he was 27, and was found by a stranger while he was leaning against a tree on the Cherry Creek bike path at Speer Boulevard and 14th Avenue.
“It was a really warm day the he passed, it was in October and yeah, there were so many people who had to have seen him,” said Fairchild, a Parker resident.