Ben Owen

I realized I hadn't heard from him. And we had gone through this exact same scenario 18 months prior with his mother. We realized we hadn't heard from her and nobody could reach her. And so we went and did a wellness check and found her dead and decomposing. And so 18 months later, I see the same thing playing out with Brandon.

I realized I hadn't heard from him. And we had gone through this exact same scenario 18 months prior with his mother. We realized we hadn't heard from her and nobody could reach her. And so we went and did a wellness check and found her dead and decomposing. And so 18 months later, I see the same thing playing out with Brandon.

And I sent, um, I called one of my employees from retag who I'd stayed in contact with over the years. He'd watched my rise and fall over and over again. And I told him what was going on. He said, get me an address. And he went and checked and Brandon had been dead a few days. And in that moment, That would hurt. It still hurts because Brandon should have made it out with us.

And I sent, um, I called one of my employees from retag who I'd stayed in contact with over the years. He'd watched my rise and fall over and over again. And I told him what was going on. He said, get me an address. And he went and checked and Brandon had been dead a few days. And in that moment, That would hurt. It still hurts because Brandon should have made it out with us.

And I sent, um, I called one of my employees from retag who I'd stayed in contact with over the years. He'd watched my rise and fall over and over again. And I told him what was going on. He said, get me an address. And he went and checked and Brandon had been dead a few days. And in that moment, That would hurt. It still hurts because Brandon should have made it out with us.

You know, he had nobody. One of the letters his mom wrote when she killed herself

You know, he had nobody. One of the letters his mom wrote when she killed herself

You know, he had nobody. One of the letters his mom wrote when she killed herself

mentioned something to the effect of she she knew that he'd be okay because he had us looking out for him now and i failed to do that not only did i fail to do it i left him there to die and um and that would cut me really fucking deep man um just because of the totality of our story we didn't really have time to get into a lot of brandon but

mentioned something to the effect of she she knew that he'd be okay because he had us looking out for him now and i failed to do that not only did i fail to do it i left him there to die and um and that would cut me really fucking deep man um just because of the totality of our story we didn't really have time to get into a lot of brandon but

mentioned something to the effect of she she knew that he'd be okay because he had us looking out for him now and i failed to do that not only did i fail to do it i left him there to die and um and that would cut me really fucking deep man um just because of the totality of our story we didn't really have time to get into a lot of brandon but

Uh, he changed the way I look at a lot of things and I wouldn't have been able to get off of dope if it wasn't for him, even though he went back out. Um, we all did, but, uh, the one thing that didn't happen in that moment is we didn't want to get high. Neither one of us did. Um, I called my sponsor and I called Brian Owens and he talked to judge Dwyer.

Uh, he changed the way I look at a lot of things and I wouldn't have been able to get off of dope if it wasn't for him, even though he went back out. Um, we all did, but, uh, the one thing that didn't happen in that moment is we didn't want to get high. Neither one of us did. Um, I called my sponsor and I called Brian Owens and he talked to judge Dwyer.

Uh, he changed the way I look at a lot of things and I wouldn't have been able to get off of dope if it wasn't for him, even though he went back out. Um, we all did, but, uh, the one thing that didn't happen in that moment is we didn't want to get high. Neither one of us did. Um, I called my sponsor and I called Brian Owens and he talked to judge Dwyer.

Um, judge Dwyer was the drug court judge who had terminated me from his program. gave me a $200,000 bond and tried to send me to prison. And Dwyer offered up their nonprofit that we could fundraise for to bury Brandon because he literally had nobody left. And I used my social media presence to raise the money to bury him.

Um, judge Dwyer was the drug court judge who had terminated me from his program. gave me a $200,000 bond and tried to send me to prison. And Dwyer offered up their nonprofit that we could fundraise for to bury Brandon because he literally had nobody left. And I used my social media presence to raise the money to bury him.

Um, judge Dwyer was the drug court judge who had terminated me from his program. gave me a $200,000 bond and tried to send me to prison. And Dwyer offered up their nonprofit that we could fundraise for to bury Brandon because he literally had nobody left. And I used my social media presence to raise the money to bury him.

And we went back to Memphis and, you know, we had him cremated and then held a little memorial for him and gave the money we'd raised to the Drug Court Foundation. And we found some weird healing in that. Not just the act of memorializing him, but the fact that we were able to raise money to care for somebody else that we don't even know.

And we went back to Memphis and, you know, we had him cremated and then held a little memorial for him and gave the money we'd raised to the Drug Court Foundation. And we found some weird healing in that. Not just the act of memorializing him, but the fact that we were able to raise money to care for somebody else that we don't even know.

And we went back to Memphis and, you know, we had him cremated and then held a little memorial for him and gave the money we'd raised to the Drug Court Foundation. And we found some weird healing in that. Not just the act of memorializing him, but the fact that we were able to raise money to care for somebody else that we don't even know.