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Remembering those lost to addiction

November 29, 2017 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 30, 2017 8:53 pm

Kathy Phillips, of Lebanon, Conn., mother of Michael Brandon who died of an overdose in 2016, views the quilt square she painted of her son, (middle row, second from left) during a gathering of friends and family members who participated in the Remembrance Quilt, at the Rose City Senior Center in Norwich on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. The quilt is made of 36 squares, each square is hand crafted by a loved one in remembrance of someone who died through addiction. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Kathy Phillips, of Lebanon, Conn., mother of Michael Brandon who died of an overdose in 2016, views the quilt square she painted of her son, (middle row, second from left) during a gathering of friends and family members who participated in the Remembrance Quilt, at the Rose City Senior Center in Norwich on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. The quilt is made of 36 squares, each square is hand crafted by a loved one in remembrance of someone who died through addiction.

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