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EPISODE · Jul 12, 2025 · 31 MIN

Chris Burton talks about the loss of his son Zach

from Critical Junctures - Navigating the loss of a child · host Rick Williams

Send a textChris Burton talks about the loss of his son Zach. Zach grew up playing sports and was an outstanding football player. He was loved by everyone and was a special young man. In college he and a friend tried oxycodone and became addicted. Some people have genes in their body that just trying a drug like oxycodone and it creates instant addiction. Chris and his wife Jennifer along with their family started a foundation to help others that are going through addictions.  Zach43foundation.com helps other people who have found themselves addicted to an opioid and they are raising awareness to overcome the stigma of an addition. Zach was lost to an accidental overdose from a pill that had been laced with fentanyl.Chris talks about the ways they remember Zach and all the special times they had together. Their family’s faith in God gives them an assurance that they will be together with Zach again. They experience God winks that let them know Zach is close.

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Send a text Chris Burton talks about the loss of his son Zach. Zach grew up playing sports and was an outstanding football player. He was loved by everyone and was a special young man. In college he and a friend tried oxycodone and became addicted. Some people have genes in their body that just trying a drug like oxycodone and it creates instant addiction. Chris and his wife Jennifer along with their family started a foundation to help others that are going through addictions. Zac...

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