Family warns about dangers of heroin addiction in man's obituary

AVON LAKE, Ohio -- The family of an Ohio man, who struggled with drugs, mentions his battle with heroin in his obituary. They are hoping his death will be a lesson to others.

Daniel Joseph Wolanski passed away from a heroin overdose on April 20. He was 24 years old.

In his obituary on the Busch Funeral Home website, his family remembered his humor, his charisma and his demons.


The obituary said Wolanski lost friends to heroin and knew the drug destroyed families. His own family took his death as an opportunity to warn others.


The family also started a GoFundMe page to pay for Daniel’s final expenses. Extra money will be used to help others with heroin addiction.