With profound sadness, we mourn the passing of our dear daughter, Christina Leigh Moore, age 43. Christina was born on October 22, 1978, in Gadsden, Alabama.
She was a sweet, beautiful child, so smart and so funny. Even during the hardest times, she always found a way to make you laugh. She had a huge heart. She loved animals. She would always say that her two cats were her best friends. She loved having friends at her home. She enjoyed the outdoors and loved to hike, swim and explore caves. She had a great personality and never met a stranger. Christina graduated from Boaz High School in 1997.
Christina struggled with addiction and her addiction finally won. She died from an overdose on February 27, 2022. We write this not to dishonor her memory but to shine some light on an illness that is taking far too many lives. it is our family’s hope that the cruel disease of addiction will become more accepted and de-stigmatized and a sense of urgency will be brought to this brutal health crisis affecting so many families. If we allow shame and embarrassment to cause illness to become a dark family secret, everyone loses.
Please remember Christina isn’t a statistic. She was our only child and we will miss her forever. She is now out of the guilt and shame she has lived with every day for 25 years.
She loved her children with a passion. They were what kept her going. Her family meant everything to her. We believe she is with our beloved family members who have gone before her. Christina said she knew where she was going when she passed. We find great comfort in that.
Christina is survived by her beautiful children, son Connor Lane Griffith and daughter Sonny Leigh Griffith; brother, Jonathan Roberts of Gulf Shores; parents, Andy and Peggy Conn of Guntersville and Jerry Moore of Boaz; special aunt, Sandra Hyatt and sister/cousin, Gina Reeves (Tyler) and aunt Judy Scott , all of Albertville; and her adored cats, Max and Smokey.
Christina was preceded in death by her grandparents, H.K. (Peck) Scott and Amilee Scott, Ruby O’Neil, and Carl Moore; and uncle David Scott and uncle Kress Scott.
• Don’t judge met until you know me.
• Don’t underestimate me until you challenge me.
• Don’t talk about me until you have talked to me.
