David O. Loubier, Jr., 25, a lifelong resident of Brockton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday at home. He was born in Stoughton on June 6, 1979, the son of David O. Loubier Sr. and Kathleen (Fulton) Loubier of Brockton. He was graduated from Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in South Easton. He was a woodworker by trade and had worked for Eldridge Wheeler Company in Hingham and later for Hawkeye Fence. He played ice hockey for many years for Brockton Youth Hockey and for Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School and he enjoyed sports. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandmother, Rita Loubier of Brockton and four sisters, Renee Loubier, Noelle Loubier, Jennifer Loubier and Brianne Loubier. His funeral will be on Monday at 8 a.m. from Waitt Funeral Home, 850 North Main St. Brockton followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Edith Stein Church and cremation.
THIS IS A STORY... CUT AND PASTED OUT OF THE JULY 4,2005 BROCKTON ENTERPRISE. THE STORY IS ABOUT A FRIEND OF DAVID'S... WHO IS TAKING ON A PROJECT TO HELP KIDS LIKE DAVID. THIS STORY REFERS TO HIS FRIEND... MY SON DAVID JR.
BROCKTON MAN HOPES FILM WILL CURB DRUG USE
By Maureen Boyle, Enterprise staff writer
BROCKTON Scott Anderson watched, helplessly, as a close friend plunged into the abyss of heroin addiction after getting hooked on OxyContin. And he fought back tears at the funeral of the 24-year-old Brockton man who overdosed on heroin three months ago. "I wish I could have done more," Anderson said. "There is always those thoughts: would have, could have, should have." Anderson is now trying to stop others from getting hooked on OxyContin and heroin through an independent film he's starting work on. "I don't want his death to be in vain," Anderson said. The 25-year-old Anderson, working with a musician from the North Shore, said he hopes his film, still in the development stages will focus attention on the growing problem of OxyContin and heroin addiction, as well as prevent people from using the drugs. "A lot of people think, 'It's not going to happen to me,'" Anderson said. Anderson said his friend and others in the area started using OxyContin, convinced since it was a prescription drug it was safe. "You don't realize it until you are hooked that it isn't," he said. Many hooked on OxyContin obtained illegally on the street or from people with a valid prescription eventually turn to heroin. A 10-milligram OxyContin pill on the street costs $10 and an 80-milligram pill costs between $65 and $80. A packet of heroin, with a purity of between 50 and 80 percent, on the street costs less than a package of cigarettes. Anderson said OxyContin abuse and heroin use among teens and young adults is more widespread than people realize. "It is everywhere," he said. "These people need help." Anderson said he hopes his film, once completed, will educate people about the danger of the drug and spur more treatment programs for addicts. "We need to get as many resources as possible available," he said. Anderson said he has been talking with a variety of people about the project and anyone who wants to get involved can e-mail him at [email protected]. Anderson said his friend tried to kick his habit several times unsuccessfully. "He would take three steps forward and eight steps backward," Anderson said. Eventually, his friend's mother found her son dead of an overdose a trauma he hopes no other family will have to undergo. "Sometimes it takes someone's death to wake up people," he said. Maureen Boyle can be reached at [email protected].
THIS WEBSITE WAS CREATED BY HIS FATHER, WHO LOVES AND MISSES HIM VERY MUCH
