It’s been just over seven years since Francine Sumner’s 16-year-old son Zach died by suicide. Those feelings of grief and tremendous loss will be with her always.
“I knew something had to be done because I didn’t ever want there to be a whisper. I didn’t want anybody to ever suspect what happened or assume what happened,” said Sumner. “I didn’t want any rumors around. This was my son, he was a great person, and he died of mental illness.”
Sumner channeled that pain into a new mission of helping others…