Alicia Gorecki wears many hats: She’s an artist, a teacher at Pasadena High School and most recently, she launched a nonprofit that aims to strengthen youth mental health through the arts in honor of her son, Reid, who died in 2023 of an accidental overdose at the age of 18.
“Sometimes I can barrel through talking about this, and sometimes I lose it,” Gorecki shared at the beginning of what would be a heartfelt 30-minute phone conversation.
Reid died of fentanyl toxicity just three weeks before his high school graduation from California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. He had sent in his college applications, received acceptance letters and scholarships, launched his clothing line on his website and had a production assistant gig lined up. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 