Name: Coach Brad Rice
City, State: Big Bear, CA
Date: 16 Feb 2000
Comments:
I am Kyle's high school baseball coach. I will NEVER forget this young
man. I have coached baseball on the high school level for 16 years. In that time I have
had the privilege of working with many fine young people. None finer than Kyle Hagmann. He
was a person of great potential and talent. He would have accomplished important and
meaningful things in his life. Believe it. This young man was gifted and focused and
special. I still struggle with the loss of this exceptional person.
It upsets me terribly that Kyle researched this insidious drug on the
internet (educating himself is so typical of Kyle) only to be misinformed. Kyle always
made good and informed decisions. That this misunderstood drug could snatch away such a
bright light is maddening! I guess I am still stunned. I probably always will be to an
extent.
Tony and Elise, you two did an incredible job developing and raising this
excellent young man. You have my utmost respect! Sarah is yet another example of your
profound skill at parenting. Kyle influenced so many people at this school, staff as well
as students. I still talk about him to my students and ballplayers. Kyle will always live
in my heart....
Name: Anonymous
City, State: Las Vegas, NV
Date: 15 Jan 2000
I am a graduated student from the same High school that Kyle Graduated from. Upon reading
the story and hearing about this very sad story about a talented young man. I remember
Kyle as being a very determined and talented young man. I currently resign in Las Vegas,
NV where this drug GHB is very popular. I see what it does to people and it's not pretty
at all. I just hope that everyone realizes the danger of this and stops using or better
yet never starts. To Kyle's family god bless and to Kyle. Rest in peace, from a fellow Big
Bear High graduate.
Name: Kyle Smith
City, State: San Diego Ca.
Date: 26 Dec 1999
I would like to start by saying that I am very pleased to see this web site and so many
individuals spreading the word on this drug. I am the brother of Kyle's best friend Ryan
and I was devastated when I heard of his death. I couldn't believe that someone who had
always been a part of my life and that of my family was gone from us. Kyle was the kind of
guy that even if you tried you couldn't dislike. He was a man with nothing but good inside
of him and we all miss him dearly.
I pray that it be known to all the lethal power of this drug so that no
one else has to feel the severe pain of a lost son, brother, and best friend.
Date: 19 Nov 1999
I am a friend of Sarah's who lost her brother Kyle to GHB. I haven't seen her for about 8
years and we still keep in touch. I can't say how sorry I am for her and her family to
loose such an amazing brother/child. Please listen to what they are saying, and Sarah,
please hang in there, we are all praying for you and your family. We miss you Kyle.
Name: Sharon
City, State: Big Bear Lake, Calif.
Date: 15 Nov 1999
I cannot begin to express the pain and sorrow that we are all feeling because of the
tragic loss of a loving human being, our wonderful friend Kyle Hagmann, due to this
hideous drug, "GHB". With a future filled with high potential, enormous promise,
and endless possibilities, Kyle was taken from all of us last April after having ingested
this fatal 'Sleep-aid".
I have known Kyle's family for over 10 years, which gave me the
opportunity to see Kyle & his sister Sarah grow from giggly little munchkins to
beautiful, young adults. Kyle was a kind, well-respected, gifted athlete, and academic
achiever. But most of all, he was a wonderful friend to my own three kids. My oldest
daughter, Shannon, looked up to him as sort of a "big brother", being equally
impressed with his presence around their high school campus, she as a Freshman & Kyle,
the "Big" Senior h as she was when always greeted her at their front door with
his quick-wit to make her laugh with his sister, Sarah. My younger daughter, Meghan, plays
basketball & has shin-splint problems. Kyle, being the "Athletic-Trainer
Extrordinaire", advised Meghan on several occasions as to what type of treatment
would ease her discomfort. With basketball season opening this week, Meghan is deeply
saddened knowing that "Her Personal Trainer" won't be in the gym this season. I
have tried to assure her though that Kyle will still be watching over her. My son, Phil,
was always extremely impressed with Kyle and placed him on the highest of all
"pedestals" as there was, in Phil's eyes, nothing that Kyle couldn't accomplish.
In fact, Kyle's Mom, Elise, and I will always remember when Phil was about 4 and Kyle was
about 12 and Phil was so intrigued with how tall and "mature" Kyle was at that
"older age"! Phil made the statement,"....I'll bet Kyle can walk on water
if he tried.". Someday, when they meet again, maybe Kyle can impress Phil....once
again.
The tragic loss of our dear friend Kyle has not only deeply affected his
family and close friends, but it has also affected our entire (small) community because
Kyle was one of the few "Shining Star's" among our community's youth. How this
awful "GHB" could find its way into the hands of Kyle and other young people is
a very sad statement of the our society's acceptance of manufacturers of these types of
"environmental enhancers", having the ability to sell these drugs to the public
without proper testing or restrictions and relatively no warning of possible (and tragic)
side effects in the labeling and advertising of these so-called "healthy" drugs.
Recently, after speaking with Kyle's Mom, and learning of this website, the GHB Bill, and
of the endless hours she and many others are giving to educating the public of this
horrific drug, I also feel, that for the sake of Kyle's memory and for all of the young
people I come into contact with on a daily basis, it will be one of my personal priorities
to make sure that this website stays financially "afloat" and that the message
of this website gets out to everyone possible. We are all empowered by the Grace of God to
be able to send this message on.....we must not let another person lose their life to this
drug.
We love you Tony, Elise, & Sarah......we love you & miss you Kyle.
Name: Kathy Proffitt
City, State: Thousand Oaks
Date: 23 Oct 1999
If you have ever loved someone in your life and know that they are using GHB, I beg you to
print up this information and make them read it. My boyfriend, who has been mentioned on
this site before by his parents, died in his sleep from this drug.
I have know people that have been using this drug for years and the only
side effect they have had is urinating themselves at night because they could not wake up
to go to the restroom. Kyle, my boyfriend had only taken GHB a few times and never never
woke up. I had a gut feeling that there was something wrong with this "safe sleep
aide," I just wish I knew exactly what it was. The website Kyle showed me said
nothing but good stuff about this drug. The one thing that sticks in my mind now is Kyle
reading me "There are NO known DEATHS from GHB." I only hope that when people
look up this deadly drug that this is the first site they come to. People seem to believe
everything they read on the internet. Just because it is on the internet does not mean it
is true. So please if any one you know is taking this deadly drug, please let them know
that this drug does kill.
Name: Tony and Elise Hagmann
State: CA
Date: 17 Oct 1999
On April 24, 1999 we lost our son, Kyle Hagmann, due to an accidental overdose of GHB. He
was introduced to GHB as a safe substance that aids in muscle development and also as a
safe sleep-aid. He was a 20-year old student away at a private Christian College and
ingested GHB one night before he went to bed thinking it was a safe sleep-aid. He died
later in his sleep and was found dead in his dorm room the next morning. Kyle looked up
GHB on the Internet and found nothing but safe and positive information regarding its use.
Had he found any negative information about GHB, we know he would never have considered
its use. Kyle was an honor student with high aspirations and goals. He was attending the
University in Ventura County on an academic scholarship and was just awarded an additional
departmental scholarship for his high academic standards. He held a 3.9 GPA in his major,
Athletic Training and Sports Medicine.
We appreciate the accurate information you are providing on your website
regarding GHB. We only wish that Kyle had found this site instead of those promoting GHB.
If he had, we know he would still be alive today.
We learned that Kyle had never heard of GHB until only a few weeks prior
to his death. Apparently a fellow classmate introduced him and other students to GHB as a
safe supplement, which supposedly aids in muscle development and is used as a sleep aid,
not as the potentially deadly drug that it is. We feel that it is our obligation as
parents to expose GHB for what it is, something deadly. If Kyle must be the example, take
the warning to heart. GHB and drugs similar to it must be avoided and the word must be
spread so that this awful tragedy is not repeated. Kyle was a quality young man with a
promising and bright future and if this tragedy happened to him, it could happen to
anyone. Our loving memories of Kyle live on in our hearts every minute of every day. We
miss him so much but know he is safe in God’s hands until we are all together again.
Tony and Elise Hagmann
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