A son. A brother. A friend.
Gabriel
Fensler
March 2, 2001 to March 3, 2025
In Loving Memory
Gabriel's Celebration of Life
In His Own Words
Gabriel's letters.
Gabriel's Story
He Died Trying to Live
Gabriel was creative, thoughtful, funny, and full of ideas. He wanted what most young people want. A life of his own. Work that mattered. Friends. Independence. Purpose. A place where he belonged.
He also struggled with fentanyl addiction.
But addiction was never the whole of who Gabriel was.
Gabriel was trying to live.
In August 2024, Gabriel created a 66 page plan called the Come Unity Care Collaborative. He imagined a place where people could find information, connection, resources, and support in one place. He was thinking about how people could be better connected to help and to one another.
Gabriel understood the need for something like this because he was experiencing the gaps himself.
Finding Gabe