2020 Mom Remembrance Wall
2020 Mom believes that every mother lost to suicide during the perinatal period should be remembered and honored. Mothers, your loss fuels us and this important work. We honor you and those you left behind. Your loss matters and we are working hard to prevent others from appearing on this wall in the future.
If you are an immediate family member (husband, sibling, mother, or father) of a mother who lost her life to suicide during the perinatal period and you wish to add her to the memorial wall, please complete this form.
![Brenda Encarnacion](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1630610344987-09MZZ7KR1RMJR80HJK1A/Brenda-Encarnacion-200.jpg)
Brenda Encarnacion
Valencia, CA
Year of Death: 2021
Age: 30
Left behind:
Daughter, 9 months old
![Melissa McGill Church](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1604334305844-2FDSDEWJZYB51KH95P1C/Melissa-McGill-Church.jpg)
Melissa McGill Church
Brownsburg, IN
Year of death: 2020
Age : 31
Left behind:
Son, 1 week old
![Jean Marie Cardace-Nowicki](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1598916486764-5JY0HCPQG2S1LRZKJJVO/Jean-Marie-Cardace-Nowicki.jpg)
Jean Marie Cardace-Nowicki
Colorado Springs, CO
Year of death: 2019
Age: 36
Left behind:
Son - 2 1/2 months old
![Stephanie Klier-Pecora](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1568151049593-3MYSI6BZ02WBXI1CNCBM/Stephanie-Klier-Pecora-200.gif)
Stephanie Klier-Pecora
Mitchellville, IA
Year of death: 2019
Age: 29
Left behind:
Daughter - 2 years, Son - 1 year
![Holly Marie Bloom](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562732704209-CTO363BETP0VSKCLMNBT/HollyMarieBloom150.png)
Holly Marie Bloom
Napa, CA
Year of death: 2018
Age: 34
Left behind:
Daughter - 4 months
![Christina LaShawn Thompson-Adams](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1624662711261-WW6Y4887JI5IZYXLBSGI/Christina-LaShawn-Thompson-Adams.jpg)
Christina LaShawn Thompson-Adams
Gaithersburg, MD
Year of death: 2018
Age: 25
Left behind:
Son - 1 month
www.FOZAInc.org
![Stacy Ann Gottwaldt](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733209235-AU0N5LM3YTAX1J9TDC88/Stacy+Gottwaldt.jpg)
Stacy Ann Gottwaldt
Coon Rapids, MN
Year of death: 2016
Age: 41
![Desiree Vistercil](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733378258-42KIRYEN7Q4OJLLN7Z5T/burning_candle_150.png)
Desiree Vistercil
Jordan Valley, OR
Year of death: 2016
Age: 31
![Kara Kovlakas](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733508849-JS84B2SQ827GDJM70QX2/Kara+Kovlakas.jpeg)
Kara Kovlakas
Norwalk, CT
Year of death: 2016
Age: 32
Left behind:
2 children - 4 yrs., 9 months
![Charlene Ventanilla](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733545321-3ZJM8XOQ5T3APGJ8Q1NL/Charlene-Ventanilla.jpg)
Charlene Ventanilla
Long Beach, CA
Year of death: 2016
Age: 36
![Emily Cook Dyches](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733575614-HWBTRN59IR8NHIB3A27H/emilydychescrop.png)
Emily Cook Dyches
Salem, UT
Year of death: 2016
Age: 39
Left behind:
2 Daughters - 12 yrs, 6 yrs.
3 Sons - 15 yrs, 9 yrs, 11 month
TheEmilyEffect.org
![Allison Mathews Goldstein](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733605490-U2RZ8A0NPY2395R2Z5I9/Allison-Mathews-Goldstein.png)
Allison Mathews Goldstein
Palmdale, CA/Richmond, VA
Year of death: 2016
Age: 32
Left behind:
Daughter - infant
![Jennifer Lynne Knarr](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733640957-RTHZ5PZAXYTQRWSDIP7B/Jennifer-Lynne-Knarr.png)
Jennifer Lynne Knarr
Bozeman, MT
Year of death: 2016
Age: 34
![Elizabeth Orzel Ludlam](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733678025-CQ5B7HV805CAWBHP5052/Elizabeth-Orzel-Ludlam.png)
Elizabeth Orzel Ludlam
Rohnert Park, CA
Year of death: 2016
Age: 39
Left behind:
Daughter - 9 yrs,
Son - 20 months
![Kassandra A. Williams](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562733706788-WAJH87C1PCL8IXT6AHUQ/Kassandra-Williams.jpg)
Kassandra A. Williams
Rio Rancho, NM
Year of death: 2015
Age: 21
4 months pregnant
www.kassyskause.org
Breaking the Silence of Perinatal Depression
![Shelane Bryant Gaydos](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1622232697102-8L3LVNS0DL9NYMLLI75Z/Shelane-Bryant-Gaydos.png)
Shelane Bryant Gaydos
Oak Hill, VA
Year of death: 2015
Age: 35
Left behind:
3 Daughters
shelanesrun.org
![Sasha Hettich](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1622232630834-57X7169E7Y0EXNBIK3ZD/Sasha-Hettich2.png)
Sasha Hettich
Grand Rapids, MI
Year of death: 2015
Age: 27
Left behind:
Daughter - 3 yrs,
Son - 5 months
![Sarah Walker Judson](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735882820-FSZC5JTX9GZM7Q1WB628/Sarah-Walker-Judson-.png)
Sarah Walker Judson
Linden, UT
Year of death: 2015
Age: 28
Left behind:
Son - 2 years, Daughter - 5 years
![Kristy Elmore Langdon](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735896168-YO46E7O9G0L904RNB12N/burning_candle_150.png)
Kristy Elmore Langdon
Kentucky
Year of death: 2014
Age: 35
Left behind:
3 Sons
![Casandra Ashley Vaughan Perkins](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735901402-TGIRNTRBS930W4BCYMQQ/Casandra-Ashley-Vaughan-Perkins.png)
Casandra Ashley Vaughan Perkins
Charleston, SC
Year of death: 2014
Age: 26
Left behind:
Son
![Brittany Butt](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735910452-SGOTYXASE2A7BSYEA8YQ/Brittany-Butt.png)
Brittany Butt
Anchorage, AK
Year of death: 2014
Age: 26
Left behind:
Son
![Alexis Joy Micale D’Achille](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735921511-QI9LZ78YE4HJZGMM0RGR/Alexis-Joy-Micale-DAchille.png)
Alexis Joy Micale D’Achille
Pittsburgh, PA
Year of death: 2013
Age: 30
Left behind:
Daughter - 6 weeks
https://www.alexisjoyfoundation.org
![Breanna Renshaw](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735933178-5CF863PQB3IW0XCOCO6E/Breanna-Renshaw.png)
Breanna Renshaw
San Diego, CA
Year of death: 2013
Age: 22
Left behind:
Son - 4 months
![Cindy Wachenheim](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735953223-5YFJL2PMGMRT4QCIUHLG/Cynthia-Wachenheim.png)
Cindy Wachenheim
New York, New York
Year of death: 2013
Age: 44
Left behind:
Son - 10 months
![Aimee Elizabeth Ziegler](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735963290-XO1SOGHHBSAJ5LXFVSDF/Aimee-Elizabeth-Ziegler.png)
Aimee Elizabeth Ziegler
Bozeman, MT
Year of death: 2013
Age: 44
Left behind:
3 Sons
![Kristi Marie Couvillon-Wise](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735969791-R9L1N0ND78LR74DQ6BP5/Kristi-Marie-Couvillon-Wise-150.jpg)
Kristi Marie Couvillon-Wise
Austin, TX
Year of death: 2010
Age: 36
Left behind:
Daughter - 5 1/2 months old
![Kelly Abraham Martinez](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562735985918-XKBLBCJM3X590KTZPTXZ/Kelly-Abraham-MartinezGTY_post_partem_as_160913_12x5_1600.png)
Kelly Abraham Martinez
Santa Monica, CA
Year of death: 2010
Left behind:
Daughter - 3 months old
![Jennifer Travassos](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1588365482351-HIJ177FZHVZGGHBHVP8K/Jennifer-Travassos.png)
Jennifer Travassos
Manchester, NH
Year of death: 2009
Age: 33
Left behind: Daughter - 3 weeks old
![Jennifer Gibbs Bankston](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736008554-1QHM86IJPVHMSYLZKMF7/Jennifer-Gibbs-Bankston-Jenny-and-Randy.png)
Jennifer Gibbs Bankston
Birmingham, AL
Year of death: 2007
Age: 33
![Andrea Campanari](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1622232422003-881YISY9LCA482VF0XE6/burning_candle_150.png)
Andrea Campanari
Chicago, IL
Year of death: 2004
Age: 33
Left behind:
Son - 1 week old
![Lieutenant Commander USNR, Annie Imlay-Spangler](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1630008335087-XR8REEGR2BLNSKXXJXCZ/burning_candle_150.png)
Lieutenant Commander USNR, Annie Imlay-Spangler
Salt Lake City, UT/San Diego, CA
Year of death: 2004
Age: 46
Left behind:
Son - 3 months old
![Mary Ellen Moffitt](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736875751-7QQGLZ9F7K18R3UTMP5O/burning_candle_150.png)
Mary Ellen Moffitt
St. Clair Shores, MI
Year of death: 2004
Age: 37
![Amy Garvey](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736877626-HKDY09OWI7BCQUZ0W16B/burning_candle_150.png)
Amy Garvey
Algoquin, IL
Year of death: 2003
![Tammy Lovette](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736884182-WTHDUV4V4NJ4CAO71K0J/burning_candle_150.png)
Tammy Lovette
Lexington, SC
Year of death: 2003
Age: 23
![Melanie Blocker Stokes](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736892356-QIB7J3GFOZH87E6JW2DP/melanie%26sommer-Stokes.png)
Melanie Blocker Stokes
Chicago, IL
Year of death: 2001
Age: 41
Left behind:
Daughter - 4 months old
![Jenn Mudd Houghtaling](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736897126-N61AK42KKMFOYYU9VKJL/Jenn-Mudd-Houghtaling.png)
Jenn Mudd Houghtaling
Chicago, IL
Year of death: 2001
Age: 41
Left behind:
Son
![Carol Pierce-Soukakos](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736899891-GX80VHWIQONWRPB4R5KT/burning_candle_150.png)
Carol Pierce-Soukakos
Seattle, WA
Year of death: 2001
Age: 34
Left behind:
Son - 4 months
![Alanna Marie “Lani” McManus DePasquale](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736907516-7MRLGTCB2RCMIYYHZPBP/burning_candle_150.png)
Alanna Marie “Lani” McManus DePasquale
Dania, FL
Year of death: 2001
Age: 29
![Janet Gifford Meyers](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736912817-QCTWSDVCDJN0KFPT681Q/Janet-Gifford-Meyers.png)
Janet Gifford Meyers
Safety Harbor, FL
Year of death: 2001
Age: 41
Left behind:
Daughter - infant, Son
![Susan Mahfouz Cercone](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736919072-OYE2I169UT4OML94WRUV/Susan-Mahfouz-Cercone.png)
Susan Mahfouz Cercone
Dallas, TX
Year of death: 1999
Age: 43
![Ruth Rhoden Craven](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562736931190-JWW593FFQ2ET137TM3T4/Ruth-Rhoden-Craven.png)
Ruth Rhoden Craven
Charleston, SC
Year of death: 1999
Left behind:
Son - 2.5 months
![Beth Halvorson Flack](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562737184028-TYCJS0KONNA6VXBA4TEN/Beth-Halvorson-Flack.png)
Beth Halvorson Flack
Wilmington, NC
Year of death: 1987
Age: 26
![Laura Belizaire](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562737235309-QEZBTI9B3IYAU90ULFU4/burning_candle_150.png)
Laura Belizaire
Long Beach, CA
Year of death: 1986
Age: 30
![Jane Leslie](https://web.archive.org./web/20211215150558/https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d5ca187da24ffed7378b40/1562737224109-YGDEL9N78MIEQGY8UEC1/Jane-Leslie-and-Family150.png)
Jane Leslie
Owosso, MI
Year of death: 1986
Age: 34
Left behind:
3 Sons - 9 yrs, 4 yrs, 5 months
Daughter - 2 yrs
A Note on Postpartum Psychosis, Maternal Suicide & Infanticide
Postpartum psychosis is a severe maternal mental health disorder with a rapid onset and is characterized by a break from reality. Research suggests there is an approximately 5% suicide rate and 4% infanticide rate associated with the illness. While it is extremely rare for mothers to take their own lives as well as the lives of their babies, the effects are devastating. 2020 Mom and our sister organizations are addressing postpartum psychosis head on through education, awareness and advocacy.
All maternal mental health disorders are treatable. With help, mothers do recover and get well.
If you or someone you know needs help:
Postpartum Support International (PSI) has volunteers who offer encouragement, information, and treatment resources in your community. For more information visit www.Postpartum.net, English-speakers can call or text their helpline 1.800.944.4773, Spanish-speakers can call 1.800.944.4773 and text 971-203-7773.
NOTE: Postpartum Support International is not a crisis hotline and does not handle emergencies.
If you or someone you know is in crisis please contact:
National Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisis.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline and Website: 1-800-273-8255 or www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
911 or your local emergency number.
Learn more about maternal suicide here.