Recommendations

Claiborne H Coyle

Tel: 941 497 1183

To Whom it may concern:

It is a privilege and honor to write this personal recommendation for Chick Maddox and his Corporation, Drug and Alcohol Presentations, Inc.

I have known Chick for over fifty five years as we grew up together in Charleston, WV. We attended the same schools, had many of the same friends, and shared many activities together including the Cub Scouts, Church, and after school sports activities. Chick was a clear and popular leader of his peers and was a first rate student.

Chick and I lost contact for many years as I went away from Charleston to attend the Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. I was not with Chick during his High School yyears at George Washington. I went on to Williams College while Chick was at Hampton Sidney and Morris Harvey College. Although we did not have direct communication during these times I heard stories from family and friends that Chick was having difficulties, that he had been injured and that he was struggling with substance abuse. This saddened and confused me as I knew Chick to be an intelligent and fundamentally good person with many talents and interests. I did not reach out to Chick at that time as I was busy with my own life far from WV and my Charleston connections had grown pretty thin. i did see Chick on rare occasions during visists to my familyin Charleston and could see that he had fallen on hard times and was faced with the challenges of recovery from addiction.

Life offers us many twists and turns as we go along and it is up to each of us to make what progress we can towards the good no matter what difficulties confront us or how hard the journey. My family suffered a huge tragedy in 2002 and I felt pretty lost and empty for a while. One of the positive outcomes of that incident, however, was that I discovered that lost friends could be found again and that lives once disconnected could be reunited. It was my Grandfather, the right honorable Governor Homer Holt who taught me that the good in every man or woman never dies and that redemption can be had by all. He taught me to be honest with others and with myself, to respect those around me, to work hard for what I believe in and to rtust that God will provide as needed. Somehow in my own journey through discomfor and loss I have reconnected with Chick and found him to be a great comfort and teacher. I count him as a long time trusted friend and see that he is living today much as my Grandfather counseled me to live.

Chick demonstrates in his work, in his devotion to the Church, and in his contacts with his friends that he has a great deal of honesty, courage and integrity. Those traits are what set him apart as a young man and they are what I applaud in him today. He has overcome his adversities and is reaching out to the community at large to share his story and his truths with all who listen. Chick has made a courageous choice to use his life's experiences to help others and I support him whole heartedly in his endeavors.

It is my hope that you too will offer to Chick Maddox and Drug and Alcohol Presentations, Inc. what support you can so that he may continue to reach out and help those in need of his wisdom and experience.

Sincerely,

Claiborne H Coyle

To Whom it may concern:

I have gotten to know Chick Maddox over the last couple of years. Chick has a most interestion life story and has fought back from some very difficult situations. He has clearly dedicated his life to educating others about the challenges he found with substance abuse and, from all indications, is having an impact in our community and region.

Having only known Chick for such a relatively short time, I have a personal understanding of what he has experienced, but have only learned from others of his years understanding of what he has experienced, but have only learned from others of his years of struggle. He presents an inspiring story of rehabilitation, regrowth, and renewal and has shown an unusual willingness to share what he has learned with our vulnerable youth.

The issues of substance abuse that Chick is addressing and with which he hopes to make a difference are sadly increasing and clearly affect the explosion in the school dropout rate, the need for mental health services, and the size of the prison population. I admire his persistence in the face of often challenging odds in spreading his message and wish him well.

Sen. Dan Foster, M.D.