Allen County’s Drug Court program held its 59th graduation today/on Monday, celebrating the grads’ commitment to sobriety and encouraging them on the next part of their lives.
The graduating class was made up of 24 people from various walks of life and a variety of demographics. Judge Fran Gull oversees the court and has done so for more than 20 years.
At the ceremonies, she greets graduates, but also their families, who often come up to introduce themselves and thank herfor helping their loved one.
“’Thank you for saving my daughter,’ ‘thank you for giving me my son back.’ I don’t do it, they do all the hard work,” Gull said. “And it’s nice to hear families thank us for that but thank your loved one because they’re the one that finally made the decision to come back to you.”…