More than a decade after the death of 15-year-old Zeeland East student Zach Kroll, his family continues working through their nonprofit, Love and Lean, to keep his memory alive and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.
Not a day goes by without Lori Kroll thinking of her son.
Love and Lean: Zeeland family marks a decade of mental health advocacy in son’s memory
“He always had a laid back personality, very gentle, quiet spirit about him, but he also had a sense of humor that was crazy, like just witty one-liners and jokes, he was always making people laugh and smile,” Kroll said. “A compassionate heart, he would be the one to pick up someone’s books if they fell, and he’d be late for class, but it didn’t matter.”
Whether he was playing the drums or on the soccer field, Zach put passion into what he did…