NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/CLARKSVILLENOW) — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says her only child has died of an apparent drug overdose.
A statement released Sunday from Barry and her husband, Bruce, says 22-year-old Max Barry died Saturday night in Denver.
Max Barry graduated in June from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.
The statement says the couple “cannot begin to describe the pain and heartbreak that comes with losing our only child.”
It adds that the family is asking for privacy “as we mourn the loss of our child and begin to understand a world without his laughter and love in our lives.”
WKRN News 2 reports that a visitation will be held at the Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts at the Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Ave, from 5 until 8 p.m. on Monday.
A memorial will be held at the Belcourt Theatre, 2102 Belcourt Ave, starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday with doors opening at 8:30 a.m.
In memory of Max, contributions can be made to the Oasis Center or Nashville Humane Association.
Messages of condolence can be sent to megan.barry@nashville.gov or Office of Mayor Megan Barry, 1 Public Sq, Nashville, TN 37201.
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