Sharing My Stones

"Marianne captures the feelings of a parent going through the unimaginable outliving their child. She puts into words what my wife, Reve, and I call trying to describe a color one has never seen before. It is a must-read for people finding themselves walking in those shoes. It is unnatural and every parent's worst nightmare. But you do survive, as Marianne so eloquently conveys in her book, Sharing My Stones" -John Walsh, Creator of America's Most WantedSharing My Stones is about the untimely death of her seventeen-year-old son in a drunk-driving crash and the excruciating trudge to go on. Meet Matt, delight in his one of a kind personality and in his ability to pack a lifetime of adventure into his short existence. With courage, strength, and grace, Angelillo takes us on her family's difficult journey and ultimately shows us the transforming power of grief, love and faith.

Marianne Angelillo is currently a professional speaker for the New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. She is author of the Central New York People's Choice Award book, Sharing My Stones, a memoir about her family's journey of love and loss. With rave reviews, Marianne is passionately speaking to audiences across the country in hopes to educate others about the value of life and family. Marianne has been speaking publically since 2004 sharing her family's journey in the hopes of preventing other families from experiencing such tragedy. As she presents the facts of the crash and subsequent fallout, she uses her son, Matthew's life to educate and reach into the hearts of teens about the devastating consequences of risk-taking. Through public school presentations, and collaboration with local and state prevention networks, Angelillo demonstrates the effect one parent can have to be a change agent for teens. Her efforts have been awarded by several New York agencies for their profound state wide impact. She is married for over thirty-six years, the mother of four children, and a multi-media professional and outdoor photographer who lives in Skaneateles, NY.