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Family who lost son to suicide grieves once again after box from his gravesite vanishes

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Parents grieving their son's tragic loss to suicide are suffering another heartbreak. They told Channel 2's Carl Willis a box they've used to collect six years of stories, messages and prayers have disappeared from his gravesite.

Keller Zibilich, 19, took his own life in April of 2012.

"He emanated joy, confidence and goodwill," said his mother, Gayle.

But that goodwill has been shaken since the box disappeared.

"We were hoping it may have moved someone. They have looked everywhere for it," Gayle Zibilich said. "It just looked so empty like it does now without it there. I just started trying to reach out to different people."

No one has come up with the answer, including the groundskeepers at the cemetery, who have checked to see if someone moved the box or tossed it away.

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"I want to touch the box again. I really want the box back. I want to touch it so bad," Gayle Zibilich said.

Keller was a student at Louisiana State University and a leader in his chapter of Sigma Chi.

Now, his parents work tirelessly through fundraisers, Strong Arms and the Sigma Chi Lifeline to prevent other young men and their families from experiencing the tragedy of suicide.

"It's beyond monetary value, because frankly, there was no monetary value associated with (the box).
It's paper, and ink, and hand, but most importantly, hearts, mind and emotion," said his father, Michael Zibilich.

It was a simple plastic box, but the words in it mean the world to this family as they work to keep their son's memory alive.

"I hope it's returned. That's all I want. I want it back," said Gayle Zibilich.

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