WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A billboard off the highway is not unusual, but the one on Tyler and Kellogg isn't an advertisement. It's a cautionary tale. Saturday, it became a place for reflection. On the board are the faces of unbearable loss, made easier by the company of those gathered at its base. The silence of the vigil is palpable, cut only by the sound of the group's laughter, tinged with pain. "Seeing their faces puts it into perspective," Mariah Ball, vigil organizer, said. Ball lost her son, Lucca, at the age of 1-year-old when he accidentally took a pill while staying with his father. Sixteen faces and the dozens left behind them, all honoring not just those on the board but the thousands affected by drug use. "Our kids should not have to die for dumb mistakes. They should be able to make stupid mistakes and wake up the next morning, and that was not our reality," Teresa Coppola said. She lost her son, Logan, at 20 years old to fentanyl. The candle in their hands is a tether to one of the faces 60 feet up. The shared loss has created a common bond. Related: Mom of 1-year-old fentanyl victim puts up billboard in Wichita "We've all kind of jumped in and been there for one another as much as we can during this because we understand each others' pain," Michelle Dreiling said. Her daughter passed at the age of 20. Following surgery in 2020, her daughter, Morrigan, was given a fentanyl pill instead of a pain med. "She would be proud of this." "I hate that we've gone through it, but having my family and my friends with me. That's what means the world to me. Because they know how amazing Logan was," Coppola said. "He was a good man. he was a good, wonderful, beautiful man." The group may find comfort with each other and pride in the mission of the billboard, but they still have to live in a world where their sons, daughters and friends have become symbols. "When people think that it doesn't affect them or their family or their children, it really does ... Although we have suffered a death of somebody that we love very, very much tragically, that we can use that to help other families not have to experience that. That's why we try to bring awareness to this," Dreiling said. They're spreading the word, starting here by looking forward and looking up. "I'm proud of him. I'm proud of him because he always stood up for what he believed in, and he's continuing to do that now," Coppola said. The people at the vigil say they hope to combat the stigma that the dangers of drugs aren't just in addiction and they can affect anybody of any age.