Deandria Merrlen Wood aka Dee, was born in Southside Chicago, IL in 1971. By the age of 21 she gave birth to her two sons.
Dealing with the pressures of her environment she battled with depression and drug abuse. Determined to make a better life for her boys she moved to Houston, TX where she joined the Free at Last Fellowship, NA group.
In 2010 she suffered an untimely death by suicide at the age 38. Her memory is survived by her two sons and the mission of
The D. Wood Foundation Inc.