If you were one of DJ AM‘s millions of fans, there was no way to think of him without recognizing his public appeals regarding his personal struggles with addiction. At the height of his fame as DJ, Adam Goldstein was irrepressible and tireless in his quest to help those suffering from addiction, through both financial contributions and personal counseling of those seeking to conquer their addiction and alcoholism. His death at the hands of drugs coincided with the completion of his impassioned MTV reality show Gone Too Far, which began airing on Thursday nights this past October.

But one other thing you knew full well was his passion for his sneaker collection. DJ AM was the truest of heads when it came to fresh kicks, and he had thousands of pairs. In fact, he had so many pairs in his collection that he never wore them all. Continue reading this after the jump.

In the wake of his death, the DJ AM Memorial Fund was constructed as a way to continue bringing financial help to organizations and groups that specialize in working with and treating those in the throes of addiction and alcoholism. Through the fiscal sponsorship of Creative Visions Foundation, a partnership organization who supports those involved in “Creative Activism”, the Memorial Fund will begin raising funds in a fitting way: 800 pairs of DJ AM’s beloved sneaker collection are being made available to the highest bidder in a series of eBay auctions. The first auctions will begin today, Sunday 14 November 2009 at 4:30 pm PST, and new shoes will be added every evening through the first week of December.

If you would like to bid on auction items, click here to be taken to the auction watch page at eBay. (HT: Stupid Dope)

[DJ AM Website : Creative Visions : Undefeated]