Florida Letters for First Lady Casey DeSantis

Dear First Lady Casey DeSantis,
I’m writing you this letter in honor of my sister, Lisamarie Kane, who lost her life to the drug
epidemic. Fentanyl destroyed my family on August 10, 2022. Her 15-year-old son found
her deceased lying on the bathroom floor of their home. She also had three young children
who she loved dearly.
My sister was a beautiful, kind and loving person. She was the backbone of our family, but
she lost her way. My sister was a person who would make people smile. She had a heart
of gold. She was very special to me, as she was my older sister.
Our family mourns her death daily as we have to live without her. She was a daughter,
mother, sister, cousin, aunt, and was very active in our family. Words cannot describe the
heartache our family suffers from losing Lisamarie.
Our mother is now raising her four beautiful children and is struggling hard in life because
of the loss of her own child. My sister was not “just and addict”. She has a story.
I know you have children and know the love a mother has for their child. Would you assist
us in finding a permanent location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our Capitol?
We have created two memorial Walls. One with photos and one with names.
I am including Lisamarie’s frame, below. These digital walls and albums update
automatically. We would also like the photos displayed in hard copy format. The wall of
names can be projected on a wall so parents can touch their loved one's name. We would
like our loved ones to be treated like victims. They were all victims of Purdue Pharma (an
American cartel) and many, many others. Now, they are victims of Chinese and the
Mexican Cartels. We are using the word “drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users -
like racism.
Florida families would love to meet with you and work together to prevent this from
happening ever again.
Sincerely,
Maranda Talbert, sister of Lisamarie Kane
Prince George, VA