USA First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

Dear First Lady Kathy Evers,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall. I lost my beautiful son, Steven
T. Welnetz, who is forever 21. He was poisoned by a Xanax pill that was pressed with
fentanyl and xylazine. My son was my hero. He fought a long battle, and he lost in the
end. Prior to my son's passing we tried getting him into multiple treatment centers
because he truly wanted to change. But he was never given that chance since there
weren't any treatment centers near the area accepting new patients.
I can't tell you how my heart hurts and breaks for all these loved ones losing their children
to this epidemic.
My son Steven has lost three friends to fentanyl: Michael S. Pisano, 18; Jorge Santos, 25;
and Junius S. Thomas Dickerson, 29. I saw all these boys grow up together, running
around making music and starting up clothing lines. They were loved and will be greatly
missed. Jorge had three children he left behind.
I know you have children and grandchildren. Would you assist us in finding a permanent
location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our capital? We have created two
memorial walls: one with photos and one with names. I am including Steven’s frame
below. I am also including the brochure of virtual memorial walls, albums, and our
awareness campaign. 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
criminal networks and the Mexican cartels. We are using the word “drugism” for the
prejudice toward drug users - like racism.
Wisconsin's moms would love to meet with you and work together to prevent this from
happening ever again.
Sincerely,
Iris Guzman-Garcia, Steven T. Welnetz’s mama
Madison, WI
1031