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

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Dear <strong>First</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> Britainy Beshear,<br />

I am an ambassador for the <strong>Dr</strong>ug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful son,<br />

Braxton in May of 2020 - forever 32. He was poisoned by fentanyl <strong>and</strong> our family<br />

remains devastated. Braxton was the kindest <strong>and</strong> biggest hearted person that I have<br />

ever known.<br />

I know you have children <strong>and</strong> so totally know that you can empathize. We would love<br />

to have your assistance in finding a permanent location for a <strong>Dr</strong>ug Epidemic Memorial<br />

Wall within our Capitol. We have created two Memorial Walls – one with photos <strong>and</strong><br />

one with names. I have included Braxton’s picture below.<br />

The digital walls <strong>and</strong> albums would update automatically. We would also like the<br />

photos displayed in hard copy format. Many of our loved ones were victims of Purdue<br />

Pharma <strong>and</strong> now victims of Chinese <strong>and</strong> Mexican cartels. They did not deserve to die<br />

this way. On June 13, 2022, the Commonwealth of Kentucky reported that 2,250<br />

Kentuckians died of overdoses in 2021 with 70 % of them attributed to fentanyl. Those<br />

numbers, as you know, have increased since then.<br />

A group of Kentucky moms would love to meet with you <strong>and</strong> work together to honor<br />

the countless innocent lives lost in the silent drug war. Thank you in advance for your<br />

consideration.<br />

Laura Graven<br />

Louisville, KY 40222<br />

1071

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