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

Dear First Lady Suzanne Pillen,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful daughter, Taryn
Griffith who is forever 24. She was poisoned by fentanyl, on November 30, 2021, and we
remain devastated. We loved her beyond imagination. Taryn was a beautiful young woman
inside and out with her whole life ahead of her. With a six-month-old baby girl and starting a
new job, she finally found the true meaning of life along with the love of her life, her baby girl.
Taryn was the type of person who made friends easily. She enjoyed life. She enjoyed being
outdoors and she enjoyed the company of her friends. On November 30, 2021, that all ended
when someone offered her, a counterfeit pill, laced with enough fentanyl to kill eight people.
As a loving mother, 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 Taryn’s frame. I am also including links to 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 families 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 others. Now, they are victims of
Chinese and the Mexican Cartels. Many are also victims of fatal diseases like cancer. We are
using the word “drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users - like racism.
A group of our Nebraska moms would love to meet with you and work together to prevent this
from happening ever again.
Sincerely,
Mike & Liz Griffith
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