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

Dear First Partner Siebel Newsom,
My name is Amber Royer. I am writing this letter in hopes that our state’s First Partner will
see and hear our pleas to have a memorial wall in loss of precious loved ones who have
fallen victim to this surge of illicit fentanyl. I am the mother of 2 wonderful sons who are
11months apart. Almost 3yrs ago this September my youngest son Jordan, heard a loud
crash in our bathroom which was between their rooms. He found his brother on the bathroom
floor. I administered 2 doses of Naloxone, which wasn't enough to save him. Fentanyl stole
Jordans brother, and my 1st born son. Richard Royer was 18. He was the new father of a
beautiful baby girl and was engaged to be married.
Had Covid not have happened they would have been married before he passed away. He
was to start Barber school that spring, but Covid pushed that back till the winter. Richard had
just graduated from High School and had goals and dreams. He was a gifted musician and
wrote songs, also. He knew politics and wanted to be a Politician to make a difference.
Richard was so amazingly kind and would talk to anyone. From the time he started walking
and talking, everyone was his friend. He would give the shirt off his back if you needed it. He
would council his peers with his wisdom and help so many others in his short time on this
earth. Richard was a father, a son, a grandson, a brother, a nephew, a cousin, and a friend.
He was loved and did not deserve to die. Richard was deceived by illicit fentanyl. Please find
us a wall to honor our loved ones. You'd want to if it was your loved one. Why not ours?
Parents all over the world have come together. We have created two memorial walls - one
with photos and one with names - to honor those who have lost their lives due to this drug. I
am including Richard’s frame in this letter, along with a brochure of virtual memorial walls,
albums, and our awareness campaign. These digital walls and albums update automatically,
and we would also like the photos displayed in hard copy format.
We believe that our loved ones should be treated like victims of a weapon of mass
destruction. They were all victims of Purdue Pharma, Chinese and Mexican cartels. Our
group of California parents would love to meet with you and work together to prevent this
from happening ever again. We urge you to help us find a permanent location for the Drug
Epidemic Memorial Wall within our Capitol. Our goal is to raise awareness about the
devastating effects of drug addiction and the dangers of fentanyl. We want to honor those
who have lost their lives to this epidemic. We believe that your support and involvement
would be crucial in achieving this goal.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and we look forward to hearing from you
soon.
Sincerely,
Amber Royer
Founder and President
Out of the Ashes Organization
Hemet, California
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