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

Governor Hobbs,
Let me start by introducing my son, Skylar Jurgen Pope. He was my first child
who was born on January 7, 1983. He was a beautiful baby boy and my first
true love. Skylar was a very smart, intelligent young man and a father to two
beautiful children.
On January 12, 2019, five days after his 36th birthday, he made a decision that
would not only change his life but all his family’s lives. He was not a drug user,
but for unknown reasons, he decided to buy two pills off the street. One of
those pills took his life instantly. He did NOT overdose because he only took
one pill that he thought was something that would calm his anxiety and PTSD.
Instead, it was laced with Fentanyl, and it took his life. He did not have any
idea that this ONE pill would kill him.
He left all of us without any idea of what happened. As his mother, I was of
course, devastated but also left wondering what the hell happened. I found out
quickly that this pill was Fentanyl, and 27 nano grams was what it took to kill
him. To put that in perspective, one jellybean weighs 1,100,000,000 nano
grams. Yes, that is one billion, one hundred million nano grams. 27 is what it
took to murder my son. I want his face and name to be a reminder, to help
bring awareness and hopefully save some lives.
My heart breaks every day when I see more and more young people dying of
this. I am writing to you to get a place in the capital to place my son's photo
and those photos of all of Arizona's young people that are losing their lives to
this horrible tragedy.
Thank you
Robin Holliday, State Lead
Skylar Forever 36
Gold Canyon, Arizona
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