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

Dear First Lady Ann Lamont,
My name is Rebecca Shaw. I am an Ambassador and the State Lead for
Connecticut for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall. Our goal is to put up a memorial
wall in all 50 State Capitol complexes to honor our lost loved ones and continue to
provide a voice for them. We are all victims of this national drug crisis and fentanyl
poisoning epidemic. We need your help to stop these senseless deaths.
Like yourself, I am a mother of 3. On September 16, 2022, my beautiful 36-year-old
son Kevin, was found deceased. He was poisoned with fentanyl against his
knowledge and his killer walks free.
My Kevin had such a huge heart and would help anybody in need even if he was in
need himself. I was so distraught from the shock of losing my son that it took me
about a month or more to go back and read all the comments on the town's
Facebook page; hundreds of comments stating what a big heart he had and that he
would give you the shirt off his back. Kevin was best known for his kindness and his
singing. Kevin would sing and play acoustic guitar almost daily.
I don’t remember much of his wake, but people tell me there were lines going out
the door. This is proof of how many lives he touched. My son did not want to die but
someone else made that choice for him. I still live each day as if it just happened;
my grief overwhelming at times. I am reminded of my loss daily. I will forever be
devastated that this poison and another human being took my son from me and
very sadly took my 12-year-old grandson’s Daddy away from him. It’s not fair and
something needs to be done. The silence in my home is too loud. I pray for all the
other moms out there who have lost their children to this horrible poisoning. When
you hug your children every day, please think of our children who have been taken
from us too soon and unfairly.
First Lady Lamont, I am asking if you would assist us in finding a permanent
location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our Capitol? I would also like to
know if myself and possibly a few others could meet with you and work together to
prevent this from happening again.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Shaw, CT State Lead DEMW
Gaylordsville/New Milford, CT
Mother of Kevin David Shaw, Forever 36
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