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

Honorable Governor Hobbs of Arizona,
My name is Tracy Ybarra and I am the wife of a retired Marine, who served our
country for 20 years. We are now residing in Yuma, Arizona where I am my
son’s voice. He passed away from Fentanyl poisoning on December 28, 2021
just three days after Christmas at the age of 29. Not something we expected at
all. It was 522 Days or 12,528 hours ago and it completely changed our lives.
We are here asking on behalf of our Angels, who are no longer here with us.
The grieving parents, siblings and extended family and friends who loved our
son and all the other Angels who have been poisoned the same way. Our goal
is to have a Memorial wall in the state capitol of Arizona. That is to Honor our
Lost loved ones in the Drug Epidemic Crisis. That is why in each State,
grieving families are doing as I am, writing letters.
We are encouraging you to take a stand and fight with us. We need to stop this
crisis. There have been too many deaths ranging from infants to 50 plus.
Drugs do not discriminate. Doesn’t matter the age, color of skin, nor your
background. This is why we are reaching out with a humbling heart, in hopes
that you will take us seriously. We are asking for your help in this matter. We
lost our child as many others. My son did not want to die nor did any other
parents’ sons and daughters. They were poisoned. They should not be
forgotten.
The day we found out our son passed was the most devastating day of our
lives. It changed our lives from that day forth. Getting that knock on the door to
inform you that, “we are deeply sorry, to inform you that we have some terrible
information. Is your son’s name Joseph A. Ybarra, II?” “ Yes, it is.” “I am deeply
sorry, but we found your son deceased this morning.”
Those words were the most heartbreaking words any parent could hear. They
gave the rest of the information needed to my husband as I went to the
bedroom and wept while asking God why my son. He was such a good boy.
We found out later that our son died of an overdose. The drug that was found
in his system was fentanyl. The toxicology report was 28ng fentanyl. I about
died myself when I saw that. He thought he was taking an oxy which on the
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