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

Dear First Lady Marty Kemp,
I am Catherine Rice, a mother and advocate for my son, James Rice, who is
one of many young people we have lost in our state and nation to the fentanyl
crisis. As his advocate and that of others we are working to make it possible to
establish a memorial wall at our state Capitol.
As you can see, my son was a handsome young man of 24 years of age. He
had so many things to look forward to in life but was found, by me, lifeless on
the floor of a motel room. Jimmy was a beautiful person. He grew up as most
young men enjoying basketball, baseball, fishing and loving his family and
friends. He was very compassionate and that showed in his relationships with
others. Jimmy cared deeply for others, was kind, and would go out of his way
to help others who were in need. He was very close to his three older sisters
and his death has broken us all.
Would you assist us in finding a permanent location for a Drug Epidemic
Memorial Wall within our Capitol to honor our children lost to fentanyl? We
would also like to work with our leaders in the state to develop a plan of action
to help prevent this from happening again. We must secure our borders to
keep the cartels from bringing these drugs into our nation and individual states.
Sincerely,
Catherine Rice
Fort Gaines, Ga
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