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

Dear First Lady Marty Kemp,
My name is Christie Rigney, and my son Kyle Louis Rigney was murdered on
December 13, 2020. He was born on October 23,1990. He was 30 years old and my
first-born son. He was poisoned by cocaine laced with fentanyl and carfentanil. He
always said, “Mom, you can’t overdose on cocaine”. He didn’t overdose, he was
poisoned.
Kyle was a son, a father, a brother, a uncle, a grandson and a best friend. He had
two little girls; an 11-year-old named Savannah and an 8-month-old named Ila. He
loved them dearly. They were his world. Ila, the youngest, also lost her mother 11
months later. So, his daughter does not have a father or a mother because of
fentanyl.
My son fought his addiction hard. He never wanted to be addicted. He had been to
many rehabs over the years. He wanted to be clean. He did not want to die!
The police did nothing about his murder, even though there is evidence on his
phone. They treated him like he was not worth their time. My ex-husband was in
the military, so we travelled a lot. Georgia is where my son attended high school and
lived. He was in Florida when he was murdered.
My son had the biggest heart. He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed
it. He was loved by many. He was my best friend! We talked and texted every day!
His best friend committed suicide 7 months later to the day. He said he wanted to be
with his friend.
It took me a long time to write this letter, as the hurt is so strong that I didn’t want to
bring myself back to this day. Surely you have someone that you love, a child, a
grandson and if you had to endure this pain, maybe you would push to get
something done to stop it. We must fight! Fight to stop the murders happening to
our children!
This must stop! We have lost so many to illicit fentanyl. Close the borders!
We are asking for a drug memorial wall to be placed in honor of our loved ones at
the State Capitol. They are victims of the War of Drugs. Please help us place a
memorial wall in the Georgia Capitol.
Signed by a mother, who misses her son dearly.
Christie Rigney
Perry, Georgia 273