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

Dear Governor Hobbs,
My name is Cathelin Rachel Frawley Walsh. I lost my firstborn and only son to
Fentanyl on October 3, 2022. My son, George Arthur Walsh, IV moved to
Arizona with his family in November 2021 to start over and make a better life
for himself and his sons.
George was a hardworking man. He was funny, loving and would do anything
to help someone. He wanted so much to be a father like his dad, who was
always there for him and his sister. Someone who worked hard and would take
his family camping or play outside with his children. George was always there
for his little sister; They would talk about their relationships and other topics.
The death of my son was hard on everyone, especially his sister Ashley. My
son was no saint, he got into trouble, kept company with the wrong people and
started using. When he was in jail in Arizona, he got clean and was returning
as his old self. He would call me every Monday while he was in jail and when
he got out, we would talk 2-3 times a day on the phone. Every morning, I would
wake up to his text, “Good morning, Mommy, I love you, have a great day!”
George was very open with his addiction and how he was struggling. He told
his probation officer about it. David was able to get him into an inpatient rehab,
once they got the insurance correct that the rehab required. George was
supposed to stay there for 90 days, but after 30 days, the facility kicked him
out. They told him that the insurance wasn’t going to pay them and that he was
a liability to them.
He was kicked out on September 19, 2022, with no place to go and no ride
back to Casa Grande. George had to call his probation officer Tuesday
morning and inform him of what happened. The facility didn’t even call David to
report it to him, and when he called them, they told him the state insurance
wasn’t going to pay for George to be in there.
George had to look for a clean and sober living house there in Apache
Junction. He was able to find one and got in on September 21, 2022. There,
they were helping him to stay clean and get his life back on track. This place
was able to get him a job at Coreslab working nights and making enough
money to pay for his rent there and get what he needed.
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