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Dear <strong>First</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> Sharon L<strong>and</strong>ry,<br />

I am an ambassador for the drug epidemic Memorial Wall. I lost my son, Manny Schmidt,<br />

who is now forever 26. He was murdered by fentanyl poisoning through trickery. He was<br />

finally clean from a very long addiction to synthetic marijuana (better known as Mojo) but<br />

the effects it had taken on his organs were already done. He was in excruciating pain <strong>and</strong><br />

even though he didn't use pills, he was desperate to get relief. Manny went to someone<br />

he knew <strong>and</strong> bought what he thought was a pain pill. Unfortunately, <strong>and</strong> unbeknownst to<br />

Manny, it was a death pill – it was fentanyl. My son got that pill on Saturday <strong>and</strong> was<br />

dead Saturday night. My mom found him deceased in his bed at her house.<br />

He had so much to live for, such as his daughter, his family, <strong>and</strong> his job. He was even<br />

talking to family members <strong>and</strong> friends who are firemen about possibly becoming a<br />

fireman. He had also spoken to my mom about becoming an EMT. This was huge<br />

because he had never talked about future career plans before. He was trying to plan for<br />

his future <strong>and</strong> for the future of his daughter, who he was finally getting to see. Manny was<br />

fun, funny, silly, caring, giving, loving, <strong>and</strong> compassionate. All of that was taken away<br />

from me, his daughter, <strong>and</strong> my family due to a drug that he was given through a drug<br />

dealer. A whole generation is being wiped out from this pill of death. My mom <strong>and</strong> I<br />

watched a news segment a few weeks back <strong>and</strong> it was an older New Orleans coroner<br />

saying we are in the middle of the worst epidemic he has seen. This has to end. My son<br />

will be gone a year on June 11th, 2023 - from me, his daughter, <strong>and</strong> my family. ONE<br />

PILL!! NOT JUST COULD KILL, BUT WILL KILL!!!<br />

We are writing you hoping you can possibly assist us in finding a permanent location for a<br />

<strong>Dr</strong>ug Epidemic Memorial Wall, either in our state capital or a related building. Our loved<br />

ones were most definitely victims of a crime, <strong>and</strong> that crime was premeditated murder<br />

through trickery. And we would very much like <strong>and</strong> hope our loved ones will be<br />

recognized as such........VICTIMS!!<br />

MANNY SCHMIDT FOREVER 26<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Layle, Manny’s mom<br />

Harahan, Louisiana<br />

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67297865/links-to-virtual-memorial-wallsalbums-<strong>and</strong>-awareness-campaign<br />

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