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

Dear Governor Janet Mills:
My name is Susan Lamoureux, and I am an ambassador for the Epidemic Memorial
Walls. I lost my precious 28-year-old daughter, Alexa, in September of 2017, to fentanyl
poisoning. Our entire family continues to grieve for her and yearn to hear her giggle or to
feel her arms wrapped around our shoulders.
Lexi and I had an amazing relationship. We talked about everything, including her battles
with drugs. Before her death, she was on life support for 5 days. I stayed by her side. I
decided then that I needed to share my daughter’s story because of the horrible stigma of
addiction and in hopes of saving other families from what we were living. My daughter
was kind and compassionate and we raised her with love and support. Lexi donated her
lungs and her liver to two women living in New England before she was taken off life
support. I wrote “Lexi’s Story” and posted it on Facebook, and it has traveled around the
entire world. I’ve received many letters from other heartbroken families. We all had
something in common: our children mattered, and they were very much loved.
It is important to honor these amazing children who have lost their lives through this
epidemic. Each person is someone’s child. Would you be willing to assist us in finding a
permanent location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our Capitol? We have
created two Memorial Walls: one with photos and one with names. I am including Lexi’s
frame, along with the brochure for this awareness campaign.
We would like our loved ones to be honored. They were all victims of Purdue Pharma (an
American cartel) and many others. Now, they are victims of Chinese and the Mexican
Cartels. We are using the word “drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users - like racism.
Sincerely,
Susan Lamoureux
Brunswick, ME
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