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

Dear Governor Maura Healey,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. In June 2016, I lost my
handsome son, Ronnie, who is forever 20. He was down in Florida for the last year and
a half of his life in and out of rehab and detox facilities. He had finally reached 3 months
of sobriety when he passed away from polysubstance overdose.
We are devastated. We loved him beyond imagination. Ronnie was the kindest and
most intelligent and empathetic person I have ever known. He was a phenomenal
athlete, excelled in all sports and could always put a smile on anyone’s face.
Would you please assist us in finding a permanent location for a Drug Epidemic
Memorial Wall within our Capitol? I am including my son, Ronnie’s frame, below. These
digital walls and albums update automatically. We would also like the photos displayed
in hard copy format. The wall of names can be projected on a wall so families can touch
their loved one’s name. We would like our loved ones to be treated like victims. 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.
A group of our Massachusetts moms would love to meet with you and work together to
prevent this from happening ever again.
Sincerely,
April & Robert Barrows
North Falmouth. MA
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