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 April 2022, I lost my
beautiful son, Craig, who is forever 34. He was poisoned by fentanyl, and we remain
devastated. We loved him beyond imagination. Craig was the kindest, most intelligent,
and empathetic person I have ever known. He spent much of his last 4.5 years in
recovery helping as many people as he could.
Would you assist us in finding a permanent location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall
within our capital? We have created two memorial Walls. One with photos and one with
names. I am including Craig’s frame, below. I am also including the brochure of virtual
memorial walls, albums, and our awareness campaign.
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 parents
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,
Mary & Jack Gentleman
Lynn, MA
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