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

Dear Governor Gretchen Whitmer,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall. I lost my beautiful nephew, Landon,
at the young age of 28, on February 27, 2022. That day changed my life and the life of my
family forever.
Landon was a beautiful soul, intelligent, kind, loving, determined and optimistic. He was a son,
brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. Most importantly, he mattered and is loved and
missed.
Landon suffered from SUD, he was injured in his late teens and prescribed opiates for pain. He
quickly became addicted to the pills he was prescribed and when those became unavailable,
he turned to snorting heroin. Heroin unknowingly was being laced with fentanyl and Landon
became addicted to fentanyl without his knowledge. In April of 2021, Landon overdosed on
Heroin laced with fentanyl and was on life support for 3 days. After his release from the hospital
Landon went into rehab. After a few setbacks, Landon achieved sobriety for 8 months with the
help of the vivitrol shot. The average relapse is 9x’s before sobriety is achieved, fentanyl didn’t
allow Landon his 9x’s. Landon relapsed on February 26, 2022, and passed away from 22ng of
Fentanyl, 10x’s the lethal dose.
I understand that as our Governor, you have made tangible changes to areas of infrastructure,
Homeowner assistance, and small business growth. We are seeking support in areas of
awareness, and a more conscious effort and response to the overwhelming statistics of death
by fentanyl in the state of Michigan. Per Michigan Monthly Update 2023 (May) there were over
three thousand deaths in 2021. In 2023, January through May, fentanyl has claimed over 1,900
lives. We must bring awareness of this epidemic to the public and are asking for your help to do
so.
On behalf of the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall and the families of these victims, I am asking
the Capitol to create and share a version of the Memorial Wall (like the wall in D.C.). We have
created two Memorial Walls, one with photos and one with names. I am including Landon’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 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 (the American Cartel) and many others.
Sincerely,
Trisha Burke, Landon Scott Perrys Aunt – Forever 28
Davison, MI
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