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

In your role as an advocate, I and countless other mothers hope that you will
understand the urgency in ending this epidemic and educating our children of the
dangers presented to them daily. Can we count on you to find a permanent location for
a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within the Capitol of Oregon? There are two memorial
walls in each state, one with photos and one with names. These digital memorial walls
update regularly with new forever faces. We are wanting the faces of this epidemic
displayed in hard copy format. The wall of names can be projected on a wall so
parents can touch their loved one’s name. Our loved ones deserve to be treated like
victims of a real and horrifying reality. They are all victims of Purdue Pharma, the
American drug cartel. They are victims of the Chinese criminal networks and the
Mexican Cartels. The word “drugism” is being used for the prejudice towards drug
users. I am the mother of a beautiful boy that died too soon and would be honored to
meet with you and work together to prevent any more of our beautiful children to be
lost to this epidemic. I am including Connors photo. His frame is posted in California as
he was born there, and I wanted him buried with my family. He lived and died in
Oregon. Please view Connor’s frame included. This is how amazing my son is. How
many people can say a wild bird came to them and landed in their hand? This is
Connor during one of his many firefighting tours.
Sincerely,
Diana Benson, broken mother of Connor Perkins, forever 24
Winona, MN
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