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

Dear First Lady Teresa Parson,
My name is Jennifer Jones. I am an Ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall
campaign. The goal is to put up a Memorial Wall in all 50 State Capitol complexes to
honor our loved ones for this epidemic going on in our nation. We need your help to
accomplish this. Will you help us let the nation know that WE, as Missourians, will do
what we can to STOP these senseless deaths?
My son, Jonathan, was a father to the most precious and beautiful little girl who will have
to live the rest of her life knowing that Carfentanyl took her daddy away from her. Just
imagine ten years from now, all the children growing up without their dad or mom because
a drug took that away from them.
My son, Jonathan Douglas Jones, was stolen from his family on April 13, 2021, just seven
days after being released from prison. As a mother, I begged and pleaded with people for
help, but no one wanted to help a drug addict, or they wanted thousands of dollars for
treatment. The first day he was out he told me, “Mom, I can do this. I am going to beat it.
However, on the second day he overdosed and was given Narcan and survived. When I
discovered he had overdosed the night before he told me, “Mom, it is like the devil is
sitting on my shoulder telling me to just do it, and I can’t get him out of my head”.
That day he gave me the biggest hug and told me how much he loved me, which was the
last time I ever got to hear my son say, “I love you, Momma”. That night the devil got into
his head again, and there was no Narcan to save him. He was brain dead and on a
ventilator for four days. I had to make the difficult decision to take him off. While Jonathan
was alive, he decided that he wanted to be an organ donor. In the end, his donation saved
four lives.
Thank you for your consideration in helping us honor our children that have lost their lives
to this awful epidemic.
Jennifer Jones - Jonathan’s mom; forever 24
Irondale, Missouri
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