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

Dear Governor Hochul,
I am an ambassador and the state of New York, lead for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost
my beautiful son, Timothy, who is forever 37. He was poisoned by fentanyl. We loved him beyond
imagination. Timothy was the kindest and most empathetic person I have ever known. He has a
little son, Henry, who is autistic. He was four years old when his daddy died. Henry does not
understand where his daddy has gone. My heart will never be the same without my son. I don’t
want to see any other families go through what we have been through. We as New Yorkers must
save our children. We have kids growing up with no mom or dad, with their grandparents raising
them. This is a very sad and serious situation.
We have about 140 people right now on our wall. And there are hundreds more that will follow
once the word gets out about our memorial wall. I plead with you as a mother and a human being
to help our beautiful state of NY. If we don’t stand up for our family who will? My son didn’t want to
die, just like the other children. Timothy was a great son father, brother, and friend to everyone.
Timothy loved his country.
We are moving ahead and have had a lot of success with a lot of other states. I really hope we
can set an example for other states that we truly care about our people, and that we can move
forward. My heart stopped that December morning and I promised Timothy I would fight until my
last breath on earth so that no other mom or dad has to bury their child. This is hitting all
communities in NY and this fentanyl does not discriminate. I know you have children and
grandchildren. Would you assist us in finding a permanent location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial
Wall within our Capitol? We have created two memorial Walls: one with photos and one with
names. I am including Timothy’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 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,
many others. Now they are victims of the Chinese and the Mexican Cartels. We are using the
word “drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users - like racism.
Please hear our pleas for help in NYS. A group of our New York moms would love to meet with
you and work together to prevent this from happening to other families.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Schwartz, NY state lead for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall
Geneseo, NY
kat14992002@yahoo.com
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