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

Dear Governor Kathy Hochul,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful son, Jared,
who is forever 30. He was poisoned by fentanyl, and we remain devastated. We loved him
beyond imagination, and we still cry every day. Jared was the kindest and most
empathetic person I have ever known. He was loved by so many, and he is missed by
all. He touched so many lives but most of all he touched mine. When you have to bury
your child, you bury a piece of yourself. He is the first thing on my mind when I wake up
and the last thing on my mind when I go to bed. I pray every night that I see him in my
dreams.
I know you have children and a grandchild. 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 Jared’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 Chinese and the Mexican Cartels. We are using the word
“drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users - like racism.
A group of our New York moms would love to meet with you and work together to prevent
this from happening ever again. We need to start protecting our children from this
horrible disease. We need to make sure Jared’s death had a purpose or a reason not
just a useless ending with no meaning.
Sincerely,
Joan Coleman, Jared’s Mom
Wellsville, NY
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