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

Dear First Lady Kristin Cooper:
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls and proud to say a 7-decade
North Carolinian, born and raised here. I would like to thank you ahead of time for reading
my letter, it has precious information that will help our children and families and their
futures.
Life as I knew it changed August 20th, 2020. I lost my wonderful son Patrick, who will be
forever 25. He was poisoned by fentanyl here in North Carolina, and we remain
devastated as more children are being deceived daily. I have met hundreds if not
thousands of broken families. There is a fentanyl crisis in America and right here in our
home state of North Carolina and we the parents are asking for help bringing awareness
and honoring and remembering those poisoned during this tragic epidemic. It is the #1
killer of Americans 18-45 and the age affected is getting lower. Children 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
are in danger also. We have babies dying from this poison.
You probably have children and maybe grandchildren, and your family and friends,
neighbors, everyone is affected. We are trying to honor our loved ones and will bring
awareness to the dangers this epidemic is causing to so many.
I would like to please ask: will you assist us in finding a permanent location for a Drug
Epidemic Memorial Wall within our capitol or a significant place for a memorial on our
capital grounds? Several states are already working on a wall in their state and making
progress. We would love to have ours for North Carolina. We have created two Memorial
Walls; one with photos and one with names similar to the names on the Vietnam War
Memorial. I am including Patrick's frame as an example of the frames that make up our
wall. I am also including a link to the brochure of our virtual memorial walls, albums, and
our awareness campaign along with our NC Memorial Wall Banner. We would love for you
to be involved.
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. Many are also victims of a fatal
disease like cancer. We are using the word “drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users -
like racism.
A group of North Carolina moms would love to meet with you and work together in making
a difference for our children’s futures and remembering our loved ones gone too soon.
Sincerely,
Kelly Pendley, Henderson, NC
Patrick’s Mom Forever 25 679