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. 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 when I lost my daughter India, who will be forever 28, on May 29, 2020.
She was poisoned by fentanyl here in North Carolina, and we remain devastated as more children
are being taken from us every day. I have met many broken families. There is a fentanyl crisis in
America and right here in our home state of North Carolina and we 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. Teenagers 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 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 other significant place for a memorial? 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 India’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 and dads 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,
Phyllis Harris Gray
Goldsboro, NC
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