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

Dear First Lady Kristen Cooper
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Tammy Devereaux
Leonhard, and I am writing in support of getting a memorial wall somewhere on our
NC capitol grounds to remember our loved ones, who have been lost to this Fentanyl
epidemic.
My son Jesse Devereaux was poisoned by Fentanyl on August 14, 2019. He was a
good young man, the youngest of my three sons. He never was in any trouble with
the law. Jesse was very intelligent and loved writing and playing music. He was a
year clean and sober at the time of his passing. He got back in touch with an old
friend and decided to relapse. Fentanyl ruined our lives that day in August.
Our group, The Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall is a 50-State initiative that is
campaigning for a memorial to be erected in each state to remember those lost to
illegal drugs, especially Fentanyl. I hope, as do other families, that we can get a such
a wall here in North Carolina, in memory of those who lost their lives from fentanyl.
Life as my family and I knew it has changed since my son’s death, and we have
also lost my stepson Ryan to illegal drugs. So, this memorial is very important to our
family. Please help us to reach our goal and remember our lost loved ones.
Sincerely Heartbroken
Tammy Devereaux Leonhard and Family
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