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

Dear First Lady Fran DeWine,
I am an advocate for fentanyl awareness, a moderator for Lost Voices of Fentanyl, an educator of
illicit drugs, a rally coordinator that educates the public on illicit fentanyl that has and continues to
devastate our country and our beautiful state of Ohio. Most importantly, I am a mother, a
grandmother, a wife, and a forever grieving mother.
I lost my beautiful son Logan to this fentanyl epidemic. Logan lost his best friend to suicide 10
months prior to his death. He was sad, depressed, in shock, and could not sleep. He came to me
and my husband to tell us he had not slept for 3 days. My husband is a Surgeon, and I am an RN,
we knew when he said that, that he needed intervention to get through his best friend’s death. We
made him an appointment with his doctor but three days later, my baby was dead (poisoned) from
excepting a Xanax that someone offered him so he could sleep. What he thought was a “safe
pharmaceutical” Xanax. Logan did not suffer with SUD.
My Logan was a very trusting soul, so much so that it ended his life. He loved everybody and
everyone loved him just as much. He was always different from a very young age. He was a
respecter of people, he had a big heart, and would go out of his way to help the less fortunate
individuals. He was our little peacemaker, and his nick names were “Logie Bear” and “Gentle
Giant”. He was a beloved son, a brother, an uncle, a fiancé, he had a future, and he was deeply
loved. Illicit fentanyl took it all away, from him and his family that loved him dearly. Oct 1st will be 3
years and we will never get over losing him. His death has left a gaping hole in our lives, our
family, and our hearts. We miss him and our lives have been shattered because of his death.
I understand that as our First Lady of Ohio, you have a passion for helping children. Fentanyl is
the number one killer of ages 18-45 and soon to change to 12-45. Our Ohio schools would do
these children and their parents a great service to teach and educate them, before they are
exposed. I am surprised that I still meet people that know nothing about this poison. Our country’s
children, our children in Ohio are needlessly dying. We need more education, more PSA’s, and
stricter laws to hold drug pushers accountable.
As a parent, and as a grieving mother, we are asking if the capital would be willing to create and
share a version of the Memorial Wall (like the one in DC). We have created two Memorial Walls,
one with photos and one with names. I am including Logan’s frame. These digital walls and
albums update automatically. We would like the photos displayed in hard copy format. The wall of
names can be projected on a wall so families 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 and the Cartels.
Sincerely,
Tena Pruitt, Logan Harris’s Mom- Forever 22
Tenaflanary1967@gmail.com
Defiance, OH