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Dear <strong>First</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> Sarah Stitt,<br />

My name is Linda Emmert. I lost my son, Jason, to fentanyl poisoning.<br />

Jason was a remarkable person. He loved Jesus, sports, OU football, hockey, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

NFL. Jason was funny. When he walked into a room, the room lit up, <strong>and</strong> he always had<br />

people laughing. He did comedy <strong>and</strong> worked a full-time job. He performed at the Loony<br />

Bin, The Brady, <strong>and</strong> Improv.<br />

Jason struggled with drugs <strong>and</strong> alcohol since he was 15 years old. He had been clean<br />

<strong>and</strong> sober for ten years, but he relapsed. Thankfully, he made it back to recovery. This<br />

last time he had eight years clean.<br />

His drug of choice was opiates, although, any drug would do close to the end. After nine<br />

months of trying to get back to recovery, he overdosed, <strong>and</strong> he was gone. This horrible<br />

disease of addiction won <strong>and</strong> took the life of my h<strong>and</strong>some, funny, lovable,<br />

compassionate son.<br />

My heart is shattered forever.<br />

Please consider memorializing our lost loved ones with a Memorial Wall.<br />

Thank you for your time,<br />

Linda Emmert – Jason’s mom; forever 47<br />

Tulsa, Oklahoma<br />

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