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Dear <strong>First</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> Maria Lee,<br />

My name is Jeannine Lehman. On June 10, 2021, I received a phone call that forever<br />

changed my life. I lost my youngest son, Benjamin, to fentanyl poisoning.<br />

Benjamin was a kindhearted person who would do anything for anyone. He had many<br />

friends <strong>and</strong> a loving, supportive, family. Benjamin struggled with addiction <strong>and</strong> had<br />

reached out for help. He went to privately paid rehab <strong>and</strong> forty days clean <strong>and</strong> sober.<br />

Thirty days was all we could afford. As we know now, 30 days is never enough.<br />

He was so happy, ready, <strong>and</strong> excited to start fresh, free from the addiction he hated. He<br />

had so many plans. He wanted to marry his girlfriend, move to the northwest, <strong>and</strong> to have<br />

a child <strong>and</strong> name her Rylynn.<br />

Our lives are forever changed. Our son was poisoned <strong>and</strong> murdered.<br />

We want Tennessee to recognize that our loved ones’ lives mattered. We don’t want any<br />

others to be subjected to the heartbreak that we, as his family, have endured due to this<br />

fentanyl crisis. We are asking for your support in recognizing our loved ones. Please help<br />

us make this Memorial Wall possible.<br />

My sincere thanks,<br />

Jeannine Lehman; Benjamin’s mom; forever 34<br />

Clarksville, Tennessee<br />

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