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

Dear First Lady Maria Lee,
My name is Marjorie Moore, Margie for short. I am an Ambassador for the Tennessee Drug
Epidemic Memorial Wall campaign. We are working to bring recognition to our lost loved ones.
Please allow me to introduce you to my beloved daughter, Angel.
Angel was born in a little town in upstate New York on April 21, 1991. She was a wonderful baby
and a great big sister to her younger brother, Dean. She grew up in Vermont until she was 10,
where she enjoyed participating in chorus and playing the clarinet. In 2001 we moved to
Tennessee to better our lives. Angel graduated from high school in 2009 while pregnant with her
first born. Isabella made her way into this world in November of 2009, and so began motherhood
for Angel. They added to their little family in 2013 when she had her son, Logan, and again in
2014 when Alaina was born. She loved her babies and was such a good mom.
Angel was a kind person, through and through. She was so lovable and enjoyed life to the fullest.
She loved to cook and bake for her kids. She loved her hip-hop music, always dancing along to
the beat. She was silly with her children and loved a good photo-op to take goofy pictures with
them. Those photos and memories are forever cherished. She also loved coloring in adult coloring
books. It was a great way for her to relax. With three children, it wasn’t often she had time to sit
and focus on her art, so she appreciated those moments when they came.
Her oldest daughter is just like her in every way possible. They look just alike, walk and talk the
same, and she carries her mom’s confident attitude. She is Little Miss Smarty-Pants, just like her
mom was as a child. It is bittersweet. Sadly, Isabella lost her dad as well on Mother’s Day to a
motorcycle accident. She is now living with her aunt. She will be 14 in November. I am one of
countless grandmothers who are now raising their grandchildren, as Logan and Alaina, ages 10
and nine, now reside with me. They are all I have left of their mom. They are my joy.
In 2015, things took a turn in Angel’s life. She met a man who was not a good influence on her.
Regrettably, that’s where her drug use began when he introduced her to many things, including
mollies, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. In three short years, this lifestyle took everything
from us. Angel passed away on February 12, 2018. She was 26.
Every single person who has died due to opiates and other drugs were so much more than what
took their lives. Along with their families, they each had plans, hopes, and dreams for their futures.
Please help us honor our children by showing that their lives mattered. Help us to build a
Memorial Wall in our State Capitol complex.
Sincerely,
Margie Moore – Angel’s mom; forever 26
Maryville, Tennessee
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