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

Dear First Lady Cathy Justice,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. We lost our only precious
son, John Dylan Hall, on January 4, 2018, in St. Albans, WV. Dylan will be Forever 24.
Dylan’s life was taken by an acquaintance, the younger brother of a high school
classmate. Dylan had started experimenting with heroin. The night he was poisoned was
the third time he snorted what he thought was heroin, but it wasn’t heroin, it was straight
fentanyl. I found him in his bed that night. The paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive
him, but it was too late. The heartbreaking events of January 4, 2018, are forever burned
into our minds, and can never be erased.
Dylan was a good young man, a hard worker, caring, and truly loved his family, friends,
and our family dogs. He was equally loved by all that knew him. He was a prankster, and
he had the most infectious laugh. He is deeply loved and missed by all his family and
friends.
Thankfully, Dylan saved everything on his phone. Text messages, Facebook Messenger
messages, and pictures. We have still never been able to get justice for him. Even with
all the evidence the local police department collected and took to the Kanawha County
DA’s office. We have been in contact with a DEA agent who has been working on the
case. His “friend” that brought it to him was sentenced to 10 years in prison for Delivery
of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death and Failure to Render Aid. He was paroled
after less than 3 of the 10 years. The seller needs to be indicted and prosecuted as well.
He poisoned our son; he murdered our son. Our whole lives have been shattered, our
hearts are forever broken, you see, Dylan wasn’t only our son, but also our best friend.
I know you have children and grandchildren. Would you assist us in finding a permanent
location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our Capitol? The faces of all these
victims of fentanyl poisoning need to be seen and people need to know that their lives
mattered and will always matter.
A group of our West Virginia moms would love to meet with you and work together to try to
prevent these poisonings, and to help get the proper training for law enforcement officials
so that the victims of these poisonings will get justice.
Sincerely,
Kim and John Hall
St. Albans, WV
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