ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL LIFE STOLEN
A Personal Message From the Project Founder, Patti Wheeler
First and foremost, I want to SAVE LIVES and prevent families from going through
the senseless pain and heartbreak that we have endured this past year.
We will continue to live with Wyatt’s absence everyday, for the rest of our lives.
I would like to honor my beautiful Son and his memory,
and do exactly what Wyatt would expect of me, nothing less.
Become an advocate for the underdog.
Push back against the unjustifiable.
If I don’t do this, if I do nothing,
If I sit this out, and be silent with my grief, how many more will die?
Wyatt will have just simply turned into another tragic young “perceived” overdose.
I cannot allow that.
I want to bring awareness to what Kratom was in a milder powder version,
and what it has become, a pumped up powerful LIQUID KILLER!
It is astounding how many people have died, and how little the public knows about it.
Tragically, families are learning as they bury their loved ones.
Our Wyatt made a decision.
He chose an herbal supplement made from a tree imported from Bali, Indonesia,
called KRATOM, instead of drinking.
What could be wrong with that? What could be the harm?
It’s sold in gas stations everywhere. It’s sold in vape shops, local vendors carry it.
There are no black label warnings to identify any contradictions, any safety hazards.
Certainly, nothing to warn of impending seizures and death.
But on October 25, 2022, after having a wonderful day at school,
and nothing much more going on for the evening, just before dinner,
instead of playing video games as he and his brother had intended,
Robert Wyatt Wheeler, born January, 22, 1995,
was engulfed in a KRATOM SEIZURE on his bathroom floor,
and died in his twin brothers arms.
Wyatt was 27.
THE WHEELER FAMILY
PATTI WHEELER
PATTI WHEELER founded A BEAUTIFUL LIFE STOLEN after losing her precious son Wyatt to a little known killer, Kratom. For fifteen years, Patti traveled the world as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines. When she became a mother to twin sons, she nurtured the spirit of adventure in them from a young age. Inspired by their travels, Patti authored the award-winning book series, Travels with Gannon & Wyatt, which takes readers on educational adventures around globe. Patti has made a difference in countless lives through her philanthropy and desire to make this work a better place. A BEAUTIFUL LIFE STOLEN begins a new journey in a fight against an industry of greed and deception. Patti has always believed her most important and purposeful role in life was being a mother.
GANNON AND WYATT WHEELER
GANNON and WYATT WHEELER were the inspiration for the books series, Travels with Gannon & Wyatt. While creating the series, the twin brothers traveled to the far corners of the globe, filming, photographing and journaling along the way. To promote the books, they drove over 20,000 miles, visiting schools, libraries and bookstores across the country. During this time, the family also co-founded the Youth Exploration Society, a non-profit designed to promote a better understanding of world geography, culture and the environment. Both Gannon and Wyatt are graduates from Texas Christian University and received their MBAs from TCU’s highly regarded Neeley School of Business. In his second year as an MBA student, Wyatt was selected to serve as the Core Values Champion, an high honor given to the student that most inspired his classmates through action and attitude. Wyatt believed that volunteering with children was a path to cleansing your soul.