When Tie Lasater and his wife, Karah, met David and Jackie Siegel and learned about their efforts to build national drug awareness and save lives from overdose, they, too, wanted to be involved.
Lasater is a founding partner and CEO of KeyCity Capital in Southlake, a financial services company that helps investors generate long-term wealth. He is also a professional speaker on real estate topics, finance, leadership and entrepreneurship.
"KeyCity Capital is committed to creating generational wealth along with our partners, and the opioid crisis is affecting our next generation,” Lasater said.
After the Siegels lost their 18-year-old daughter, Victoria, from a tragic overdose at age 18, they founded the Victoria’s Voice charitable organization in hope that her legacy could save future lives by helping others overcome addiction.
The foundation’s mission is to advance initiatives against the U.S. drug epidemic, seek policy changes and develop programs and projects – or support the efforts of other organizations – to prevent addiction, address the intersection between mental health and drug abuse, and save lives.
Across the U.S., nearly 300 people die every day from an overdose.
KeyCity Capital recently hosted a charity dinner and auction for the organization at the Lasaters’ Southlake home, attended by the Siegels and local guests.
“In learning about their important work, my wife and I became passionate about supporting the cause,” Lasater said.
“We have three children that we want to leave a lasting legacy for,” he explained. “Part of that legacy involves serving others. By supporting Victoria’s Voice, we hope to impact our country’s next generation and help beat the U.S. drug crisis.”
Victoria’s Voice supports drug education and outreach, naloxone awareness and access to communities, drug policy/advocacy, and provides resources to educate, inspire change and give hope to affected families.
The book Victoria’s Voice – written in Victoria’s own words and shared through her wish to open her personal diary with others after her death – and the Victoria’s Voice foundation were created so Victoria’s legacy can help others in their struggles with addiction and survival.
The answers were all in Victoria’s diary, where she bared her soul in pages nobody saw until after she died. The book Victoria’s Voice gives voice to her silent suffering and unspoken call for help.
“No family should have to experience the immeasurable pain of losing a child. We shared Victoria’s Voice to save others from a similar tragedy.” – David and Jackie Siegel