about the laloboy foundation

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The Laloboy Foundation (LBF) was founded by Paolla Jordan after her son Adrio Romine's death by suicide on May 11, 2019, at the age of 17. Adrio was a high-achieving student, graduating at the age of 16, and was a valedictorian. Suicide does not discriminate. Our teens today face a myriad of unique challenges and pressures that can lead to depression.  Named after "Laloboy", Adrio's childhood nickname. 

The Laloboy Foundation was founded to assist families that are in financial need to provide counseling support for their children. LBF wants to help improve mental health support and provide internet safety workshops for parents in the community. LBF wants to do its part in the fight to prevent suicide. LBF provides free counseling service stipends to families that have financial need to support their children. 

Before Adrio Romine’s passing, Adrio had been speaking to a person on Reddit who gave him instructions on “how to take his own life by suicide.”  Adrio had continued to dialogue with this adult for about 40 days. The predator was aware that Adrio was a minor at 17. 

Adrio's mother spoke with four (4) law enforcement agencies (Oregon, California, Arizona) that including the FBI. This tragic event involved three jurisdictions. All four (4) agencies said "talk to your lawmakers. Our hands are tied and there is no law on the books that will allow us to arrest the adult." Adrio's mother sent over 300+ screenshots of these conversations to the police, they said "we find no evidence of bullying or coercion". 

There is no law in the United States that prohibits an adult to instruct a minor about suicide. It is against the law in eight (8) other countries which include the European Union. The State of Arizona has the first Law in the United States making it Manslaughter to instruct a minor about how to die by suicide. 

Paolla Jordan is Adrio's mother. She is the founder of The Laloboy Foundation. Mrs. Jordan will work hard to have the law changed. Mrs. Jordan does not want another family to be a member of her club. This is difficult, but a change in the law needs to happen. 

Mrs. Jordan worked with Representative Jeff Weninger (Sponsor of bill HB2459) of Arizona to amend the manslaughter law. He is very passionate about keeping children safe in Arizona. HB2459 would make instructing a minor child about dying by suicide guilty of a class 2 felony in Arizona. Everyone in the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee worked together on this bill.  

Office of the Governor 

Doug Ducey

Signs Legislation To Protect Minors Facing Mental Health Issues

March 17, 2021

From Governor Ducey on Twitter:

 I’m proud to sign this bill in memory of Paolla’s son, Adrio, who took his life 2 years ago after a horrible person encouraged him online. Thank you, Rep. @JeffWeninger, for leading on this legislation. #HB2459 

Overview 

States a person who is 18 years or older commits manslaughter by intentionally providing advice or encouragement that a minor uses to commit suicide with the knowledge that the minor intends to commit suicide. 

  History 

Current statute states that a person commits manslaughter as a class 2 felony by: 

1) Recklessly causing the death of another person; 

2) Committing second-degree murder when the victim has reasonably provoked the person; 

3) Intentionally providing the physical means another person uses to commit suicide while knowing the person intends to do it; 

4) Being forced to commit second-degree murder under threat of deadly physical force on themselves or another person when a person would be unable to resist reasonably; and