The City of Moriarty is a progressive little community along I-40. It is located in the center of New Mexico in the high desert climate of Estancia Valley, which is surrounded by beautiful Rocky Mountains and has sunsets which are an artist's dream which set against mountains that turn a rich lapis at twilight. Roadrunners and rattlesnakes live here along with tough, determined, caring people. It is a great place to live.

The City of Moriarty has been renowned in the past as "The Little City with a Big Heart" for its kindness to stranded travelers. It is living up to that title again through the DWI Victims' Memorial of Perpetual Tears. In 2003 the City of Moriarty adopted the project of the Memorial of Perpetual Tears making it eligible for public funding. The State of New Mexico joined in our mission and in the next 4 years we acquired legislative funding and donations sufficient to build the NM Phases of the memorial. This funding totaled over $1,500,000.

Thanks to Moriarty and state grants, our mission keeps progressing at steady pace. It has even outgrown our expectations! The City voted in 2006 to build the additional National Phase and we are currently pursuing funding for the National Phase III Construction. In 2007-08 we received over $83,000 in additional donations and another $100,000 from the NM State Legislature to help us finish the NM Phases. Onward and Upward!

Thanks to Moriarty and the State of New Mexico our NM Phase will be finished soon. With your help our Nation will have the first National DWI Victims' Memorial!

Sonja Britton, Chair
NM National DWI Victims'
Memorial of Perpetual Tears
P.O. Box 936
Moriarty, NM 87035

Phone: 505-832-4614
www.dwimemorialofperpetualtears.org