former WP member "ASS-P" passed away yesterday, jan. 4, '21

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from his phone calls, he had a very nasty violent cough the last few weeks. am guessing un-dx'ed pneumonia combined with possible bug like covid which seems rampant in a lot of homeless areas. if anything the numbers are being underrepresented at least among that community. nobody pays attention to that demographic. he had lots of comorbids such as congestive heart failure, hypertension, kidney failure, liver problems, arthritis. he was living on borrowed time, running on fumes. as for funeral, i could not afford to travel down there and even if i could afford it, am crippled up and can hardly ambulate at this point. things are tough all over. if i could not visit him while alive, it seems improper to suddenly visit him after he has gone.

Oh, I wasn't judging, just asking. But is there going to be a proper funeral or is it some sort of "state-funded" pauper funeral? And were you able to get in touch with anyone related to him?

I ask because it sounds like you were the only person he left as a contact. Did he ever give you information on "who to call" in the event of tragedy?

Either way, may he Rest in Peace now.

I liked him, he wanted to get to know me, he PM me. This is heartbreaking, I can’t believe he’s gone.

But they didn't say where they were going to bury him/scatter his ashes? If cremated, are they sending you the ashes?

food for thought, literally-

Rest in Peace, ASS-P ...
You endured such a harsh, painful, embattled life.
Fly like you’ve never flown with wings that carry you
Beyond to a place where no clouds gather
Where feet are whole and bodies don’t break.
Where hopes and dreams are fulfilled
Where Peace is felt ... at last.

You shall be remembered ...

[Thank you AB for being a brother to him in the ways that you were ... ]

^^thank you for the uplifting poetry Juliette i was very limited in my help to him. others did far more, like the social workers down in santa cruz that tried despite overwhelming caseloads.

I'm so sorry.
I can't even imagine the life he had to endure, lonely, homeless, severily ill... Thank you, AB, for your great heart that could see the man through all the spikes he developed to survive.

Wow hope he finds rest now.

What a hard life he endured!

Too young to die.

I remember him on here.

he was also frustrated that he couldn't seem to be able to meet any of us here on WP. he travelled up to western washington in the hopes of meeting me, but i was sick at the time and couldn't meet up with him despite him attending my aspie meetup group meeting once.

Awww. I remember him.