NOVEMBER

As they approached a corner He turned too sharply, she fell and was ran over by the back wheels.
He was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) not having a driver's license, Not having insurance. And charged with her death.

Yes most homeless people become substance abusers. But if we had a regular Homeless center this would not have happened. Because She would have been already at the shelter and if there was an argument Staff could have intervened.

But the Circle of evil THE ELGIN CITY COUNSEL, City Planners, And Mayor. All should hang their head. Because The City Of America can not find a way to help its own people?

The Last Homeless death was a Hispanic Man
Believed to have Hung himself by the bike path. The city refused to truly investigate that death saying that it was a suicide to save face.
Would a Shelter have helped him?

Then there was the elderly Homeless man Found Dead on the steps of a Downtown Church.
This man use to buy cars and sell them to make ends meet. He was often robed of his money. He told me one time that he stayed alive only to do his time so he could join his wife in heaven. He loved her so much that after her death he just gave up on life.
Would a shelter have saved him?

Then there was SAM that I gave a tent too so he could sleep at night.
Sam would drink and would not be allowed into the soup kitchens at times. He really did not like going there, And he really did not want people to know of his homelessness. So I had a few tents and I gave him one and he would have to cross the Railroad tracks to get to his tent.
Well one night he was a bit drunk and never made it to his tent. He was hit my a train.
Would a shelter have saved him?

Then before Sam
a homeless man was found frozen behind the KFC Dumpster on Dundee Ave.
He had crawled behind the Dumpster to stay warm because the garbage from the store would stay warm for a long time. But this night the tempterture dropped to 20 below. The man was found frozen behind the Dumpster.

Would a shelter have saved him?
The answer to all of these would be YES!
Because they would have the services that they really needed. The families of these people should sue the City of Elgin for their uncaring ring of Evil. Perhaps then the city would do something that has been needed for years. ELGIN has more then a homeless problem. It has a heart problem, a heart filled with evil and greed.

BIG TIMBER GRAPHICS

Roberto Garcia At A L E X I E ' S AUTO REPAIR

CLOE!

Life was so full,
Yet empty,
Where there was emptiness,
It was filled with other things.
Uncontrolled sadness and hurt,
Turned to dedication ,
Work in humane service.
Hurt and anger,
Turned to unsureity and travel,
Things missed ,
Like raising up a child,
And seeing his first day at school,
Or the many birthdays,
And Christmases.
Now,
I set watching young fathers,
With there children,
And know that there was more,
Missed in my life,
Then known,
Yet the positive things done,
Through me.
Would I trade it for what I missed?
If you knew what you missed,
How could you trade it?

Setting back in the dark shadow's,
The old bent over gray hair man watches,
Hands close to his unshaven face,
To keep warm on a brisk day.
Setting as his mind battles,
The stiffness of the cold,
Looking at the people pass by,
It's so much colder in the dark.
Seeing young children at play,
Puts a twinkle in his eyes of warmth,
And how as a child he would play,
Remembering good times no doubt.
Seeing young couples walk past,
Hand in hand looking at each other,
Such deep love struck eyes,
The old man can only sigh.
A young man finds an old man,
Setting back in the shadow's,
Hands close to his unshaven face,
The old man is frozen to death!

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