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04/03/2004 08:44:35 AM · #1 |
George is a neighbor that preferred to be cut off from society. He lived in the home of his mother, and protected her belongings and territory - even though she has been long since gone from this world.
A few neighbors looked after George, as he was obviously mentally ill (schitzophrenic? more?) but harmless to others. A distance was kept, yet we all talked to each other to be sure someone saw him during the coldest times of the winter, and brought food to him now and again. He had cut off his electricty, water, heat, phone, etc. years ago. This was to keep "them" from "finding out the proof of the conspiracy" he had on "them". One would listen to his stories and perhaps say "Well, I'm glad you are on top of it!" :) Sometimes he would disappear for 2 weeks, then return. He said he was arrested. But in his explanation, it would slip out that he was in the pychiatric ward for observation.
I don't think he has any other family, and if he does, I don't know whether they care.
Last night, I saw the police exiting George's home. When I asked what was going on, they coldly said "The guy who lives here died".
My response..."George!?" and then thought to myself "the 'guy' was a person. His name was George".
They said he had died at least a week ago. :(
I am sad about this. Because it was so normal to not see him for a week or more at a time, no one "missed" him long enough for him to be in his house, dead, for a week.
I know he preferred to be alone, and cut off from most of the world. But, I still find it sad.
I wanted to share this with you. A couple of my photographs feature George.
So, here's to George -
George
No Trespassing
Thanks for listening.
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04/03/2004 08:51:06 AM · #2 |
May he rest in Peace,God Bless Him
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04/03/2004 08:53:19 AM · #3 |
A very sad story Karen and one which is probably repeated the world over more times than we would care to think.
I feel the system should be doing more for people in Georges` position but admit it can be a difficult problem in some cases.
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04/03/2004 08:57:28 AM · #4 |
| God bless him and those that watched over him. Thank you for sharing your story Karen and for your compassion. |
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04/03/2004 09:03:01 AM · #5 |
| It is a "sickness" of our society as well as of the individual when some people want to live "cut off". |
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04/03/2004 10:01:05 AM · #6 |
The way we die often reflects the way we chose to live. George helps us put that into perspective.
Message edited by author 2004-04-03 10:16:28.
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04/03/2004 10:36:28 AM · #7 |
I'm sorry to hear about George, Karen. You always wonder if you could've done something in situations like this, but he obviously chose to seperate himself from the world, and died the way he lived. Thanks for the post.
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04/03/2004 10:49:55 AM · #8 |
| Karen, that's so sad. Mental illness can be horribly isolating; I think George was fortunate, in a way, to have neighbors like you who cared about him. |
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