During my time on broadway as a homeless heroin cocaine addict i met alot of people...but none like Cory.the longer you are out there the less integrity you wind up with....i left the steet with not a scrap. but i know Cory was one in a million, you could hand him your money and he would come back with what he said he would. when i had a stroke from hitting the artery in my neck cory prayed with me and refused to rip me off,wich others wanted to do that were there...that was my second stroke and the first time i was ripped off by a so called friend while i was immobile.that was the kind of friend cory was.he never lost his generous loving soul to the drugs...like so many of us have.i loved cory as a brother.he was the only one i trusted out there,and the only one i never did wrong.i dont understand why someone so awesome and beautiful could lose his life while someone like me who would have ripped off God if given the chance is still alive and well ,clean and sober living a wonderful life with a new family.if anyone deservered a chance at a clean slate i would have thought it to be cory.Gena im so sorry.

//Keeley Mariscal

You thought you were so fine and you were with your superior attitude and snaglle-toothed smile. You were special and shone like a supernova. The world is a little darker in you absence.

//Liz Rutherford

Amy, if you see this i am so sorry. I loved him, too, and can't believe i'll never see him again.

Preston was a beloved son who became lost in the quest. Preston was prone to depression, and while requiring medication to aid in his treatment, rarely took it, and instead utilized alcohol and other depressants that compounded his issue. Preston was my friend, and though we differed on issues, he honored my intolerance of his abuses. I will recall him as a loving son, engaged in good, until he became confused and lost in his addictions. I will remember his friends as trying to help him, particularly Lyle, on the day I found Preston at the Pike street market. Fred

//Fred

Preston was born in Anchorage, Alaska on November 6, 1973. He was a strong healthy youngster, he was a loving family member, concerned about those he loved. He was physically small frame, but handsome, likeable, and pleasant to be around. He died at his own hand, in a business back yard in Seattle, WA using a gun purchased from an acquaintance.

Remembering the good times we (myself, Lyle, Shane & Naomi) had with you. You chose the easy way out so those good times are gone. We were your friends Preston and we did and always will love you.

//Doug McDavid

Arthur was a wonderful bright warm vibrant man. He was a wonderful conversationalist. He always had a smile and was a very playful person. As a young man, he was noted to be an acrobatic type. Like many homeless people, Arthur had suffered extreme physical abuse by his father as a child. He ran away from home to stop the abuse and was institutionalized. He did experience happiness for a good deal of his mid life, married to his beloved Loretta. They lived together for almost twenty years. Ultimately, a society that does not properly care for individuals with chronic psychiatric diagnoses is responsible for the death of Arthur Mataya.

//anonymous

//Martha Troy

//http://www.4guests.com

Jim was a great friend, a generous soul, and a joy to spend time with, in the harsh reality of homelesness. I will miss him.

//Jay Esposito

Jim was in Viet Nam during the TET offensive. He lost 9 of 12 men under his command, and was severely injured himself in an ambush. He blamed himself, and had a tortured soul. In spite of that, he was a good companion. I found him after a nap we took outside. May he rest in peace.

Nat'l Homeless Memorial Day Dec. 21st a B next to the name means the their story or poems are in the Under The Bridge book, see links page at www.under-the-bridge.org 1988-89 Richard Chandler murdered by another resident while he was sleeping he was residing in Whitfield House-SRO homeless on and off 5 years 1994 Roland Vezina Died in a tent fire Age 48 1995 Paul Farine Froze to death Portsmouth Scott Jackson Murdered Age 32 1996 Ron Froze to death Portsmouth Age 29 Butch Burned to death Portsmouth Age 37 Rose Found in the woods Age 37 1997 Morris Richardson aka "Tex" B from Manchester Found dead in the river Age 29 William Cook "Cookie" Hit by a car in front of New Horizon's Shelter aprox age 46 1998 Frank Sproul Concord, October Allen Pineau B Vietnam Veteran from Manchester homeless 10 years Died in a December house fire, where he was staying the night Age 46 1999 John McDonald B from Manchester formerly homeless, advocate, friend died as a result of diabetes Age 50 Evans Fuschanis died in May Harold Ungwin"Pappy" Died in a basement in Concord Joseph McCall Linda White Both drowned in Merrimack River same day Keith Simpson B from Manchester Found dead the result of falling off a railroad bridge while recycling Age 42 2000 Anneli Dyer B from Manchester Found dead in a snowbank 20 feet from her tent Age 49 Steve Robert B from Manchester Went in a coma 3 weeks after release from a one day detox he had no medical insurance, he later died Age 43 2001 Lydia Graves from Nashua Found dead behind a local McDonald's three days after being released from the hospital to the street Age 46 Frances Wiacek Mark Shaw from Laconia drowned musician, poet homeless 10 years Age 43 Dale from Manchester Age 57 State Rep.Bonnie Patria Ward 3 B formerly homeless Manchester died of cancer while in her 1st term Pierre A. Coty aka "Frenchy" Vietnam Veteran from Manchester Found dead in Arizona after living unsheltered vowed not to winter outside again left in september in search of warmer climate Age 46 Body found Unknown Man from Daniel's Lake in Weare Lived and died in his van male infant Winklesas died of premature birth while parents were homeless 2002 James Carter a.k.a.The Mayor of Milford Lifetime resident of Milford Given permission by the town to sleep in the gazebo in the town center age 50 Found dead Sept. 26th by the Souhegan River Police are still investigating William Pedeare (Pooch) Pooch was just 47 years old Barbara Smalley, 60 B Dec. 12, 1941 to Nov. 18,2002 Her story about being homeless is in the Under The Bridge Book (page 38) She, like everyone else, is more than just a snapshot of homelessness She and I were friends for 18 years I will miss her deeply the following names have been reported though we do not have dates of death Aaron Died in the woods dearly missed by work mates, friends and family Age 20 Andre LaFreniere Anthony Concord Died in a tent from carbon monoxide poisoning The report of his death in January called him a camper Age 40 Bernard Died in an abandoned truck Age 41 Billy O’Conner Claire Gertler Age 68 Dave Died of frostbite and gangrene contracted while sleeping on the riverbank Age 44 David Martell An American Veteran in Concord who died, under a bridge from lack of medical care Age 53 Donna Died when the abandoned walk-in freezer where she was sleeping caught on fire Age 33 Douglas Young Drowned in the river Age 37 Frank Gibbs Concord Died from an overdose while waiting for an available detox bed Age 39 George Nickolitis From Manchester Harold Age 73 Lee Cheeren Died three days after moving into her new home Age 89 Mindy Age 31 Market Square Paul An American Veteran Died of untreated cancer Age 58 Morris Was working on changing his life Age 50 Nelson Newell Died in Epsom Age 49 Richard Died behind a dumpster Age 40 Robert Died by his own hand A mentally ill man who tried to get help, but couldn’t Age 36 Scott Hood Portsmouth Found in the woods Tommy Ferechio

//Cindy Carlson

//http://www.under-the-bridge.org

I am so tired of writing names on our memorial list as one after another exist no more. Some I knew deeply, others I knew only in passing and still others I never had a chance to meet. The world seems so small at times. Sorry to flood your page but this being the week before national homeless memorial day 2002 I thought I would be the first to christen your page. Whatdaya think of me now?