tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post3301307669121759164..comments2023-12-21T13:38:35.102-05:00Comments on <center>Bridge and Beyond</center>: Jack Otis Classmate, Jack Otis Homeless Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-65428109016088375122015-04-20T12:16:59.186-04:002015-04-20T12:16:59.186-04:00This is a very sad situation. For someone so beaut...This is a very sad situation. For someone so beautiful to have lost his way. I am glad you went more in depth with your story this time. I wanted to know him better. Its too bad he couldn't have been brought back here for burial. It is people like Jack that makes me want to help the homeless. Sherry KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-57968252418964221932015-04-20T10:53:33.566-04:002015-04-20T10:53:33.566-04:00So very sad. What a good looking boy he was...tho...So very sad. What a good looking boy he was...though looks have nothing to do with it. The Brown Recluse (TBR)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02842968253903586925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-19612142703869880572015-04-19T09:43:36.353-04:002015-04-19T09:43:36.353-04:00Such a tragic story. So glad to know that good fol...Such a tragic story. So glad to know that good folks still exist.Sunday Visitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462580896224963866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-48677576335125169582015-04-19T09:21:10.076-04:002015-04-19T09:21:10.076-04:00Yes, he looked so bright- who knows what life has ...Yes, he looked so bright- who knows what life has in store for us. Good job there are people like you take care in a practical way<br /><br />zannierose A-Z repeat visitor <br />xxZannie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852755740457073790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-87295641259409897842015-04-18T14:39:51.357-04:002015-04-18T14:39:51.357-04:00There are so many cases like this. One wonders if ...There are so many cases like this. One wonders if he had, what I like to say, Brain problems (instead of mental problems since there is such a stigma attached to the word mental. The brain is an organ just like the heart or kidney). It is very sad. Bobbie Driscoll, a Disney Star from "Song of the South", who received a special juvenile Oscar, died homeless in 1968. No one even knew who he was and was buried in a pauper's grave. So many stories out thereBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-45682811663579185022015-04-18T13:15:17.447-04:002015-04-18T13:15:17.447-04:00Sarah, true loneliness...you've really hit it....Sarah, true loneliness...you've really hit it. Thank you for the visit.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-2669970900020029992015-04-18T13:14:37.194-04:002015-04-18T13:14:37.194-04:00I so agree KatyI so agree KatySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-62027744955849886152015-04-18T03:23:34.660-04:002015-04-18T03:23:34.660-04:00This is truly a sad story. When someone has no one...This is truly a sad story. When someone has no one who will bury them... that's really, trully loneliness. No one should come to that point. JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-44609014164118708962015-04-17T22:48:35.943-04:002015-04-17T22:48:35.943-04:00It is all so sad, and sometimes we just cant figur...It is all so sad, and sometimes we just cant figure it out. Breaks my heart. Kathleen Jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527996189920596997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-72430145416421797522015-04-17T19:41:48.950-04:002015-04-17T19:41:48.950-04:00You really do wonder, we want so badly to make sen...You really do wonder, we want so badly to make sense of things and sometimes you just can't.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-24912746322518765122015-04-17T19:41:14.717-04:002015-04-17T19:41:14.717-04:00Not enough resources, I guess for some Stephen. Y...Not enough resources, I guess for some Stephen. You just don't know, thing like this will be forever a mysery to me.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-76947000141698820202015-04-17T17:02:46.328-04:002015-04-17T17:02:46.328-04:00That is a sad story, so young when he passed. You...That is a sad story, so young when he passed. You wonder how some manage to get off the streets and others don't and end up dying on them.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-4991774148397889162015-04-17T14:15:10.767-04:002015-04-17T14:15:10.767-04:00Breaks my heart to see this happen to people. Some...Breaks my heart to see this happen to people. Some start out with so many resources and a supportive community, only to end up destitute. Nice way of honoring your friend.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-44273533669372357702015-04-17T11:42:07.436-04:002015-04-17T11:42:07.436-04:00Our good friend and very loyal supporter, Marjoire...Our good friend and very loyal supporter, Marjoire M in Minnesota sent an email telling me she hadn't been able to leave a message, she read the story and offered her sweet condolences for Jack et al, and as she always so graciously does blessing the homeless. Thank you MarjorieSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-47809056806921450052015-04-17T11:40:10.113-04:002015-04-17T11:40:10.113-04:00It is indeed a heart breaking story. I think it&#...It is indeed a heart breaking story. I think it's important to impress on people how truly this can happen to anyone, for people to want to help they need something they can relate to.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-16585146497355081042015-04-17T11:38:45.911-04:002015-04-17T11:38:45.911-04:00Right you are Bunny, putting a face to it, makes h...Right you are Bunny, putting a face to it, makes homelessness come alive and seem more real. It's a sad story and I thought, like you, worth retailing with new folks here not having read it before. Thank you for putting your knitting needles to work for all the Jacks out there.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-5422250469535611412015-04-17T08:10:50.911-04:002015-04-17T08:10:50.911-04:00What a heart-breaking story! To know his backgrou...What a heart-breaking story! To know his background makes it all the more poignant. There's a tendency to forget that homeless people have real stories to tell.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538334659901064721.post-21704299802073867642015-04-17T06:21:22.134-04:002015-04-17T06:21:22.134-04:00I remember when you told his story a long time ago...I remember when you told his story a long time ago. Thank you for retelling it. There are a lot more people here that don't know his story. Putting a face and a name to a person with a story like Jack's, certainly makes it real. It can happen to anyone. Putting my knitting needles to work today. Thanks Sandy! :)Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558359217534466186noreply@blogger.com