A photo on the left of a young man in a tuxedo and a photo on the right of an older man wearing a white hooded sweatshirt.

Obituary: Matthew Joseph Farkas

Matthew Farkas, a resident at 801 East men’s shelter for several years, died on May 11 at the age of 36. It was exactly one month before his birthday. 

A photo of Joey Henderson and his friends and family.

Obituary: Joey Henderson

Obituary of Tenleytown resident Joey Henderson. Mr. Henderson loved sports and enjoyed simple pleasures such as feeding the birds. He chose to live outside rather than go to city shelters.

Obituary: George Siletti

Friends gathered on April 6 to celebrate the life of the late George Siletti, advocate for the homeless for many years. With the help of kind people he overcame his own three-decade battle with homelessness.

Photo of Stacey McCormick

Obituary: Stacey McCormick

Stacey McCormick, a former resident of Open Arms Housing who died at 52, is remembered for her artistic talent and impact on others.

Tim Ray led some of his friends from the streets to be baptized with him in a [park at Annapolis, Maryland.

Obituary: Timothy Ray

Timothy Ray, who died at age 51 in December, was generous, hardworking and deeply committed to his faith and friends.

Obituary: Enzel Sudler

Street Sense honors the life of Enzel Sudler– a car enthusiast, comedian and beloved member of the homeless community who passed away in Oct. 2016.

A black and white photo of Larry Avents standing on a D.C. street and smiling

Obituary: Larry Avents

A memorial honoring Larry Avents, a D.C. man who had been experiencing homeless for 20 years. He passed away in August of 2016, and is remembered fondly by those who knew him.

Obituary: Weldon Moore

Weldon Moore, a man who lived on the streets for 15 years and could quote the Bible from memory passed away three weeks ago after losing a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer at age 55. Friends recounted Moore’s struggle and his dedication to Christianity at a memorial at Franklin Square park last Sunday.

Community Memorial: Cristopher Gross

Vendor/Artists Joe Jackson and Charles Davis share heartfelt words in memory of their close friend Cristopher Gross who passed away on the ground outside of Tenleytown Station in March.

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