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He lost the battle

By Jeff — Jeff Wilson

The Signal’s daily email flash just identified the homeless 57 year old man who was found dead near Canyon Country library this week. He is Larry McElvany and, sadly, this wasn’t the first time he was part of a new story. In 2008, the Signal photographed and wrote about him in 2008 as someone who was battling drug addiction and was using the SCV homeless shelter for the first time.

Authorities think McElvany died of alcohol poisoning or hypothermia (or possibly a combination) earlier this week when temps were dropping into the 30s and 20s at night.

Rest in peace McElvany and everyone else, stay warm!

Comments (13)

  1. john AdamsFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:41 pm
    Let us all pray he finds those 27 virgins stimulating
  2. HermanFebruary 28, 2011 at 7:35 am
    That is disgusting. Everybody knows it’s 72 virgins, unless you know of some discount heaven.
  3. NateFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:02 am
    Birds of feather… Troll together
  4. Lori RivasFebruary 27, 2011 at 2:24 pm
    That is a disgusting comment. There is no way that you should use the moniker of John Adams.
  5. NateFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:21 pm
    Don’t feed the trolls especially John Ramirez.
  6. NateFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:03 am
    “Could you let the world know he lived and he was important?”
  7. Mr PerezFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:32 am
    What people don’t realize is all it takes is the wrong decision or wrong incident to happen in your life and you are no different then this gentleman who passed.
  8. NateFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:17 pm
    It is true. Just because he made his choices and was homeless doesn’t mean his life shouldn’t be repected. This is what is suppose to separates us from the animals.
  9. 4eyedsueFebruary 28, 2011 at 1:16 pm
    There but for the grace of God, go I
  10. HermanFebruary 28, 2011 at 6:59 pm
    So you repect [sic] a dead homeless guy but you continually disrespect living tax paying sober contributors to the betterment of society. Loon.
  11. Mr PerezMarch 2, 2011 at 11:21 am
    I respect all of humanity unless they personally have given me a reason to not do such, i.e. Charlie Sheen.
  12. NateMarch 2, 2011 at 11:59 am
    It doesn’t surprise me you can’t see the difference between respecting humanity as whole and whatever you are trying to twist here. I do not respect you. But I wouldn’t make rude, insensitive comments when your time is finally up because I respect human life as a whole.
  13. HermanMarch 2, 2011 at 6:25 pm
    Of course, you’d rather make rude, insensitive comments to someone while they are alive and can be hurt by them. What a dumbass.

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