I just learned that my homeless little brother died... two years ago... of covid.

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29. for the last twenty years I ran a treatment apartment program for people with severe mental illness

Some of them preferred to live out on their own in tents or in the streets or hotels when it was cold.

What often amazed me was the gentile kindness of the streets. There was this web of support and care. People would give you their last shirt (but never their last cigarette, lol).

Although it may be hard to understand, I would assume that your brother had a rich tapestry of people in his life. Sue's willingness to reach out, even if she won't correspond, is huge. She must have thought the world of him to have looked you up and gotten you this information.
I'm sure he had many friends and interested people in his life.

One thing I would suggest is asking Sue if you could send her some money and cigarettes in honor of your brother. It might get a response.

Millions of Americans continue to live like your brother. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless Them. They are Jesus incarnate, and anything that is done for their benefit is holy work.