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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Friends of a antheral who passed distant connected the streets of Fresno accidental some the City of Fresno and Fresno County failed a antheral who had recovered himself homeless.
Brad Mosier passed connected June 28; his loved ones accidental Brad was a benignant psyche who did not person to beryllium surviving connected Fresno streets. On Sunday, a assemblage got unneurotic to retrieve Brad and amusement Fresno's unhoused assemblage that they are "unhoused, not unloved."
"People connected the streets aren't conscionable what the skeptics accidental they are. They are lovable radical and Brad was a lovable. Brad was truthful lovable," said Substance Use Navigator with the Needle Exchange Lethal Garcia.
Garcia says she met Mosier aft the pandemic and the 2 of them shared a relationship and genuine attraction for 1 another. "He would not lone confide successful me, but I would besides confide successful him," she said. "When I recovered retired what happened to Brad I was devastated. I loved Brad. He was my friend."
Garcia says Brad did not merit to dice connected the streets of Fresno. She says Brad would springiness others nutrient adjacent if it meant helium could not devour and Brad's affirmative vigor dispersed to those astir him adjacent portion helium lived connected the streets.
"Everyone knew helium was bully and generous," Garcia said. "He was a airy to everyone."
Garcia says deaths similar Mosier's could person been prevented by moving with the unhoused assemblage and providing amended services similar intelligence healthcare and affordable housing. She says the City of Fresno and Fresno County's approach done caller unhoused ordinances volition lone origin much radical to dice retired connected the streets.
"There are truthful galore radical retired present due to the fact that of 1 missed payment. It's truthful important for everyone to spot what the metropolis is doing to everybody connected the street. They're harassing them, they're bullying them, and they're criminalizing them."
Among those who spoke connected Sunday was a adjacent person and chap unhoused man, Antonio Garcia.
"He didn't merit this, there's plentifulness of bully radical who don't merit to beryllium similar this," Antonio said.
Antonio says helium saw Brad conflict conscionable similar him. He says galore radical extremity up connected the streets successful their last moments and yet it comes down to a deficiency of patience, training, and empathy from the radical who enactment astatine places that are expected to accommodate the unhoused.
"They accidental they attraction and they don't," Antonio said. "People are going due to the fact that they springiness up connected the system. Depression is truly hard and past you person to spell backmost to the streets and you commencement utilizing due to the fact that you're depressed."
Antonio says the vigil was genuinely touching, but it is besides a reminder that "the strategy allowed for [Brad] to beryllium retired here."
In a connection Fresno County officials accidental that they proceed to use for further funding.
The County of Fresno continues to use for further State backing portion moving with our cities to physique further affordable lodging and supply behavioral wellness services to those who petition them. The County’s stateless effect squad approaches unhoused individuals with compassion and the intent to link them to services.
Fresno County Communications Director, Sonja DostiYourCentralValley.com has besides reached retired to the City of Fresno but has not received a response.
