134 unhoused people have died in Connecticut this year

Some built intricate encampments. Others sent meaningful gifts. All were more than their living situation.

Four-photo collage: top left, a vintage portrait of a smiling young man; top right, a man with a small saw standing outdoors; bottom left, a person holding a photo of a bearded man outdoors; bottom right, three children smiling around a pizza at a restaurant. — Clockwise from top left: John Chapman; Joseph Kane; Jordan-Devon Lamar Hansley-Smith; Benjamin Perri Sr. Madelyn Chapman; Shirley Prendergast; Sal Renee Hansley; Jim Shannon / Hearst Connecticut Media.

These are the names and ages of those who died while homeless in Connecticut between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31. Click on any of the names in red to read about the lives they lived.

JANUARY | Ross Glasmann, 75 · Jose Navedo, 56 · Brian Killion, 58 · Frank Ryan, 74 · William Oyola, 51 · Edwin Gonzalez, 34 · Argenis Cabanas Mejia, 23 · Carlos Playa DeJesus, 53 · Sherman Thompson, 54 · Patricia Ayre, 73 · Carlos Rodriguez, 63 · Kandi Demars, 43 · McKinnell Morton, 50 · Robert Mancini, 70 · Shawn Carter, 46 · Kevin Buden, 33 · Jeremy Jablonowski, 43 · Miguel Braga, 52 · John Manolakakis, 43 · Unidentified Female · Nikolaos Spaniotis, 36 · Michael Lafountain, 58 · Avi Butler, 42 · Lucas Cruz, 56 FEBRUARY | Scott Troisi, 59 · Michele Rathbun, 47 · Deana Antonetti, 31 · Andre Tyrrell, 52 · · Joseph Jefferson, 64 · · · Luis Guzman, 56 · William Lowell, 37 · Megan Lacroix, 40 · · Jefree Tapia Baez, 28 · Mikki Patrick, 49 · Kevin Lynch, 75 · Wendy Shaw, 42 · George Williams, 57 MARCH | Corey Proctor, 34 · Nelson Felipe, 67 · Juliana de Sousa, 39 · Courtney Worthington, 37 · Pierrette Lefebvre, 51 · Andres Hernandez, 67 · Kybarris Taylor, 50 · David Brown, 65 · Patsy Matteo, 31 · Megan Long, 37 · Anthony Harrell, 56 · Shira Sangamuang, 34 · Cheryl Trumpetto, 54 · Janet Rivera, 45 · Justin McCabe, 41 · Tina Hart, 70 APRIL | Mario Vargas-Castillo, 60 · Darryl Isom, 62 · Wayne Damon, 62 · Joseph Benfante, 44 · · Miguel Najera Hernandez, 36 · Sok Heng, 52 · Darlene Coarts, 59 · William Adams, 42 · Richard Birge, 33 · Hermonaree Cowan, 44 · Tekejai Grigsby, 43 MAY | David Hedges, 58 · Douglas Richard, 64 · Josue Gonzalez, 43 · Ashley Von Britton, 65 · Efrain Morales Vargas, 65 · Kris Suco, 26 · Alyssa Insogna, 29 · Kenneth Gagnon, 61 · Dawn Salmon-Palmer, 56 · Baby Girl < 1 · Juan Marrero, 48 · Shannon Lee, 47 · · Lisa Gilbert, 53 JUNE | Thomas St. Pierre, 71 · Samantha Fidrych, 35 · Baby Boy < 1 · Edward Fernandez, 50 · Christine Tracy, 46 · Frank Boyd, 51 · Wanda Zboray, 60 · Salena Green, 46 · Jack Butler, 35 · Michael Antwi, 38 · Marvin Wilson, 63 · Zachary Riley, 63 · Joseph McCarthy, 40 · Heather Morales, 49 · Carlos Carbonell, 56 · Lucky Churchill, 53 · Michelle Paparello, 57 · Katherine Miller, 37 · Joanne Delfino, 48 · Manuel Guayllazaca-Yunga, 53 · Ella Whipple, 65 · Rosemary Connor, 52 · Tonya Robbins, 52 · Jana Saville, 58 JULY | David Gustave, 39 · Miroslaw Mikolajczuk, 69 · Ariel Troche, 26 · David Sabourin, 64 · Ivan Lee, 51 · Paul Hamernik, 62 · Michael Simon, 41 · Gary Lukosevage, 52 · Zandrea Harris, 49 · Zdzislaw Rycko, 69 AUGUST | Jamie Murphy, 39 · Steven Jarvis, 58 · Jaime Melendez Martinez, 58 · Robert Vasile, 77 · George Vlahos, 55 · Kristal Daniel, 37 · Amanda Williams, 39 · David Booth, 60 · Juan Tufino Copantitla, 38 · Dennis Delfino Lyga, 79 · Amy Pellerin, 46 · · Douglas Gray, 67 · MaryClaire Hartman, 56 · Mark Talmadge, 64 · Jessica Woodstock, 32 · Francis Thibodeau, 61 · Jessee Pond, 39

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