Yes, very sad.
And just in case anyone is wondering if the state of California searches very hard for relatives, be advised they search VERY hard because they can force them to pay for the interment—happened to a friend of mine, her ex husband who had nothing to do with his kids, who abandoned her 40 years ago with three small children, died recently, and the State came after the children to make them pay for their so-called “father’s” cremation.
Alcohol is a hellava drug.
Insanity is a hellava illness.