Why didn’t the “concerned neighbors” check on him themselves?
Algore’s fault. He thought we were having global warming.
Hitchcock gathered from neighbors and family members that it didn't seem like Sutter wanted help. "He was a loner," Hitchcock said. When neighbors and relatives came to visit Sutter, Hitchcock said, he would meet them at the end of the long, thickly wooded driveway that obscured his home from view.
This is too bad.
But having known my share of 84 year old men living by themselves, it is possible he was not friendly or approachable. There are a few of them in the neighborhood. I keep my distance and make sure their pathways are shoveled.
I guess if I saw that the house showed no movement, I would not be inclined to “go into” the home.
Surviving two wars can indicate that you are steadfast and wiley. It does not mean you are friendly or smart.
That said, no one should die alone.
Remember Obama’s pledge to make sure electric prices “skyrocket”
Barack Obama: “Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” (January 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4
I wonder if he couldn’t afford to have his electric heat on for his entire trailer home because of bh0?
Sorry he died, but chronologically it’s questionable that he served in WW2. If he was born in 1930 he would have been 15 when the war ended,
Off-topic, but he might have turned 16 in 1945, so World War II service would’ve been minimal - if at all.
Sounds like he wanted to be left alone and largely was, but people did check on him from time to time. Single digit or below temps are unusual there. The state of disrepair of his residence allowed the interior temps to get down to life-threatening levels and so he passed away because of that. Yes, it’s sad and in a way reprehensible. But what are you going to do, drag him away by force? Sad as this is, it was going to happen eventually. The circumstance was as he wanted it to be.
You are correct, it is shameful. But this is 1984 er 2015 and my guess is Mr Bradley Sutter did not pay the juice to the local ward healer or whatever they call them in Tennessee, to make sure he had adequate housing. Hell! I am surprised a deputy took the time out of his busy schedule to check on Mr Sutter.
Sorry he died.
However why did he not take care of himself?
That is a Vet trait I am used too.
This is a tragedy. I’m sure our fearless leader will go on TV and say what a tragedy it is this country has abandoned veterans.
Prayers for the repose of his soul.
Where are the neighbors. Where are the local guys from the VFW, American Legion, Amvets, DAV, etc. This is just disgraceful.
I am suspicious of the suggestion that he froze to death. This is because he had been dead a week, between two electric blankets. About 650 Americans die of hypothermia every year, so forensic evidence of cause of death is well known.
There is a good chance he just died of “old age”, and later froze.
"An astounding number of American teenagers, both male and female, altered their birth dates in order to serve their country during World War Two. The practice reached its peak in 1943. Over time, nearly 50,000 were detected and sent home. Among the many who eventually managed to enlist, a handful was discovered – court martialed – and then stripped of any valor awards they might have earned. But the great majority – some 200,000 — went unnoticed and served honorably for the duration."
http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/2012/02/veterans-of-underage-military-service/
http://www.oldvums.org/
So very sad. May the Lord receive this hero.
I guess he did not have any family
Horrible. Dunlap is about 25 miles north of Chattanooga on U.S. 127. U.S. 127 runs from Chattanooga to Lansing, Michigan. The story reminds me of one from Michigan a few years ago where an elderly man froze to death in his house after the power company cut off his power. He had tried to pay his bill but there was a small discrepancy between his check and the amount of the bill, so they cut off his power instead of helping him rectify the error.
Horrible. Dunlap is about 25 miles north of Chattanooga on U.S. 127. U.S. 127 runs from Chattanooga to Lansing, Michigan. The story reminds me of one from Michigan a few years ago where an elderly man froze to death in his house after the power company cut off his power. He had tried to pay his bill but there was a small discrepancy between his check and the amount of the bill, so they cut off his power instead of helping him rectify the error.