"Months After Rita, Body Found in Home"

[GreenPartyVoter]

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - As his family and neighbors focused on rebuilding homes and lives battered by Hurricane Rita, few gave much thought to Larry Euglon's long absence.

"All the neighbors asked where Mr. Larry was," said Osborne Johnson, who lived across the street from Euglon for more than 20 years. "We decided he had evacuated with other people and didn't have the chance to come back."

In fact, he never left. The skeletal, mummified remains of the 51-year-old recluse were recently discovered lying on his bed inside his home, which had no major storm damage but was still enveloped by thick branches from two splintered oak trees.

Now people wonder why it took nearly 18 months for Euglon to be found in this southeast Texas city.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070313/D8NRGJ580.html

[intheflow]

1. This is so sad.

And as much as it speaks to hurricane recovery, I think it speaks more to how people don't really know their neighbors any more, and perhaps family neglect or how society interacts with the family-less among us.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I think you are right. :^(