Chicago’s Walking Man wandered alone for decades. Loved ones say: ‘He observed everything. That was his adventure.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-walking-man-joseph-kromelis--20230611-uds4gdvwhjaw5kcmcn7knakvga-htmlstory.html
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CletusVanDamme@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
I used to see him walking all the time downtown about 15 years ago. Very sad what happened to him (multiple times).
LostRedditor@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Crazy, sad story.
(I'll never forgive you for Lem, BTW)
simsymbiote@midwest.social · 2 pts · 3y
Same here. My wife has seen/known about him for a while and was heartbroken hearing what happened to him.