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The Anniversary of the Tragic Squat Fire – – My Story Is Published in The Boston Review

December 28, 2011February 20, 2012 - by Danelle - Leave a Comment

A year ago eight young vagabonds perished in a squat fire in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. Who were they? How did they end up in that place on that night? What forces drew them onto the rails, and what did they leave behind? My story, published in The Boston Review today, is an attempt to answer those questions.

Melissa Martinez

December 27, 2011December 28, 2011 - by Danelle - 1 Comment

Melissa Martinez 10/5/93 – 12/28/10 Melissa Martinez was stunning, that was the one thing everyone who knew her said. She was lanky with long, shapely legs, and a trim, muscular …

Sammy Thompson

December 27, 2011December 28, 2011 - by Danelle - 1 Comment

Sammy Thompson 10/6/85 – 12/28/10 Although Sammy Thompson had lived the longest in New Orleans, he was the last one to be claimed at the coroner’s office after the fire. …

Anthonie “Tony” Zaleta

December 27, 2011December 28, 2011 - by Danelle - 1 Comment

Anthonie Zaleta 2/11/87 – 12/28/10 Tony Zaleta’s mom Shelia doesn’t like to talk about her son’s death. Her silence is a reflection of her grief, but it’s also a tradition …

Katie Simianer

December 27, 2011December 28, 2011 - by Danelle - 1 Comment

Katie Simianer 7/13/89 – 12/28/10 Katie Simianer had a premonition she would die young, her mother Marty Goslee Jaramillo said, but no one thought that day would come before she …

Jonathan Guerrero

December 27, 2011December 28, 2011 - by Danelle - 1 Comment

Jonathan Guerrero was a generous guy, an old soul in a young body, his aunt Tammy Watson said. He had a big heart for the down and out, the people …