I used to stop and give this guy, I knew only as Ozzy, some food and coats and what not. I wondered last winter what became of him. This story shows the power of Facebook.
MEHLVILLE — It started with a group of Mehlville High School grads chatting on Facebook, wondering whatever happened to super fan Tim "Ozzy" Osborn.
For more than 25 years Osborn had been a fixture at Panther games, but no one had seen him recently.
What they learned was heartbreaking. The mentally disabled man had fallen on hard times. Osborn had lost his job and apartment and was living on the streets in downtown St. Louis.
"Somebody said they'd brought him some coats and blankets a few years ago, but I felt as a group, we could do more," said Curtis Breville, 39, a former neighbor of Osborn's.
The grads started looking for Osborn. They contacted an alum who was a city police officer, and asked him to be on the lookout. Another grad drove around to the places where Osborn had been spotted.
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Farewell!
3 years ago
Excellent post, Mike, gives you hope. People are great when they put their heads and hearts together for good.
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