Toronto Homeless Memorial

The Memorial Wall of Toronto's Homeless Dead

Toronto Homeless Memorial, beside the Church of the Holy Trinity, beside The Eaton Centre

Here is the reality of homelessness.

This list of 500 names...

Below are listed the names of the people who have died since 1985. Keep in mind, these are only the names we know. These names were collected by members of Toronto Disaster Relief Committee.(TDRC)

The memorial has an official website at http://www.geocities.com/hommem/ and it's maintained by local activist Tanya Gulliver.

If you have any additional information regarding any of the deaths on this list, please contact the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee at (416) 599-TDRC (8372).
Their Fax number is (416) 599-5445. Their e-mail address is "tdrc(@)tdrc.net
They are located at 6 Trinity Square, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1B1 Canada.

There is a regular monthly homeless memorial vigil held on on the second Tuesday of every month. The next one is on Tuesday, August 14th at 12 noon outside the Church of the Holy Trinity. At this vigil, we will remember all those who have lived on the streets of Toronto and died as a direct result of homelessness. A free meal will follow the vigil. The church is located behind the Eaton Centre in Trinity Square.

List of the people who have died on the streets of Toronto

List of names of Homeless people who died on the Streets of Toronto in 2001 and 2002.

Samuel Carter-unknown
Carl Deremo-unknown
Drina Joubert-found in a pick-up truck at Dundas and Sherbourne-December 17/1985
David Henschell-1986
Randolph Fraser Jr.-January 11/1987
Mary Kellar-May 1987
Emery Hache-May 1987
Claude Wolfe-May 1987
Art Holland-Spring 1987
Albert Therrien-November 1987
Harold Wright-December 1987
Stanley Guilbeault-January 1988
Michael Johnson-February 1988
Jim Mitchell-October 1988
Lillian Ross-December 1988
Patrick Erasmus Seventrees-Fall 1988
Milton Hanna-June 1989
Ed Leslie-August 1989
Sheldon Bryan-September 1989
Donna Marie Cann-December 23/1989
Vincent Joseph Clarke-December 23/1989
Stanley Blake Dancy-December 23/1989
David Didow-December 23/1989
Edward Finnigan-December 23/1989
John Thomas Flint-December 23/1989
Dedomir Sakotic-December 23/1989
Ralph Oral Stone-December 23/1989
Vernon Stone-December 23/1989
Victor Paul White-December 23/1989
George Fleury-September 1990
(William) John Arbeau-December 1990
Joseph McKenzie-1990
John Norman Dean ("Custer")-Jan. 1991
Peter Gauttreau-February 1991
Victor May-February 1991
Gerald Gumbs-March 1991
Dennis Beauchamps-Nov. 1991
Ron Bristol-December 1991
Eugenia (Jennie) Balcombe-Dec. 1991
Maurice Austin-March 1992
Tony Gillingham-1992
Ron Emmerson-1992
Frank Warford-1992
Elgin "Smokey" Johnson-1992
Steve Cvetkovic-1992
Wallace/Walter Kelly-1992/1993
Felix McCarthy-February 1993
Donald Thomas-February 1993
Jack Hendry-April 1993
Elgin "Smokey" Johnston-Feb. 1994
James McIntyre-February 21/1994
P. Carpenter-1994
Linda Cottonham-1994
Bruce Stone-1994
Clinton Clarke-December 1994
Dale Phillips-January 1995
Gerry Ransom-April 1995
John Biloki-June 1995
Danny-Fall/1995
Gizmo-1995
Dwight Soloman-1995
Ron Pearce-1995
Sandra Thomas-November 26/1995
David Mechel Chretian-January 1996
Victor Murray-January 1996
Raymond Morgan-February 1996
Jeff Holyhomes-after February 1996
Sean Graham-April 1996
John Doe-May 1996
John Doe-July 1996
Richard Roy-September 21/1996
John Doe-September25/1996
Joe Szabo-December 1996
Wayne Jean-December 10/1996
Brent Simms-1996
Eugene Upper-1996
Irwin Anderson-1996
Marsalah Aldin-Kompani-1996
William Carson-1996
Andre Choquette-1996
Gordie Luckee-1996
Sean "Junior" Keegan-1996
Deanna Thomas-1996
Therese May Melanson-January 1997
Florence Harrison-January 1997
Garland Sheppard-January 1997
William Hunta-February 1997
Edward Wai Hong Yu-February 20/1997
Patrick Pangowish-March 1997
Lisa Lynn Anstey-May 1997
William Baker-June 1997
Jordan Heikamp-June 23/1997
William Botes-June 1997
Stanley Peterson-August 1997
Wally Neshkiwi-September 1997
Garnet(Smokey)Smoke-September 1997
Linda Houston-September 1997
Mary Louise Sharrow-October 1997
Al Voicey-October 1997
James (Jimmy) Rueben Mansour-October 1997
Henry "Horse" Picody-October 1997
John Kovacs-November 1997
Michael Fairthorne-November 1997
James-November 1997
Calvin Waindubeuce-November 1997
Ellen Barber-November 1997
John Gavaler-1997
Edmund Yu-shot by police on a TTC bus-1997
John Galvaler-1997
Donna Oglive-1997
Douglas Currie-January 1998
Gaston LeClerc-January 1998
Julius Krusinsky-April 1998
Adam Soltysik-July 1998
John Austin-August 1998
John Doe-September 1998
Eric Bilotti-September 1998
Vernon Crowe-October 1/1998
Wesley Mirarka-October 23/1998
Dean O'Neil-October 23/1998
Jeff-October 1998
John Doe-October 1998
Kathleen Hart-November 1/1998
Richard Howard-November 2/1998
Jean Flanagan-November 12/1998
Mark Fife-December 1998
Ken Jocko-December 13/1998
Candace Sollen-December 1998
David Solomon-1998
John Austin-August 1998
Jimbo Liltz-1998
Janet St. Peter-January 29/1999
Richard Corbiere-January 30 or 31/1999
Mr. Christie-early January 1999
Lavonne "Sue" Higgins-February 1/1999
Z. Grodski-Febuary 1/1999
Al-Febuary 4/1999
Mike Duquesne-week of February 8/1999
Kerry Patric McDonald-February 13/1999
Grant McKenzie-week of February 15/1999
Oscar La Rue-February 27 or 28/1999
Vince-mid February 1999
Don Wade-April 1/1999
Janet-mid April 1999
Jane Doe-April 22/1999
Jane Doe-April 22/1999
Jane Doe-late April 1999
Lester Pawis-long-time member of the Meeting Place Drop-In Centre-April 29/1999
Robert Fleming-July 2-3/1999
Richard Belman-July 4/1999
Brian Harold Lockau-July 1999
Ignacy Poludnieski-July 1999
Rudy Skok-August 28/1999
Mr. P-August 28/1999
Donald Webb-August 1999
John Doe-early September 1999
Brian Turner-September 13/1999
John Doe-September 18/1999
Matthew Woodley-November 6-7/1999
Herbert Hutton-November 6/1999
Danny Cousins-November 9/1999
Steven Redman-November 14/1999
John Doe-November 13-14/1999
John Doe-November 20/1999
Donald Dietrich-December 6/1999
James Couglin-December 8/1999
Richard Marlatt-December 29/1999
Jamie Peterson-1999
Russ-1999
Cliffie-1999
Sammy Happpyjack-1999
Leanne-1999
Kevin-1999
John Doe-Fall of 1999
Leanne Quipp-1999
Marian Slaney-1999
Carl Moore-late '90's
Stanislaus Mazur-January 8/2000
Heidi Ann Dagasso-January 20/2000
Mark Desmoulin-January 22-23/2000
John Doe-January 28/2000
Rob Barran-February 4/2000
Robert Topilko-February 10/2000
Stuart Mitchell-February 20/2000
Jennifer Caldwell-burned to death in her makeshift camp at the Lakeshore-March 6/2000
Eddie Fay-March 10/2000
Segauraum Aneshlingham-March 31/2000
Kirabel Mekonnen-March 31/2000
Mario Morgan (Morgato)-April 2/2000
Bill McGrath-April 5/2000
John Doe-April 18/2000
Donald Newton-mid April/2000
John Doe-April 30/2000
Ed Court-April 2000
Tom Green-April-May 2000
Hank Vanderwolde-May 4/2000
John Currie-May 22/2000
Manuel Sus-May 23/2000
John Doe-May 24/2000
Casey "Eyes" Smith-May 28/2000
Adrian Fillmore-June 4-5/2000
Harriet Eastwood-June 21/2000
Donald Tifford-June 24/2000
John Doe-July 8/2000
Margaret LaRoque-July 10/2000
Julie Edwards-July 31/2000
A.B.-Summer 2000
Richard Spannagel-August 2000
Stanley Fontaine aka Dread-September 6/2000
Frank Edward Kishigweb-September 11/2000
James Haire-September 26/2000
Leonard Daniel-September 28/2000
John Doe-??October 8/2000
Michael Anthony Tilley-October 9/2000
Mike Laracey-October 18/2000
Peter Lelie-October 2000
Marlene Hilderman-October 20/2000
Roseanne Brouillard-November 10/2000
Walter Later-November 18/2000
Esperanza Henwood-November 10/2000
J.P.-September-November 2000
Greg "Bones" Coyen-January 1/2001
Barry Proctor-January 22/2001
Abdul Dewani-January 2001
John Dunn-February 1/2001
Robert MacDonald-February 10/2001
Ronald Back-February 13/2001
Jane Doe-February 28/2001-maybe in her 30's-died February 28/2001, maybe near Kensington Market - known to stay at the Women's Residence Mervyn - February 2001
Donald "Dusty" Fiske-March 1/2001-died in hospital of reported pneumonia and heart failure-had been homeless for the most part of 20 years-was known at Seaton House, Salvation Army Gateway and other places-supported OCAP and TDRC events-spoke out against the closing of the Salvation Army Friendship Room at Dundas and Victoria
Daniel Genge-March 30/2001
Rosemary Hunte-March 2001
A.B.-April 11/2001
N.B.-April 11/2001
Jozsef Theobold-April 13/2001
John Doe-April 16-17/2001
Francis "Frank" Lewis-April 16/2001
Doug Taylor-April 21/2001
Barry "Kermit" Gostlin-April 2001
Archie McIssac-April 2001
Lynn Jean-Marie-May 2001
Peter Chegahno-May 31/2001
Edwin Hawthorne-June 6/2001
Gary Blackburn-June 11/2001
Charles Cameron-June 2001
F.A.K.-June 2001
Leonard McClaren-June 2001
John Doe-July 15/2001
John Doe-July 12 or 19/2001
Steve Lovell-July 22/2001
T.V.-July 2001
John Doe-July 2001
John Doe-July 2001
John Doe-August 2001
Trevor Littlejohn-August 2/2001
Tim Hoffman-August 5/6 2001
Willie Wilson/Darrel Cook-August 10/2001
Chris Glynn-August 2001
Leah Singh-Aug/September 2001
Chris Glynn-August/2000
C.D.-September 9/2001
Bill West-65-former construction worker and a warehouse employee-found murdered in the ravine just south of the St. Clair West Station in Toronto where he lived-frequented the Loblaw's store on St. Clair West-believed to have been on the streets for 20 years- September 25/2001
Joey O'Hare-October 17/18 2001
John Doe-November 5/2001
J.T.-December 13/2001
Jean (John) Depernay-December 24/2001
Donnie Gordon-December 26/2001
Stephen Shepard-December 2001
Salvador-December 2001
Gary Billideau-2001
P.W.-January 6/2002
Larry Stevenson-January 6/2002-massive heart attack - 48 - favourite spot to panhandle, in front of Carlton Cinemas - panhandled in that same spot for 14 years - family in Edmonton - had a room for the past five years - also frequented Mr. Tasty on Church St.-funeral arranged
Fred Cheeseborough-January 12/2002
Ronny Windecker-January 2002
The King of Carlton-January 2002
Shui Jim Wong aka On Wong-February 13/2002
Michael Sackany-February/2002
Claire Vachon-March 16/2002
Carlos Pantzan-March 22-24 2002
Joy Holmes-March 26/2002
Shellagh Day-March 28/2002
Cody-March 2002
Helen Fox-April 4/2002
June Milne-April 12/2002
Judy Solomon-May 25/2002
R.H.-May 25/2002
George Katsouleas-May 2002
George Adams-June 2002
Marehira Kaito-mid June 2002
John Doe-July 4/2002
Louise Lowe-August 13/2002
Stanley Brunskill-August 22/2002
John Doe-August 29/2002
Goitom Abreha-August 31/2002
Jim Wakefield AKA Ron-August 2002
William Hughes-late August 2002
Janet Fehr-September 13/2002
Ricky Snow-September 2002
Michael Belanger-September 2002
Jane Doe-September 2002
Dolly-September 2002
Ken Hyatt-October 4/2002
Wayne Gorman-Fall 2002
Pete Marshall-October 22/2002
Cecilia-October 2002
Floyd Anderson-November 7/2002
John Doe-November 2002
John Doe-November 2002
John Doe-November 2002
Donald Kimmer Baker-November 22/2002
Jerry Jones-December 15 or 16/2002
Brian Boyd-December 20/2002
Joe Whelan-December 25/2002
Jennie Youngchief-Winter 2002
John Doe-January 3/2003
John Doe-January 23/2003
John Doe-end of January 2003
Phillip Toulouse-February 11/2003
Bobby McLaughlin-February 21/2003
Marty Bronson-February 24 or 25/2003
Leonard MacGillivary-February 28/2003
John Doe-March 2003
Ray Rhodes-April 2/2003
Judy Roberts-April 21/2003
Brian-April 2003
John Doe-April 2003
Charles Ferguson-Spring/2003-Cocaine overdose
Richard Lucas-May 27/2003
Aaron George-July 9/2003
Michael Junior Malcolm-August 29/2003
Brian Markett-Summer 2003
James Francis Samson-November 1/2003
Steve Allen Begin-November 2/2003
Ronnie Redsky-Nov. 17/2003
Norma/Norman Lewis-November 19/2003
Cheryl Lynn Gunn-December 4/2003
William Markham-December 12/2003
John MacKeigan-December 13/2003
Joey Chakasim-December 17/2003
Leo Cyrenne-December 26/2003
Joseph Albert MacKenzie-December 29/2003
William (Billy) McRae-late December
Brian Vanhamburg-January 2004
Roy Brownlie-January 2/2004
George St. Pierre-January 2004
Randy Wise-January 24/2004
Vito Desimisi-January 2003
James Kagoshima-February 17/2004
Albert Katigagyok-February 2004
Donald Charles Wesley-March 14/2004
Judy "Julie" Lupa-March 2003
Ryck Webb-April 2004
John McRae-April 8/2004
John Doe-April 15/2004
John Doe-April 19/2004
John Doe-May 7/2004
John Doe-May 8/2004
John Doe-May 15/2004
Albert Thomas Lucas-May 20/2004
Melissa, AKA Smurf-May 20/2004
David Mascarin-June 1/2004
Thomas Bain-June 2/2004
Carlos Hernandez-June 11/2003
Randy Angrove-June 18/2004
John Doe-June 19/2004
John Doe-June 21/2004
Bill Russell-June 25/2003
Richard Losignor-June 28/2003
Allan Spoon-July 3/2004
James Draper-July 3/2004
John Doe-July 13/2004
John Doe-July 14/2004
John Walker-July 2003
Cam Baker-July 14/2004
Remi Spence-July 31/2004
John Doe-August 8/2004
John Doe-August 12/2004
Barbara Lee Clarke-August 20/2004
Bill/Will Fenton-August 31/2004
Loyd Dhalmini-September 26/2003
Stewart Turner-Late September 2004
Donald Jack Humphrey-September 2004
Robert "Bobbie" Franklin-October 8/2004
John Doe-October 19/2004
John Doe-Octobr 23/2004
Margaret Linklater-October 26/2004
Louie Ayles-October/2004
Fred Cullen-Nov 2/2004
Gorden Parker-Nov 12/2004
Gorden Shultz-Nov 23/2004
Bill Anderson-Dec 13/2004
John Doe-Dec 27/2004
John Doe-Dec 29/2004
Jane Doe-Dec 30/2004
Jane Doe-January 5/2005
John Doe-Jan 9/2005
Manuel Baptista-Jan 17/2005
Robert ï¿½Whiteyï¿½ Mawdsley-Jan 26/2005
John Doe-January 12/2005
Jane Doe-January 22/2005
John Doe-February 9/2005
John Doe-February 10/2005
Jerry ï¿½Beedeepï¿½ Leitch-Feb 13/2005
Harry Wright-Feb 16/2005
Mike Racioppa-Feb 17/2005
John Doe-February 16/2005
Dellson Odunaiya/ John Casa-March 7/2005
Millie Van Mier-March 8/2005
John Doe-March 10/2005
Robert Stevens-March 10/2005
John Doe-March 25/2005
Jane Doe-March 31/2005
John Doe-April 3/2005
Jan Kit-April 9/2005
John Doe-April 13/2005
John Doe-April 19/2005
Daniel "Irish" O'Brien-April 19/2005
John Doe-April 21/2005
Jane Doe-April 24/2005
Steve Wales-late April 2005
Robert Burns-May 14/2005
John Doe-May 16/2005
David Banks - May 29/2005
John Doe - June 3/2005
Edythe Walker - June 5/2005
John Doe-June 5/2005
John Doe-June 12/2005
John Doe-June 14/2005
Peter Rafton "Army Boy"-June 2005
Douglas Hilliard-July 10/2005
Sam Yazelle-August 4/2005
John Doe-August 26/2005
Tony Parris/Atkinson-late August 2005
John Doe-August 30/2005
Paul Richard Croutch-August 31/2005-beaten in Moss park by three Army Reservists (Queen's Own Rifles)
Ray Benoit-September 7/2005
John Doe-Sept 8/2005
Boyd Scott-Sept 9/2005
John Doe-Sept 13/2005
Kenny Martin-Sept 13/14/2005
John Doe-Sept 23/2005
John Doe-Oct 4/2005
John Doe-Oct 4/2005
John Doe-Oct 16/2005
John Doe-Oct 19/2005
John Doe-Oct 20/2005
John Doe-Oct 23/2005
RH Pops-Oct 23/2005
John Doe-Nov 12/2005
John Doe-Nov 13/2005
John Doe-Nov 16/2005
Jackie Escott-Nov 26/2005
John Doe-Dec 3/2005
John Doe-Dec 8/2005
John Grenville-Dec 12/2005
John Doe-Dec 27/2005
Alexander Enever-December/2005
John Doe-Jan 14/2006
John Doe-Jan 14/2006
John Doe-Feb 2/2006
John Doe-Feb 6/2006
Daniel Johnson-Feb 11/2006
John Doe-Feb 16/2006
Ken Fink-Feb 16/2006
Norman Desroches-Feb 18/2006
John Doe-March 1/2006
John Doe-March 2/2006
Harunoba ï¿½Harryï¿½ Kobayashi-Mar 11/2006
John Doe-March 19/2006
John Doe-March 27/2006
John Doe-April 2/2006
John Doe-April 15/2006
John Doe-April 17/2006
John Doe-April 21/2006
Jane Doe-April 23/2006
John Doe-May 1/2006
John Doe-May 13/2006
Diane Marshall-May 24/2006
Donald Steel-May 30/2006
Pinq Kuen Lee aka Ester Lee-May 31/2006
John Doe-May 31/2006
John Doe-June 1/2006
John Doe-June 20/2006
David Rees-June 22/2006
Jane Doe-June 30/2006
John Doe-July 11/2006
Kellet"Gilette" Wingenow-late July/2006
John Doe-August 16/2006
Howard Enosse-mid August/2006
Jack Hebert-August 17/2006
John Doe-August 21/2006
John Doe-August 23/2006
Michael French-August/2006
John Doe-September 9/2006
Thomas Cozens-September 15/2006
john Doe-September 16/2006
Charles Penasse-September 16/2006
John Doe-October 1/2006
John Doe-October/2006
John Doe-October20/2006
Leo Richards-November 3/2006
Vicky Galati-November 10/2006
John Doe-November 13/2006
John doe-November 19/2006
John Doe-November 20/2006
John Doe-November 23/2006
John Doe-November 30/2006
Paul Bennet-early January/2007
John Douglas Lyons - March 2007
Patricia Earle - March 20 2007
Quinto Elliot - April 13 2007
Bly Markis - April 28 2007
John Doe - May 7 2007
John Doe - May 20 2007
John Doe - May 27 2007
Thomas Daly - May 28 2007
John Doe - June 3 2007