What I find sad about this story is here is a man who wanted to quit drinking, and quit drinking without proper medical treatment. He went to an AA meeting instead and died. People are being sent to AA meetings without the medical help they need to deal with withdrawals from quitting drinking cold turkey. Stop sending people to a religious cult!
Mystery man who died at Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in 2001 was divorcee, 53, who was thrown out of his ex wife’s house and never seen again
- The man had no identification and no one at the Milwaukee AA meeting knew him
- No family or friends ever came forward to positively identify him
- Thanks to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System at the U.S. Department of Justice, the man has been identified as Oliveros Perdomo, 53, and his remaining family notified
Milwaukee Co. officials identify man who died during Alcoholics Anonymous meeting 12 years ago
- Article by: Associated Press
- Updated: December 2, 2013
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County officials have identified a man who died more than 12 years ago while trying to get help for his drinking problem at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
No one knew the name of 53-year-old Oliveros Perdomo when he walked into the Milwaukee meeting in 2001, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
He also had no identification on him when he collapsed beneath a sign that read, “But for the grace of God…”
Tests later revealed he died from a withdrawal seizure due to chronic alcoholism.
“It was like he ran out of breath,” AA member Jose Gonzalez said at the time.
For months, authorities tried to identify him. Police showed his morgue photo to people in the neighborhood where he was last seen. The same photo appeared in newspapers and on television. People searching for missing loved ones became aware of the case, but left the morgue disappointed. Continue reading