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Skeletal remains found, Milwaukee man’s family honors spirit
Milwaukee skeletal stays discovered, man’s household honors spirit
A Milwaukee man’s skeletal stays had been discovered inside an deserted church. FOX6 spoke to his household, who mentioned he struggled with psychological well being points.
MILWAUKEE – The skeletal stays of a Milwaukee man, discovered inside an deserted church on Aug. 10, have been recognized.
FOX6 Information spoke to the household of that man, 32-year-old Michael Christopher Day Jr. They mentioned he has struggled with psychological well being points previously, however by no means anticipated it to return to this.
“He all the time lifted our spirits,” mentioned Toni Smith, Day’s cousin. “He might have had troubles in his final years, however (the) majority of his life he was a cheerful spirit.”
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Now, Day’s household is honoring his spirit. Friday, gold and black balloons had been launched, filling the sky – reminiscences of Day left behind. Smith mentioned these reminiscences have been onerous to neglect. The household is discovering closure after a giant thriller has been solved.
“Regardless that this may increasingly have been unconventional, the best way that we discovered, we as a household are simply grateful that he was capable of be discovered,” Smith mentioned.
Michael Christopher Day Jr.
For months, the household was lacking a cherished one. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Workplace mentioned Day’s physique was discovered by a YouTuber who was filming himself in an deserted church close to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Burleigh Road.
Officers posted photos of 5 rings on Twitter in August, hoping to establish stays they mentioned had been there for months. It was the subsequent put up, although, that stood out to family members.
Deserted church close to MLK and Burleigh in Milwaukee
“He had the savage king on his tattoos, and that might have type of let me know one thing,” mentioned Nikolas Day, Michael’s brother.
The household mentioned it was usually onerous to maintain observe of the place Day was.
Balloon launch for Michael Christopher Day Jr.
“When you might have somebody who’s going by a private wrestle resembling psychological well being, you might not all the time have the ability to contact base with that particular person,” Smith mentioned.
The medical expert’s workplace mentioned it believed Day died this previous winter. There have been no accidents to his physique, they usually couldn’t decide the reason for demise.
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“We tried to search out him, we simply thought he was in a psychological well being state, that he didn’t need to be discovered,” mentioned Smith.
The deserted church has been problematic previously. Milwaukee’s Division of Metropolis Improvement mentioned it plans to knock it down within the close to future.