Families speak out on deaths of unhoused: Society is writing these people off. They matter [Video]

Nicole Prevost relished the reconnection with her half-brother Gerry Prevost. The two share the same father. She is the youngest and Gerry the oldest.

“He is literally the kindest man I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing,” Nicole said.

Her 57-year-old sibling had recently moved to Calgary from Ontario for work.

“He came here to contribute and he worked his whole life and this is what happened to him?

Gerard Prevost died on Oct. 14, 2023, near the Calgary Drop-In Centre where he was staying. Nicole Prevost said police told her he was found slumped over in an alley and they suspect he overdosed and fell down and there was nothing suspicious.

“He didn’t do drugs, alcohol was his demon. He wouldn’t even take Tylenol when he was in pain,” she said.

She said police also told her it wasn’t criminal, but she feels that doesn’t line up with the …