Milton died last Monday, October 20th. He was 70 years old and lived in Camby, Indiana just outside of Mooresville. His obituary says that he was an accountant and attended a Lutheran church in Mooresville. He liked to research geneology and family history in his spare time and he was apparently very fond of Daschunds.
What the obituary doesn't say is that Milton was brutally murdered in his townhouse along with his partner, Eric Hendricks who was 73 and confined to a wheelchair. The neighbors of these two men are convinced that it was a hate crime. There were multiple accounts of vandalism on their property saying things like "Faggot" before they were found dead, beaten to death.
Carlisle and Son is doing the arrangements for Milton but not Eric. I haven't talked to Chris about it yet because the memorial is Thursday and he's probably very busy with the family. I'm interested to know why Eric wasn't mentioned in his obituary. If a married couple is killed together, they usually have joint obituaries and especially their funerals together. Why aren't the families acknowledging their partnership? What does Chris think about this? What will the funeral be like?
Since I have a few commitments on the day of his memorial, my mom is going for me. My family is supportive of the gay community and feel like they need to go anyways so I'm going to have her talk to me about what she sees on Thursday.
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