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My name is Beverly and I would like to share a unique story about Victor Rosario and how the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected his ongoing efforts to rejoin our community.
In 1982, Victor Rosario was wrongfully arrested and convicted of arson, a crime he did not commit. Eight people died in an apartment fire in an old wood building. Victor's only role was to try to save people from the burning building. The physical evidence supports that the fire was not an arson--multiple nationally recognized arson experts have offered opinions that there was no physical evidence of arson. After serving 32 years wrongfully imprisoned, Victor was released from prison and completely exonerated.
This was not before Victor missed out on the most important years of his life: watching his children grow up, opportunities for employment and all the things we take for granted in our daily lives.
After Victor was released from his wrongful imprisonment, he began doing outreach for a community organization in Boston. It was perfect for him and he did very well at it. Unfortunately, his position was eliminated. Victor took on other jobs to support himself and his family. His most recent work, squeaking by as a ride-share driver, ended with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Victor has never asked for anything from anybody. But he finds himself concerned about being able to support himself and his family. Because he has tried to make ends meet on his own, funds received as soon as possible will go a long way to help him.
These have been difficult days for Victor, basically being out of work and out of money through no fault of his own. I would be so grateful to know that there are good people who share my thinking that Victor has already had to deal with more stress than most people and would be willing to help him. I know I can speak for him. Not feeling alone in a struggle means everything.
For more information, you can locate Victor's story by going to Google and searching for Boston Globe Victor Rosario.
In 1982, Victor Rosario was wrongfully arrested and convicted of arson, a crime he did not commit. Eight people died in an apartment fire in an old wood building. Victor's only role was to try to save people from the burning building. The physical evidence supports that the fire was not an arson--multiple nationally recognized arson experts have offered opinions that there was no physical evidence of arson. After serving 32 years wrongfully imprisoned, Victor was released from prison and completely exonerated.
This was not before Victor missed out on the most important years of his life: watching his children grow up, opportunities for employment and all the things we take for granted in our daily lives.
After Victor was released from his wrongful imprisonment, he began doing outreach for a community organization in Boston. It was perfect for him and he did very well at it. Unfortunately, his position was eliminated. Victor took on other jobs to support himself and his family. His most recent work, squeaking by as a ride-share driver, ended with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Victor has never asked for anything from anybody. But he finds himself concerned about being able to support himself and his family. Because he has tried to make ends meet on his own, funds received as soon as possible will go a long way to help him.
These have been difficult days for Victor, basically being out of work and out of money through no fault of his own. I would be so grateful to know that there are good people who share my thinking that Victor has already had to deal with more stress than most people and would be willing to help him. I know I can speak for him. Not feeling alone in a struggle means everything.
For more information, you can locate Victor's story by going to Google and searching for Boston Globe Victor Rosario.
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Beverly A. Rosario
Organizer
Boston, MA