Help Give Eric Graham a Proper Farewell

Hello my name is Yolanda Graham. I am the sister/mother of Eric Graham.

Seventeen years ago our mother passed away. Eric was devastated he then ask me who he have to turn to now. I then told him don't worry brother I will take care of you am ur mother now, I been there taking care of my brother like a mother wood care for her own child for 17years none stop with the help of my sister Blondie. Even when I just lost everything I own in a fire 6 most ago. Even loosing my job in the mist of it all. God placed me at another job a month later now that company has just went on strike a few days ago. I say that to let you all now I never left my brother out no matter what, I notice on Wednesday my brother didn't call me like he always do, to check on me during my work hours. So i headed to my sister house to see him and why he didn't call me today. When I got there, I ask my sister where is Eric? She thought he was in his room. So I called his phone for him to come upstairs, he never answered or came up. So i went to his room Eric was not there. So my sister said aww he might went to the store or he is at his friend house. I went looking for him at the store and at his friend house, but Eric was not there..so as I was heading back to my sister house to tell her I can't find him which became strange to me, because that's not like Eric. As i road passed the alley I notice The fire department the police and the ambulance on the next block over. So I went around to be nosy. As I got on the block My mind told me to look to the left. That was the house on the corner of the alley. I saw someone covered up in a white sheet. I immediately believed and felt in my spirit that it was my brother Eric. I began to ask the neighbors what is going on who is that over there under that white sheet. They begin to say well we don't know it's some guy he died on that porch. I then went and got my sister to come around to that street with me to verify if that was my brother Eric or not. My sister verified it was him. She then begin to tell me he was laying there with his eyes open and his mouth open like he may have had a heart attack or heat stroke. I began to ask neighbors how long he been there did anybody see anything. nobody seen nothing. nobody knew nothing, but the lady that lived in the house next door to the house where my brother died on the porch. She said she kept asking him was he okay because it was really hot outside and he had on a hoodie. He said he was okay. The girl went to go get her mom. she felt something was wrong with him. The mom began to ask him hey sir are you okay, she said he reply yea but In a stange way. but he never really opened up his mouth to say I'm okay. But she noticed something was wrong she thought. So she start to get ready for work. But her daughter went out there to check on him again he was looking hot. The daughter say that my brother began to take the hoodie off. So the mom, she was leaving out the door for work, she noticed that my brother fell asleep at least that what she thought. Because he was still breathing. So she said hey guy are you okay he didn't answer her that time. So she went over to that porch and hit him on the leg she said he opened his eyes and she asked was he okay and all he can say is yeah in a strange way,but never lift his head up or anything. So the lady said she notice that he had pooped on himself. But since he said he was okay she just went on about her business to work. Because he was sitting up like he was just chilling. After all something was wrong she never call for help. Now this was at noon time she said. I don't know how long after that my brother died on that porch. I don't know how long he was out there. Because I didn't get over there to look for him till I got off work at 5:30pm. Some people say he was out there from 12:30 some people said he was out there at 4:30pm but I didn't find them until 7:15 p.m. Now it's really ruff I just lost my brother on August 14th 2024. He is gone and my heart is so broken. Because we are yet to know what happened to him. We are waiting for the autopsy reports.

But in the mean time I'm reaching out to ask if anyone could find in their heart to help donate to the cause of giving my brother a proper service, anything is gladly appreciated. That was one thing a felled being his sister/mother I didn't have any insurance. Anything will help. I have his service date pushed out till September 14th 2024 hoping to get and find the help I need to give him a proper service. Rest in Peace my brother/Son.

Thank you Yolanda Graham