Flowerpot He was a demented old man who wandered the streets around the Elmwood and Park Avenue intersection in Cranston/Providence , and surrounding neighborhoods.He was relatively harmless, and was crippled to the point of lurching with crumpled fingers, like claws.This made him look sort of comically scary, like a horror movie villain. We were awfully mean to him and shouted things at him . However, this was due to the fact that he was reported to come up to a car parking at Roger Williams Park at night, and claw at the window and yell at the couple to go home.His real name was Clyde something, and after I heard his sad story I left him alone.It seems his son died tragically , I do not remember how, 44+ years ago.This pushed the poor man over the edge it seems and he wandered around crazy and homeless and drinking God knows what, sterno probably.He lived over near the railroad tracks in that area somewhere.He chased people as long as I lived in Cranston and never did get any peace that I know of.He is most assuredly passed away by now and I hope he died peacefully at last.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:37:34 +0000
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