Hello Everyone.  This is Heidi Duesing.  Firstly, thank you for the condolences.  I would share them with my family, but I am now all that is left.

As for how he died, he had been living with me for about 3 years.  A turbulent past few years, the death of his son, my brother, then the death of my mom.  But I allowed him here because he had nowhere else to go.  He was a very loving father and grandfather, a very strong man.  He did everything he could for his family.  On May 4th, 2008, he went missing.  I called avery police station, hospital, etc. for miles and miles around.  No one would help look for him.  I assured them I knew something was wrong, that he always came home, I am a single mother of 3 daughters and these girls meant THE WORLD to him.  But they all that I was crazy.  Then, on Friday, May 16th, 5 fisherman found him about 1/4 mile from my home in Rochester (Burlington), WI about 50 feet off of the bike trail.  He was not riding his bike, but instead laying on the ground with his bike in close proximity.  His body was very badly decomposed, so at first there was a listing in the paper on Saturday May 17th, Racine Journal Times, concerning an unidentified man found on bike trail.  The following day, Sunday May 18th, the paper issued an article that he had indeed been identified.

This is very tragic and has crushed me as he was, besides my children, the only family I have left.  I am asking any of you who would like to attend the funeral services, please feel free.  Also, and very importantly, I am asking for contributions towards funeral and miscellaneous expenses.  My Dad had nothing but my and his grandbabies, no life insurance, no home, no money.   And affording this is something I can not do.  Please help as much as you can.  I will accept donations, and any questions you may have please feel free to email or call me.  His services are being provided through Schuette Daniels Funeral Home in Burlington, WI.  The service itself is being held at the Southeast Wisconsin Veteran's Memorial on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.  Please help, as they will not provide the service without the payment up front.

Heidi Duesing

503B Mink Ranch Road

Burlington, WI  53105

262-331-4052 or 262-501-5297

sweetheidilynn@yahoo.com

Heidi, we all hurt for you, I am hopping that we can as an industry help you out. I personally will do what I can and I am asking those of us who love our industry and care about those in it to help out also. If you can please help.

Please see this link:

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/05/17/local_news/doc482f5eae56a80397035306.txt