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[...] he was well known and liked along Grand Street among residents of the surrounding neighborhood and with the homeless folks who increasingly seem to be spending time there.

In this age of nearly obsessive picture and selfie shooting, the fact that I couldn't get my hands on an image of the man seemed to say something troubling not only about Douglas' invisibility, but about how we don't see all of the poor and homeless who live among us.

In another, he's standing on a ladder as he and another student work to repair a bookshelf at Howe Library, the beautiful landmark on Schuyler Street.

Taken in 2010, it shows Douglas wearing a Red Sox cap and staring confidently into the camera.

[...] a face to put with all that I'd been hearing about him.

[...] by now, I have heard enough versions of Langford's story — descriptions of Douglas aiding people on Grand Street, working to clean up nearby storefronts and making sure other homeless people had something to eat — that I'm convinced there was something uniquely wonderful about the man.

McPheeters says that his wife recently ran into a third-grader she knew from tutoring she does at Giffen Elementary and was surprised to learn the child lives on Grand.

McPheeters says neighborhood residents have lost Grand to drug dealers, gamblers playing dice games and panhandlers — all are common sights there, even in broad daylight.

When a street attracts so many troubled men and women, McPheeters said, and nothing is done to disperse them, tragedies like Douglas' killing are almost guaranteed to happen.

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