Another 37 people died “without fixed abode” in Orange County in May 2026; their names are:
Ruben BUDA who died on May 1st in Cypress
Christopher ALVARADO who died on May 3rd in Orange
Esteban RAMIREZ RODRIGUEZ who died on May 3rd in Santa Ana
Jessica HERNANDEZ who died on May 4th in Santa Ana
Cesar ALCALA who died on May 5th in Anaheim
Liliana SANDOVAL who died on 05-May-26 in Irvine
Pablo RUIZ-CONTRERAS who died on May 5th in Santa Ana
Joe Long NGUYEN who died on May 5th in Orange
Mark MEYER SR. who died on May 6th in Garden Grove
Jerry FORSHEY who died on May 7th in Anaheim
Gregorio GARCIA FLORES who died on May 8th in Santa Ana
John CLAYTON who died on May 9th in Anaheim
Ruben CEJA who died on May 10th in Santa Ana
Tracy FOX who died on May 10th in Westminster
Paul GALLOWAY who died on May 11th in Orange
Javier ZUNIGA who died on May 11th in Santa Ana
Albert AGUILAR who died on May 11th in Santa Ana
Aureliano SANCHEZ who died on May 12th in Santa Ana
Jessica CAMACHO who died on May 12th in Anaheim
Juan NIETO who died on May 13th in Santa Ana
Faustino SAAVEDRA who died on May 14th in Newport Beach
Joseph OROSCO who died on May 14th in Anaheim
Andrew STOCKS who died on May 14th in Fullerton
Joi GOBLES who died on May 16th in Yorba Linda
Bryan WIGGINTON who died on May 18th in Anaheim
Cassandra CASTANEDA who died on May 18th in Garden Grove
Jonathon ALLEN who died on May 20th in Huntington Beach
Emanuel MOLINA who died on May 20th in Fountain Valley
Mark PROCTOR who died on May 21st in Anaheim
Shaun KELLY who died on May 21st in Newport Beach
Luis OLGUIN PERDOMO who died on May 23rd in Fullerton
Radu COTOCIU who died on May 23rd in Garden Grove
Michael ROSS who died on May 26th in Orange
Todd LAMOTHE who died on May 27th in Anaheim
Henry ALVARADO who died on May 28th in Orange
Sierra MCCOY who died on May 29th in Mission Viejo
Julia PROFF who died on May 29th in Anaheim
Additionally, one person died earlier but whose information was made available only now. His name is:
David DANIELS who died on April 9th in Huntington Beach
That 37 people died “without fixed abode” in OC in May represents a spike in the number of homeless deaths as compared to previous months and the month of May in previous years. The significance (or lack thereof) of this bump will become clear in the coming months.
Otherwise, this will be the last time I will be writing this column as pastor of St. Philip Benizi Parish. Always a parish of the Diocese of Orange, my religious order, the Servants of Mary, will be transitioning out of St. Philip Benizi parish effective July 1st. The Diocese will be taking responsibility for its operation henceforth.
I myself will be starting work right after the Fourth of July holiday for a statewide homeless provider named NHHA (National Health Care and Housing Advisors), which is headquartered in Santa Ana, operates recuperative care facilities in Long Beach, Sacramento, and the Imperial Valley for seniors and those suffering from disabilities who are transitioning from street homelessness.
In my years at St. Philip Benizi, the seniors and those suffering from disabilities who find themselves sleeping on the streets were among the painful cases to see. So it will be nice to be working with these folks, none of whom deserve to be sleeping on the streets.
I plan to continue this column here in OC and to indeed write similarly in the counties where NHHA operates. So the project continues …
Fr. Dennis Kriz, OSM, Pastor St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, Fullerton.
