Saturday, August 16, 2008

Earl Douglas Hardisty, homeless man found dead


Sonoma coroner seeks help finding kin of homeless man found dead
Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Saturday, August 16, 2008

08-16) 07:06 PDT PETALUMA -- The Sonoma County coroner's office is asking for the public's help in finding the family of a homeless man found dead at an encampment this week.

Earl Douglas Hardisty, 58, was found unresponsive at a homeless encampment on Shasta Avenue in Petaluma on Wednesday, the coroner's office said.

Paramedics determined that Hardisty was dead. Although the manner and cause of his death have not been determined, there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances involved, officials said.

Hardisty, whose nickname is "Nine Dog," has been known to be homeless in the Petaluma are since June 2003, and perhaps longer.

The coroner's office has been unable to locate Hardisty's next of kin, despite checks of records at local hospitals, health clinics and homeless shelters.

Anyone with information on Hardisty's relatives, who need to be notified about his death, is asked to call coroner's Detective Mark Provost at (707) 565-5070.

E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee@sfchronicle.com

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