It was Christmas morning in 2009 that changed Andre Chappelle’s life. The friendly caucasian homeless man who walked the Oakes Field area for almost 12 years says that what happened to him on that fateful morning was the final push he needed to finally straighten his desolate and wayward life.

“I remember standing in McDonald’s yard Christmas Day in 2009, but it was closed and everyone had gone home to their families,” said the former street walker. “I don’t know why it bothered me so much that year, but I was really, really lonely all of a sudden. Prior to that moment, I remember talking to my sister who was telling me about my niece Tiffa ...

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