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A homeless man, who recently was found dead in his car in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Santa Clarita Saturday night, was a very active member in the community who helped his church.
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Todd Bradley Nohrenberg, a 50-year-old Caucasian man, was found in his car in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart located on Carl Boyer Drive, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.
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Nohrenberg did not have a listed address leading investigators to believe he was homeless, said Investigator Betsy Magdaleno with the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner.
Nohrenberg was believed to be living out of his vehicle and passed due to existing medical conditions, said Sgt. Tim Vander Leek with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
In 2011 and 2012, Nohrenberg was a client at Bridge to Home and was in a program known as “Families to Home,” for about a year, which tries to get people into housing, said Connie Murray, the case manager at Bridge to Home.
“He was a very caring, generous and gentle man who always worried about others,” said Murray. “He wanted to help people.”
Nohrenberg was an active member of the Church on the Way Santa Clarita located on Cinema Drive.
Gary Howse, the congregational care pastor at the Church On The Way Santa Clarita, knew Nohrenberg and was around him “quite a bit.”
Nohrenberg was a member at the church and was very actively involved in a variety of ways, according to Howse.
“He was very well known and loved throughout the church,” said Howse.
Nohrenberg helped around the church and was good at fixing things, Howse said.
“He was very actively involved with other people,” said Howse. “He helped people with problems and he helped people move or set things up.”
Nohrenberg had several health problems, but Bridge to Home got him into medical services and took care of the problems he had, said Tim Davis, the executive director at Bridge to Home.
Nohrenberg was in the hospital approximately six weeks ago and had been in the hospital “at least four times” in the past, said Howse.
“People were surprised and shocked (when they heard about his passing),” said Howse. “He had physical problems, one with his heart. Many people did not know, he wouldn’t tell you unless you asked.”
The Church on the Way Santa Clarita will hold a service for Nohrenberg on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 3:00 p.m.
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I echo the sentiments… Todd was a good man, generous, selfless, kind, and a tireless worker. Every time the church doors were open, he was there.
He had a great sense of humor and was easy to talk with. Sadly I never got to know him well enough to know that he lived in his car and had health problems… not things he would share; the former because of how people tend to view the homeless. That saddens me greatly. He was no less a man and no less God’s creation because of his circumstances. In fact it may well be he was more of a servant because of them.
I miss Todd… expected to see his smiling face at church tonight. May the light he shined be carried onward by his children and grandchild. And may we all strive to see the homeless as God sees them: people of infinite worth for whom He has a good plan, a hope, and a future.