Whatever Mike Gavitt’s future holds, the former Marine and brother of a late basketball legend says he’ll face it without regret and he’s grateful for support services like the Preble Street soup kitchen where he may get his breakfast.
Mike Gavitt pauses to smoke during a walk along Congress Street in Portland. Gavitt, 70, is a Vietnam veteran who has lived on and off the streets for years.
PORTLAND, ME Ð OCTOBER 30: Mike Gavitt walks up Elm Street in Portland, Thurs. October 30, 2014. Gavitt, 70, is a Vietnam veteran who has lived on and off the streets for years.Ê(Photo by Amelia Kunhardt/Staff Photographer)
Mike Gavitt walks to his bed in the men's dorm at the Oxford Street Shelter in Portland on Oct. 30.
Mike Gavitt sits outside the Oxford Street Shelter in Portland. With help from the staff of the shelter, he has found a room in a local sober house.
Susan Kimball Reports 
