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Archive Home > 2011 > January > 27 > ‘It's the first rose of my life'

‘It's the first rose of my life'

On the eve of a regional homeless count, one couple celebrates a special occasion


January 27, 2011

Jammie and Dave Downer share a soda and a cigarette to celebrate Jammie's 32nd birthday at a homeless camp in Bend on Wednesday. Dave, 38, also gave her a $1.29 rose. “It's the first rose of my life,” Jammie said. They've been together for three years, they said, and have been homeless the....

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