Leslie Cochran 鈥� a homeless, cross-dressing exemplar of Austin weirdness immortalized in countless stories and photos, plus advertisements, refrigerator magnets, and runs for public office 鈥� has 鈥渃hosen to shuffle off this mortal coil,鈥� according to friends overseeing Cochran鈥檚 stay in hospice care.
As KUT News previously reported, Cochran was after being found unconscious in a South Austin parking lot approximately two-and-a-half weeks ago. He was transferred to an unnamed hospice facility , KUT noted yesterday.
Local activist Debbie Russell has served as a family spokesperson. In an update this morning, she writes:
He has chosen to shuffle off this mortal coil, and is doing so in grace and dignity, Leslie-style...as he's done all else in life 鈥� He is comfortable in hospice care (where he is in amazing hands), and is in no pain according to the nurses who monitor him often. He has slipped back into semi-consciousness -for the most part- but we believe he hears his loved ones surrounding him.
Donations for Cochran鈥檚 care are still , and in addition to the , a separate blog for sharing reminisces has been set up at .
