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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Memorial for Steven Hackett, the “Dutch Bros. Guy,” to be held Saturday

Steven Hackett on the corner of Division Street and Sharp Avenue. (Google)
From staff reports

The public celebration of life of Steven J. Hackett, the homeless man known as “Dutch Bros. Guy” is 10 a.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army Pavillion at 204 E. Indiana Ave.

Hackett was a fixture at Division Street and Sharp Avenue. Police found him dead in an alley on June 5.

He grew up in Spokane, attended Audubon Elementary and Garry Middle schools, and earned a GED in 2009. He held jobs in local fast-food outlets as a young man, and bought himself a truck.

Shawn Vestal, a columnist for The Spokesman-Review, wrote about Hackett on June 8, describing Hackett as “someone seen, but not known, by many. A member of the drive-by population. A man wearing a garbage bag for a coat, using another garbage bag to contain his possessions, sitting on a sidewalk behind a sign reading ‘Please Help.’ ”