I just heard that my ex (36M) died recently and I'm heartbroken. We used to date for 2 years and broke up 15 years ago. It wasn't a good relationship, and we moved on long time ago, but he had a really tragic life and I just can't believe this is how his story ends. 

He met another girl after we broke up and they dated and lived together for 5 years. During this time he lost his mother. When the girl broke up with him he attempted suicide. 

Then his beloved grandmother, who practically raised him, passed away too, this was the last time I spoke to him. He called me to apologize for his behavior towards me during our relationship and told me about the suicide attempt and that he broke off every connection he had with his remaining family members and didn't want to do anything with them. 

At that time he lived with his grandma but her children (the father of my ex and his sister) sold the house so he had to move out. He moved from one friend's house to another at that point because his dad and his new family didn't want him to stick around and he wouldn't stay either. About 2 years ago his father passed away too. 

He has been drinking a lot in the past 10 years non stop, he didn't accept any help from anyone and he has been homeless during these last few years. I don't know yet what happened to him but my sister works at the railway company and she said a train run someone over near his town around the time of his death...

I am shocked and traumatized and I keep thinking of those years we spent together and about his tragedy. At the end of his life, he literally had no one, his parents and grandma passed and he pushed away everyone else who tried to help him. I needed to tell his story, because no one knows him around me and they can't relate to my grief. Kind words are appreciated.