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Dave Mullen in Cocoa, Fla.
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The last thing Dave A. Mullen remembers is the sound of his speech slurring. Then he collapsed.
The 57-year-old Navy veteran lost his kitchen job at Hooters in March because of the pandemic. Hungry and desperate, he eventually resorted to asking strangers for spare change on the streets of Cocoa, Fla.