A mother finally rests
Uberger, a former political consultant, moved to New York several weeks before his death for his work in a non -profit organization.
Although it was relatively new in the city, he quickly developed a list of favorite restaurants that he shared with his mother, including Minetata Tavern, Waverly Inn and Lil ‘Frankies.
Clary marked Wednesday’s judgment in one of her son’s favorite places, the French restaurant La Goulue, surrounded by dozens of her friends and family. The restaurant is located on the other side of the street from the Upper East Side house, where Uberger lived, and if he died tragically.
“John was so excited to face New York City. And somehow, ironically with what happened, although he is not physically here, he He faced New York City and won. It simply cost him his life, “he added.
Clary said that one of the most challenging moments during the last three years was to see surveillance images shown during her son’s trail leaving the gay bar of a cuisine of hell the night she died.
The images showed Uberger leaving only the Q NYC in a car and then returned several minutes later for unknown reasons. Then he was seen leaving the front of the bar with the men later declared guilty for his murder, Hamilton and Demaio.
“There was something that took John back to the front of that club. It is almost as if you wanted to jump from the seat and shout ‘hold John! He returns home’ and did not happen,” he said. “Seeing how vulnerable it was and alone. He seemed quite happy to leave with his new friends.”
Uberger’s friends, a diverse group of men and women who cover several generations, described it as a “connector”, someone who can illuminate a room and make friends with any stranger.
At Wednesday’s audience, Neil Chatterjee, one of Uberger’s friends, reflected on Uberger’s friendly nature.
“You didn’t have to kill him, you didn’t even have to steal it. If you needed money, I would have given it to you. He would have come out with you,” he said. “Instead, you chose to follow the malicious path and now your lives are ruined forever.”
Clary returned home to North Carolina at the end of this week. She said she plans to visit New York periodically and offer her time as a volunteer for the LGBTQ community in the near future.
But for now, he will spend time with his other three adult children, enjoying his new grandchildren and taking care of his 95 -year -old father, he said.
After three years traveling back to New York, pressing local officials and advocating their son in the media, Clary also plans to rest.
“There is no doubt in my mind that I will be together with John again,” said Clary.
“God is taking a bad and evil thing that happened and doing good,” he added.
