Blog Discusses Impact of Tampa Man’s Death

Posted Sep 24, 2008 by Josh Poltilove

Updated Sep 24, 2008 at 04:18 PM

Jason Michael Downey never made it home from a St. Petersburg bar Thursday night.

The Tampa man’s body was found floating in Tampa Bay on Sunday morning.

Contacted this week by The Tampa Tribune about Downey’s death, Shannon Patrick-Benavides posted a blog item about him. It begins: “There are some things in life that you never forget — your first kiss, your first boyfriend, your first slow dance with a boy. For me, that boy was Jason Downey, and tonight I found out that he is dead.”

Click here to read Patrick-Benavides’ blog post in its entiretly.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691. Follow crime throughout the day at Keyword: Crime Blog