Christopher Cramp was a familiar and admired face in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, where he served the local homeless population and saved special affection for those dealing with mental health issues . That’s because Cramp had faced similar struggles himself.
The community is now mourning his loss . Cramp, 56, and two of his sons, were killed April 3 when they were struck by a high-speed Acela train headed to Richmond, Virginia, in an incident Bucks County police chief Joe Moors called “an absolute tragedy.”
Police had responded shortly before 6 p.m. to a report of someone on the tracks near the train station in Bristol, a compact, close-knit community of 10,000 on the Delaware River 23 miles northeast of Philadelphia. A Bucks County police sergeant was climbing the hill leading to the tracks but was unable to reach the summit before the train struck the three men just after 6 p.m.
Along with the elder Cramp, David Cramp, 31, and Thomas Cramp, 24, died of blunt force injuries, according to the Bucks County coroner. Thomas Cramp’s death was ruled a suicide…