This illustrates that the Egan Warming Center's policy of only opening when temperatures go below 30 is very much inadequate.  In fact, to me the policy seems downright cruel.

A person can still die from exposure with temperatures in the low 30's, as this wretched woman most likely did.

The silver lining here is that at least she doe not have to suffer any more cold nights exposed outside.   20 years of doing that no doubt took an immense toll on her health.  People who are elderly and/or in poor health, just cannot take that.   In a way, she is better off being dead, than continuing to have to languish in such misery and pain.

I wonder if her death will galvanize any public action to do more to help the homeless have a place to safely sleep at night?  

Did her life have no meaning?   Was it worthless to society?   She does not look like a mean or bad person.   Did she have any criminal record?   Or was she pretty much a good person?

The RG should follow up on this story further.