artsy1

I had posted before, looking for info on my uncle who committed suicide at Rome State School in 1960. He was also sent there solely for behavioral issues. He and his 5 brothers and sisters were all split up into foster homes when their parents divorced when he was about 13 years old, and he didn't handle it well. His foster parents put him into Rome State, where he lived for the rest of his life, until his death.

I would also like to find out any information about Rome State School. My uncle, who I never met, was put there around 1948 or so due to emotional issues, and supposedly committed suicide in the early 1960s by hanging himself. My late mother never believed that her little brother killed himself, and even the telegram by the head of the facility said it was a shock because they had no reason to believe he was depressed. I wondered if any of the records on the patients who had been there still exist, because I would really like to try to find out what really happened to him, or if anyone is still around who was there and remembers anything. Because of all the abuse I've been hearing went on there, I wonder if he really hung himself or if someone did it to him. Thanks to anyone who might be able to help!