While David Buckel, an attorney who died on April 14 after setting himself on fire in a park in Brooklyn, had become widely known for his work on LGBT causes, he spent the final years of his life out of the legal limelight and focused his energy on environmental protection.

Buckel’s charred remains were found on the morning of April 14 in Prospect Park, close to his residence in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn.

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