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George Hufnagle (underpass/soup-line resident)
resigned
stoic
laconic
pragmatic
George Hufnagle anchors the Washington Bridge underpass as an older, long-term member of the soup-line community and the grieving brother of Walter Hufnagle. He speaks slowly and stoically, meeting grief with resigned detachment and a wry local humor (notably the recurring joke about the "North Easterly wind off the Chesapeake"). George occupies a pragmatic role in the underpass social ecology: he accepts practical solutions over ceremony, converses about Walter's military service, and functions as a quiet moral touchstone for outsiders—especially volunteers and visitors like Toby—who briefly intrude into the community's rhythms.
4 appearances
Also known as:
George,
George (underpass resident),
George Hufnagle (soup-line resident)
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