Peter Krykant remembered as a 'lifesaver' at funeral
At his funeral at Falkirk Crematorium yesterday (July 21) the Daily Record reports celebrant John Fox said: "The tragedy is that Peter cared so much about the cause of safe consumption and harm reduction to improve the lives and experiences of people who use drugs.
"Yet he was not able to address his own mental and physical health and to find his way out of addiction and back to the safe stability of his loving family and friends.'
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(Image: Mark F Gibson) He was also praised by MSP Paul Sweeney who said: "Peter's death is a great tragedy to all those who knew and loved him. He undoubtedly saved lives and his legacy is evident."
Peter set up the consumption room, which operated in 2020 and 2021, in a converted van in Glasgow city centre.
He used crowdfunding and his own money in an effort to highlight the need for a safe space for drug users to inject.
The van was modelled on a similar operation Peter, who also battled addiction, visited in Copenhagen and had sterile injecting kits, swabs and Naloxone, as well as a defibrillator.
The Glasgow Times previously reported Peter was found dead after police were called to Graham Avenue in Larbert on Monday, June 9 following a report of concern for a person.
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