Name of Victim: Seymour Buddy Schwartz
Age of Victim: 83
Sex of Victim: Male
What Is This Testimony About: Hospital Protocol Death
State: CO
Did the victim survive? No
Date of Death: 11/20/2019
Contact Name: Terri Moore
Relationship to Victim: daughter
Was the victim a military Veteran? No
Was the victim considered special needs, or did they have any kind of disability? No
Was the victim admitted to the hospital? No
Has this incident been reported to any agency such as VAERS, HHS, JACHO, CMS, Medical Board or others? no
Place of Death: In patient hospice Denver Hospice
Would you be interested in participating in podcasts or other media? Yes
A Life of Love, A Death Without Dignity: The Betrayal of Seymour “Buddy” Schwartz
Seymour “Buddy” Schwartz was more than just a name on a chart. He was a husband and a father, a man who lived 83 years building a life, raising a family, and leaving behind memories that should have been honored in his final days. To his daughter, Terri Moore, he was simply “Dad” a steady presence, a man whose life deserved compassion, dignity, and respect at the end. Instead, what he received in his final chapter was something far different.
Buddy’s story is not one that begins in a hospital overwhelmed by emergency care or crisis. In fact, he was never admitted to a hospital at all. His life ended in an inpatient hospice facility in Denver, Colorado, on November 20, 2019. What should have been a place of comfort and peaceful transition instead became the setting for a quiet but devastating betrayal.
Hospice is often presented to families as a compassionate choice place where loved ones can pass with dignity, free from pain, surrounded by care. Families are told it is about comfort, about honoring life in its final stage. But for Terri and her father, that promise did not match the reality.
Like so many families who later come forward, Terri trusted the system. She trusted that the professionals guiding her father’s care were acting in his best interest. She trusted that hospice meant comfort—not the hastening of death. But what unfolded instead left her with questions, grief, and the growing realization that something was deeply wrong.
Across stories like Buddy’s, patterns begin to emerge—patterns that cannot be ignored. Families report sudden shifts toward end-of-life care without clear justification. They describe pressure to accept hospice or “comfort measures” earlier than expected. They recount loved ones being heavily sedated, removed from meaningful interaction, and deprived of basic elements of care that sustain life—hydration, nutrition, and human connection.
In many cases, once a patient is placed into hospice care, the trajectory becomes alarmingly predictable. Medications intended to “ease discomfort” can suppress breathing. Food and water may be withheld under the premise of comfort. Families are often told this is normal, that this is what a peaceful passing looks like. But for many, it feels less like a natural death and more like a controlled decline—one that moves faster than it should.
Terri’s loss is not just about the passing of her father—it is about the loss of trust. The realization that decisions may have been made without full transparency. That consent may not have been fully informed. That what was presented as care may have, in reality, contributed to his death.
And perhaps most painful of all is the lingering question so many families carry: Did this have to happen this way?
These are not isolated experiences. They are part of a growing number of testimonies from families who believe their loved ones were not simply allowed to die—but were guided toward death through systemic practices that prioritize protocol over people. These are stories of dignity stripped away, of voices unheard, and of lives that ended under circumstances that demand scrutiny.
What happened to Seymour “Buddy” Schwartz is not just a personal tragedy—it is part of a much larger pattern of institutional failure. When systems designed to care for the vulnerable instead contribute to their harm, we are no longer talking about isolated mistakes. We are confronting something far more serious, something that many now recognize as egregious crimes against humanity that must be acknowledged and stopped.
This is why organizations like Betrayal Project USA exist.
Betrayal Project USA is a victim-led organization built by those who have lived through these experiences—widows, widowers, survivors, and families like Terri’s. They are creating a platform where stories like Buddy’s are no longer silenced or dismissed. They are documenting these testimonies, identifying patterns, and demanding accountability for what has happened inside institutions that were trusted to heal.
Most importantly, they are building a community, one where victims are believed, supported, and empowered to speak the truth.
Call to Action
If you or a loved one has experienced harm due to hospice care, COVID-related protocols, medical policies, or other forms of institutional betrayal, your story matters.
Please take the step to document your experience at betrayalprojectusa.org.
Your voice could be the one that helps expose the truth, bring justice to those who were lost, and protect others from suffering the same fate.
Because justice begins with recognition and no victim should ever be forgotten.
