Source: The 46-year-old man who was found dead in Batavia on Monday had spent all year turning his life around, an Aurora program director said on Tuesday. Brett C. Straight was a resident in the Master’s Touch Ministry program at Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora. He had lived there since December 2011. “He was doing very well,” said Randy Tomassi, the program’s director. “He was sadly within 10 days of graduation.” Straight did not make a mandatory 9:30 p.m. bed check at Wayside Cross, 215 E. New York St., Aurora, on Sunday night. Tomassi wasn’t sure what happened to Straight until he saw the media reports Tuesday morning. Batavia Police identified Straight as the man that was found on Monday near the Fox River east of the trail and east of the 500 block of North Batavia Avenue. Straight was unconscious, not breathing and had trauma near his head, but a cause of death has not been determined. Investigators did not specify why Straight was at the river, but Tomassi said Straight was likely near the river trail because he enjoyed riding his bike. This is what Straight posted on his Facebook page May 18: “Everyone hav a blessed & safe weekend! Sunday i'm off 2 Elgin & back- a good 40 miles roundtrip!!! I LUV MY BIKE!!!” A bike was found near Straight’s body, but it is not confirmed yet as his. Tomassi on Tuesday spoke to Patch about Straight’s accomplishments, his devotion to God, and what he planned to do next in his life. “He was an excellent Bible student,” Tomassi said. “I’m just so saddened by this.”