BY JESSICA ROUSE
Maitland's colourful character Trevor "Coxy" Cox has sadly died.
The 60-year-old had been living as a homeless man in the Maitland area for the last 30 years, but police were alerted to his death this morning after his body found at a local caravan park at around 10am.
Police say the circumstances surrounding his death are not suspicious.
Police were saddened to hear of his death and were appealing for information from the public on his next of kin. This afternoon with the help of the public and the media, they were able to track them down.
Mr Cox has been described as being larger than life, and was spotted frequently greeting shoppers near Westpac Bank in Maitland.
In 2013 there were concerns Mr Cox had disappeared, with many locals contacting Fairfax media at the time worried about where he was. Thankfully though he was spotted alive and well and was back greeting locals.
Tributes have been pouring in on social media with many describing Mr Cox as a true gentleman and saying that Maitland won't be the same without him.
