WBBM.Mahadeva worked as a medical technician. When he wasn’t at his day job, he taught children with autism how to swim, assisted young people experiencing homelessness, and promoted local LGBTQ+ Pride events, his sister Althea Mahadeva told Block Club Chicago. “He liked everything and everyone, and what he loved the most was helping people,” she said.Mahadeva was killed only a few days before he was to go on a family trip.“This has hit very hard for us because we don’t know what the reasons were.