Duane Johnson agreed to a plea in which he would serve 30 years in prison.

“Across all of her jobs … one of the through lines for her, unfortunately, was that none of those gave her health insurance. It was a stress her whole adult life,” says Ann Mezger, who is helping create Tricia’s Fund in her memory.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the cause of death was strangulation with blunt force trauma.

Friends will honor Tricia McCauley tonight at her regular yoga class and a nearby park.