Posted on 04/23/2014 1:28:06 PM PDT by Welchie25
Willard Dimitri Rykowski, a longtime parishioner of St. Clement I in Lansdowne, was found stabbed to death in his Halethorpe home April 22, according to Baltimore County Police.
Rykowski, 80, had a deep faith, said Deacon Paul Gifford, pastoral life director of St. Clement I.
“He was an example of a loving, gentle, kind, helpful individual, the kind of person you want to know and be with,” Deacon Gifford said. “He was very devoted to the Blessed Mother.”
Police went to Rykowski’s home in the 300 block of Third Avenue in Halethorpe after an acquaintance asked police to check on him, according to Baltimore County Police. When police arrived, they found Rykowski on the floor suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.
Rykowski’s death is under investigation by the Baltimore County Police Homicide unit.
Deacon Gifford said he was “shocked” to learn of Rykowski’s death.
Rykowski, who lived alone and less than two blocks from the parish, typically attended weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Deacon Gifford said. He attended 8 a.m. Mass April 21.
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Let me guess.
I find that Lansdowne is just south of the city of Baltimore. It’s a pretty good guess that someone invaded his home looking for money to buy drugs.
Baltimore is a cesspit. I doubt whether the police will look very hard to find the culprit.
May God bless him. R.I.P.
Heaven knows what might have happened if he had.
Looks like a nice guy I can totally imagine being at church every Sunday. :(
Yes, some young punk with so much potential may have been killed! Can’t have that!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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