A family-only prayer service for 'The Walking Man' will be held Jan. 23, said Mark Schmeltzer, director of communication at Mercy Home.
Joseph Kromelis, also known as"The Walking Man," makes his way south near the intersection of State Street and Madison Avenue on Aug. 8, 2016. A prayer service for the Kromelis' family will be held Jan. 23, said Mark Schmeltzer, director of communications at Mercy Home. The service will be closed to the public.
After he died last month, the Rev. Scott Donahue, president and CEO of Mercy Home, worked with the Sullivan Funeral Home in Hinsdale, as well as anonymous donors, to provide Kromelis with “a dignified burial,” according to Schmeltzer.“Like so many Chicagoans, I had seen Mr. Kromelis walking throughout the city over the years, and I was moved by the story of his life, his assaults and his recent passing,” Donahue said.
Kromelis, recognized by his long, wavy white hair, mustache and signature coat, was sleeping under blankets on the 400 block of North Lower Wabash Avenue when police said 27-year-old. Severe burns sustained from the attack covered more than half of his body.
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