Joseph Kromelis, the well-known “Walking Man” of downtown Chicago, will have his cremated remains interred in a Chicago cemetery in a private ceremony with family later this month.
The Cook County medical examiner provided an update Monday on the death of Joseph Kromelis — also known as the "Walking Man."Joseph Kromelis, the well-known "Walking Man" of downtown Chicago, will have his cremated remains interred in a Chicago cemetery in a private ceremony with family later this month.
But after a series of donations, Kromelis will be laid to rest at St. Boniface Cemetery, 4901 N. Clark St. Like many Chicagoans, Donahue had followed Kromelis’ story and "was really moved by all of it: His life, the assault that happened to him and his passing," Schmeltzer said. "He felt called to do something."Cremation services were donated by Sullivan Funeral Home in Hinsdale, and a niche at St. Boniface was donated by the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago, he said.
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