Thank you to reader Elizabeth for informing me of a GoFundMe that was started by his fellow Deacon, Keith Johnson.

The link is here. https://gofund.me/f223e637

(Note, this link was changed in this posting on May 15th, so if you tried before that and failed, please try again. David h’t Greg)

I will let the words of Fr Deacon Keith speak for themselves.

It was with a heavy heart that the news of the passing of Deacon Lawrence Klimecki was received. He was such a gracious person. It recently came to our attention that Deacon Lawrence and his wife AnNita have been in a difficult financial position for some time. His passing has left his wife near financial despair. In speaking to Deacon Anthony Pescetti, who considered Deacon Lawrence and AnNita family, their ongoing financial struggles have drained all financial reserves, they canceled their life insurance and were not able to preplan their funeral arrangements. Currently, AnNita has no income coming into the household. Fortunately, they do own a house but have no means to make the mortgage payment.

We are reaching out to ask for a contribution to a GoFundMe account to assist AnNita, to pay for funeral arrangements for Deacon Lawrence and AnNita at Calvary Cemetery. Also, we are hoping to provide AnNita with some support to cover living expenses for several months. The funeral arrangements are estimated to be $21,000 and her monthly living expenses including the payment of the mortgage are $5,000. We have set a GoFundMe goal of $50,000.

The payment for the funeral is due by May 10th. If you can, please make your contribution as soon as possible.