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Fr. Jerzy “George” Gawlik

by Legacy News

Wheeling, Illinois, USA

Died May 29, 2020

Age 66

Father George, as he was known, served more than 2,000 parishioners at St. Joseph the Worker parish in Wheeling for 16 years. A priest for more than 40 years, Father George was a member of the Society of the Divine Word, a Roman Catholic order that focuses on missionary work.

Source: Daily Herald

Obituary

Fr. Jerzy (George) Gawlik, SVD, 66, passed away May 29, 2020. Loving son of the late Jozef & Maria (Grabowski) Gawlik of Brzozowice-Katowice, Poland. Resurrection Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker in Wheeling, where he has served for 16 years…

Published in the Chicago Tribune

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