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A beloved Italian churchgoer who was ruthlessly beaten to death outside a Brooklyn subway station was remembered for his kindness, cheerful laugh and unwavering faith, as more than 100 family members and friends gathered Friday night to honor his life. Nicola Tanzi, 64, was killed on Oct. 7 when a recidivist psycho savagely attacked him for no reason as the devout Catholic held a door open at the Jay Street-MetroTech Station - near where he had worked as a security guard for 15 years.
"We all have many memories of Padraig and we are very saddened by his untimely passing. As a mark of respect, the club flag will fly at half-mast. We will post funeral details in the coming days. Rest in peace Padraig,"
It's devastating. My wife actually told me about it during the service. She had heard of it. I think it's just a reminder of how much evil there is in this world. And that really we as, as followers of Christ, need to do what we can to kind of combat it.
After enduring a harrowing 17 years in a United States prison and five years on death row, Sunny Jacobs was finally exonerated of the double murder of two police officers, highlighting the grave injustices of wrongful convictions.