Farewell to Jan Pamedor Reutski to Be Held in Warsaw
The farewell service will take place on Sunday, after which the ashes will be delivered to Belarus.
Jan Pamedor Reutski, photo by Yauhen Skrabutan
A secular farewell ceremony for Jan Pamedor Reutski (Siarhei Parkhots), creator and administrator of the Facebook group "Belarusians in Warsaw", will take place on November 15 at 3:00 PM in the Polish capital at the Belarusian Coffee Shop located at: Warsaw, ul. Kobielska 75, Pozirk reports.
An urn with his ashes will be displayed there, which will be transported to Belarus after the ceremony, where the burial will take place among his closest relatives.
The organizers invite everyone who "would like to say goodbye to Pamedor together" and ask attendees to limit the amount of flowers where possible.
The death of 50-year-old Jan Pamedor Reutski became known on October 20. He was one of the contributors to "Muzykalnaya Gazeta", which was published in Minsk and covered developments on the Belarusian and international music scenes. In 2012, he moved to Poland, where he created the aforementioned Facebook group (bringing together around 28,000 people). He also worked as a barista and was engaged in business.
The requested sum of 30,000 zlotys (around 7,000 euros) for the farewell, transportation (of the ashes), other related procedures, and the deceased's burial in Belarus was raised the following day.