Paul A. Belmarez

Feb. 6, 1960 - Sept. 22, 2005

Paul A. Belmarez, 45, of South Bend, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 22, 2005, in his home following an apparent heart attack.

He was born February 6, 1960, in South Bend, to Raul and Mary Jane (Molnar) Belmarez, and had been a lifelong resident of this area. Paul had been a firefighter with the South Bend Fire Department for 18 years, and was captain at Station 9. He graduated in 1978 from Washington High School and attended Valparaiso University. He was a member of the Mannechor Club, and belonged to a pool league.

On March 29, 2001 , in South Bend, he married Kimberly Sue Krakowski, who survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Nicole Belmarez and Allison Belmarez, both of South Bend. In his heart, Paul always considered Melissa Goepfrich and Dennis Landry as his children, and their children as his grandchildren. Also surviving are his mother, Mary Jane Belmarez of South Bend; two sisters, Cynthia Belmarez and Marie Werner, both of South Bend; two brothers, Jesse (Kim) Belmarez and Michael Belmarez, both of South Bend; one niece, Alissa Belmarez; six nephews, Chad Boocher, Ryan Boocher, Aaron Bechtel, Nicholas Belmarez, Jonathan Belmarez and Joshua Belmarez; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Richard and Mary Krakowski of South Bend.

Services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, in Gospel Center Missionary Church, 930 South 30th Street, South Bend. Rev. Don Neely, chaplain of the South Bend Fire Department will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, and from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend.

The family requests that contributions in memory of Paul Belmarez be made to the American Heart Association, Dept. 77-3958, Chicago, IL 60678-3968; to River Bend Cancer Services, 71 1 East Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN 46617; or to South Bend Firefighters Local 362.

The South Bend Tribune South Bend, IN, 25 Sep 2005

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