Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Gordon Zigmund Kowalczyk
In memory of:
Special Constable Gordon Zigmund Kowalczyk
January 26, 1987
Calgary, Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
S/1550
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K (Calgary, AB)
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June 2, 1951
Calgary, Alberta
May 6, 1975
S/Cst. Kowalczyk was formerly an apprentice auto mechanic and a corrections officer. On the night of his death, he responded to a call where a young man had driven away without paying for gas. S/Cst. Kowalczyk last radioed in that he was pulling over a vehicle. Linda Bowen was convicted of manslaughter and Andrew Kay was convicted of first degree murder. S/Cst. Kowalczyk was married to Sylvia and he had 3 children from his previous marriage. He is buried in Queen’s Park Cemetery in Calgary.
Commemorated on Page 185 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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Inscription on Grave marker – Photo courtesy of www.rcmpgraves.com -
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Special Constable Gordon Zigmund Kowalczyk – © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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