Members of the closest family arrived, including: wife-Elżbieta, daughters-Joanna and Justyna. Also representatives of the Polish Olympic Committee arrived, inluding: Presidents Andrzej Kraśnicki and Adam Krzesiński, Secretary General of the Polish Olympic Committee. Furthermore, authorities of TV Polsat and company Elektrim SA, with whom President Piotr Nurowski has been closely related, participated in the event. Former athletes, activists, coaches and members of sport family were not missing.
The mass was celebrated by Priest Edward Pleń, chaplain of the Polish athletes, who spoke, inter alia, about fascination of Piotr Nurowski with the Holy Father John Paul II. He recalled that because of the initiative of the tragically deceased President of the Polish Olympic Committee, the Olympic Center in Warsaw was given the name of the polish pope.
After the mass, daughter Joanna in a very touching words thanked, on behalf of the whole family, all attendees for coming. Then, wife and daughters of the deceased President Nurowski, accompanied by President and Secretary General of the Polish Olympic Committee put the wreaths and lit the candles underneath the commemorating board dedicated to Piotr Nurowski, at the entrance of the Cathedral at Warsaw’s Prague.
The second part of the Sunday’s event took place at the grave of Piotr Nurowski, at Warsaw’s cementery “Powązki”. After the short prayer performed by Priest Edward Pleń the wreath from the Polish Olympic Committee has been put by Andrzej Kraśnicki and Adam Krzesiński. All around the grave candles were lit.
