Funeral services have been scheduled for Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, the 31-year department veteran who was found dead at his Wildwood Avenue home last week.
Visiting hours are Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 4-7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main St. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at the church Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 11 a.m.
Solomon, 57, served with the Worcester Police Department for more than three decades. The New England Police Benevolent Association, which identified Solomon publicly following his death, remembered him as “an incredibly dependable officer, colleague and friend” whose loss was being felt throughout the department and NEPBA Local 911.
The services come one week after Solomon was found dead early Aug. 18 at the Wildwood Ave. home he shared with his wife, Karen Solomon.
Karen Solomon disappeared shortly before police arrived at the home, setting off an extensive search involving local, state and federal law enforcement. On Monday, authorities recovered the remains of a woman believed to be Karen Solomon in a wooded area off May Street near Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital.
Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier said Monday that investigators believe the deaths were a murder-suicide. Formal identification of the woman’s remains was pending at the time of the announcement.
Traffic restrictions will be in place around Our Lady of the Angels during both days of services.
On Tuesday, parking will be prohibited on Main Street between Curtis Parkway and Park Ave., with traffic delays and temporary road closures expected from approximately 2:45-8 p.m.
The same Main Street parking restriction will be in effect Wednesday, when motorists should expect delays and temporary shutdowns from approximately 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In a statement released Monday, the Solomon family described the previous week as leaving them “heartbroken and rudderless” and thanked the many law enforcement agencies, first responders and members of the public who supported the family during the investigation and search.
“The compassion, dedication, and empathy of all the agencies involved have given us light in the face of darkness,” the family said.
Charlene Arsenault can be reached at carsenault@theworcesterguardian.org
