Moment of blessing for Radulescu is Saturday in Port Orchard

Readers, I'll see you there tomorrow. — Rachel Pritchett

The Revs. George Larson, retired, and Sarah Roemer of Spirit of Life Lutheran Church of Olalla will lead a moment of blessing for slain Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Radulescu at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in Port Orchard. The public is invited. Clergy are invited to vest, if possible.

Radulescu, based out of the Bremerton WSP office, was shot in the head in the early hours of Feb. 23, as he made a traffic stop. The moment of blessing will take place near where the tragic event occurred, in the parking lot of A-1 Roofing, 2342 Anderson Hill Road SW, Port Orchard. The site will be marked with bamboo poles with red and purple ribbons.

The moment of blessing is a ministry of the Kitsap Ministerial Association. The purpose is to reclaim spaces where homicides have occurred, to support the victim's family and friends, and also to help in the healing of the community.

This is a dangerous stretch of highway. Park at Future Homes of Bremerton, 3560 Highway 15 West. A shuttle bus will take you to the site of the blessing. The bus will leave at 1:55 p.m.

At 3 p.m. a second moment of blessing will take place at the intersection of Ramiller Lane SE and Scofield Road SE in South Kitsap County just south of Port Orchard. This is the location where suspected shooter Joshua Blake shot himself to death. From Highway 16, take the Mullinex Road exit. Head east. Turn south at Ramiller.

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