Zukowski, 28-year diocesan employee, dies March 1

Published: March 3, 2015

Mirek Zukowski

Miroslaw “Mirek” Zukowski, a 28-year employee of the Diocese of Little Rock, died March 1 at his Little Rock home. He was 73.

Zukowski joined the diocesan staff in December 1987 and took care of buildings and grounds at St. John Center. At the time of his death he was serving as a maintenance and grounds specialist.

He was born Oct. 25, 1941, in Bialystok, Poland, to the late Aleksander and Janina Markowska Zukowski. Zukowski and his family immigrated to Arkansas in 1984 with assistance of the Catholic Refugee Resettlement Program.

He is survived by his wife, Boqumila Zukowski; one daughter, Agnes Rooke; and two grandchildren.

His cremated remains will be interred in the columbarium in the courtyard at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 10 at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor as the celebrant.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Refugee Resettlement Fund, Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 N. Tyler St., Little Rock, AR 72207