In Memoriam
The Very Reverend Antonio Checo
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Wednesday, April 1, 6:00 pm
R.I.P - The Very Reverend Antonio Checo Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Jackson Heights Dean of the Hellgate Deanery May 6, 1952 - April 1, 2020 Fr. Checo, rector of St. Mark’s and dean of the Hellgate Deanery in the Diocese of Long Island died today at Mount Sinai Hospital, Queens, of complications due to the coronavirus COVID-19. Besides serving as rector of St. Mark’s, he served as a member and chair of the Hispanic commission of the Diocese of Long Island, as a member of the Board of the Mercer School of Theology, and was very active in Cursillo. Antonio was a dedicated, hard working parish priest, enthusiastically in love with the people of his parish and the communities of Jackson Heights and Astoria and the surrounding neighborhoods. Everyone who knew Fr. Checo always knew what he was thinking and feeling about almost every topic. His transparent love of Jesus and the people he was called to serve was infectious to us all. When Antonio told you he was praying for you, you knew well you were being prayed for continually. He made you want to be a better servant to God’s people, a better priest, deacon or bishop. He made me want to be a better person - certainly a very enthusiastic participant in every endeavor. I will miss my friend and prayer partner. I will miss this very special priest. May he rest in the arms of the loving God he served so faithfully. Rest Eternal Grant to him O Lord. Let light perpetual shine upon him! 
The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano
Bishop of Long Island O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our brother Antonio. We thank you for giving him to us, his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. UPDATE Tuesday, March 31. 4:30 pm
Fr. Antonio Checo remains in critical but stable condition. He is assisted in his breathing by a ventilator and receives dialysis treatment to aid kidney function. Please keep Father Checo, his husband Starlin, and the people of St. Mark’s, Jackson Heights in your prayers. Friday, March 27
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Father Antonio Checo has been moved into an Intensive Care Unit and is currently in critical condition after being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning due to symptoms related to COVID-19. Please pray for Antonio's relief and healing, his husband, Starlin, his family and the people of St. Mark's, Jackson Heights, and for those who are treating him. I will provide more information as soon as I can. The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano Bishop of Long Island O God, The strength of the weak and
the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant Antonio the help of your power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord Vertical Divider
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