A beautiful soul is never forgotten
"God bless you, Evangelos, for you have sacrificed, served, and led as God commanded," says Wayne Preston.
Devastated family and friends of Evangelos ‘Angelos’ Kostoglous came together at the Puntans-Hill Sports Club to share the beautiful memories they have of him.
Members of the Norwood Police Station, Community in Blue (CIB) and Community Police Forum (CPF) members also attended the memorial service.
Born in June 1958, Angelos lived in Orange Grove for most of his life.
Angelos passed away on December 4, 2022, due to a heart attack while he was attending an accident scene in Norwood.
He dedicated his senior years to serving his community and always going above and beyond in everything he did.
In 2016, he was one of the founding members of the Norwood Neighborhood Watch and later helped create the Community in Blue project, which he proudly led.
‘Alpha’, as his friends knew him, was a guardian angel to the residents of the Norwood precinct as well as a beloved friend to many of the community members.
A friend and colleague of Angelos, Wayne Preston, said their hearts were bleeding as the CPF and CIB have lost a great and dedicated person.
“We will miss our friend every day and we will make sure to keep working as he did to honour his memory and the dedication he put in during the patrols.”
Evangelos “Angelos” Kostoglou’s seven noble virtues he lived by:
- Courage: I face my fear and defend my family and kindred from all dangers.
- Discipline: I do what is necessary and right of my own accord, without bribe or threat.
- Honour: I stand by my oaths and honour my family by keeping my name pure amongst the kindred.
- Fidelity: I am true to my family, and friends, and kindred to those to who I pledge my service.
- Self Reliance: I learn skills and grow strong so that I can be no burden to others.
- Perseverance: I press on against all odds until the work I pledged to do is done.
- Truth: I seek the truth, I speak the truth, and will defend the truth.
