'Tremendously missed': Beloved Kitsilano park caretaker killed in home
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Vancouver police said officers were called to West Third Avenue at McDonald Street at 11 a.m. Saturday, where officers found Justis Daniels, 77, dead inside his home.
An elderly park caretaker was killed inside his home this weekend.
Vancouver police said officers were called to West Third Avenue at McDonald Street at 11 a.m. Saturday, where officers found Justis Daniels, 77, dead inside his home.
His residence is located at Tatlow Park, where he was the long-time caretaker.
“My heart breaks to hear that anything traumatic would have happened to Justis here in the park, in a space that he made safe for everybody,” said Linda Kaastra, who stopped by the park Sunday morning to light a candle for Daniels.
Kaastra said he’s been the caretaker of the park in the 20 years she’s known him; some say he’s had this job for nearly 30 years.
Many call him a fixture of the community who was well-known in Kitsilano.
“(He was) a very kind man, a community-oriented man,” Kaastra said. “He cared about everybody. He was also a musician. He was passionate about music. And he often talked about his son.”
