ATLANTA- Father John A. Ozarowski, 74, parochial vicar at Christ the King Cathedral, was found dead in his bed late in the morning of Feb. 11, a few weeks short of the 50th anniversary of his priesthood.

The day before his death he had kept his regular schedule, including celebrating Mass at a nursing home and making a trip to the bank.

Visitation was held Feb. 14 at the cathedral. The Mass of Christian Burial was scheduled to be celebrated Feb. 15 at 10;30 a.m. at the cathedral, to be followed by burial at Arlington Cemetery in Sandy Springs.

Father Ozarowski was ordained by Bishop William A. Griffin in 1945 for the Diocese of Trenton, N.J. He was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Atlanta in December 1978.

He served as a parochial vicar at St. Anthony’s, Atlanta, Sacred Heart, Atlanta, Corpus Christi, Stone Mountain and the cathedral before being named pastor of St. Andrew’s Church in Roswell, where he served from June 1982 to October 1988. He then served as pastor at Good Shepherd in Cumming from October 1988 to January 1992.

Father Ozarowski was then assigned to the cathedral as a parochial vicar.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home.