More than 100 mourners congregated at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Bayonne to say goodbye to a man they say left them to soon.
More than 100 mourners congregated at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Bayonne to say goodbye to a man they say left them to soon.
A funeral service for Pablo Caamano, the 33-year-old Bayonne man who was fatally stabbed early Monday morning in Woodbridge, was held this morning at the Catholic church at 984 Avenue C.
Friends and family of Caamano tearfully paid their last respects to the lifelong Bayonne resident. Many of the mourners said they'll remember Caamano as a selfless man who was always willing to help.
"He was the most amazing man that I ever knew," said one funeral attendee who said he had been friends with Caamano for 16 years.
"I'll never have another friend like him again."
Amarlis Calderon, 32, of Bayonne pleaded not guilty earlier this week to charges she stabbed Caamano to death in his vehicle near Interchange 12 on the New Jersey Turnpike early Monday morning, NJ Advance Media reported. She has also been accused of lying to investigators and disposing a knife.
The service was led by the administrator of the church, Rev. Peter Wehrle. The reverend told those in attendance that their stories of Caamano painted him as a man that would "give you the shirt off his own back."
Wehrle also touched upon the biblical story of the two disciples that treked to Emmaus three days after the death of Jesus, and related it to the emotions that Caamano's friends and family are feeling.
In the story, the two distraught disciples unknowingly meet their savior on their journey, and their faith is restored.
One mourner, who said he was a longtime friend of Caamano, said that he made him felt like he was a part of his family.
"He was like family to me," the man said. "This is just terrible."