If anyone lived in Steeles, Im sure you guys know who he is. He was soo nice, always held the doors for me, said hi to everyone.... I can't believe it. =(
Two young lovers who had sought privacy were found dead in a Cadillac parked in a west Toronto garage yesterday, apparently overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
William Rodriguez, 22, and Anna Zarnoch, 17, a Grade 12 student at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School, were found by the man's mother at 6 a.m. in a garage behind the Lansdowne Ave. house they rent north of Davenport Rd.
Staff and students at the high school, already rocked by arrests earlier this week at the school over sexual assault and harassment allegations, were plunged into shock again with Zarnoch's death.
Rodriguez's cousin, Alberto Paredes, said Toronto Police investigators indicated the young couple "were being romantic" in the back seat of the idling car while the fatal fumes filled the closed garage.
"He was a great guy," Paredes said. "I was actually with him (Wednesday) for a short while and the whole family is shocked.
"You know, it's a freak accident," he said, adding he didn't know Zarnoch.
NO FOUL PLAY
Police said foul play is not a factor in the deaths. Autopsies are to be performed today.
The dead man's brother-in-law, Al Barboza, said the older model Caddy belonged to Rodriguez.
"He's a young guy, a good guy," said his boss Luis Rocha, who was called by Rodriguez's mother, Blanca, after she found the bodies.
Rodriguez had worked as a construction framer on new homes for Rocha's company for the past two years.
Rodriguez arrived from Ecuador about four years ago and lived with his mother, sister and brother-in-law.
"He's a good friend," Rocha said. "He's a very happy guy. We laughed all day at work."
At James Cardinal McGuigan, classmates hugged and wept after being told Zarnoch had died in a tragic mishap.
"She was a really nice girl," said Elizabeth Obunboye, who had known Zarnoch since grade school. "If I asked her for anything, she'd be like, 'Yeah, sure.'"
Obunboye said she saw Zarnoch Wednesday during lunch. "She looked fine. She was talking to a friend," she said. "The next thing I hear, she's dead. I was surprised."
Mary Jo Deighan, spokesman for the Toronto District Catholic School Board, wanted to make it clear the tragic death is "in no way related or connected" with the Monday arrests of 14 students at the school near Finch Ave. and Keele St.
She said every grief counsellor the board has will be available to students and staff.
"I think everyone in this community has been under a lot of pressure," said Deighan, as she shed a tear. "It's unbelievable. It's untimely, very untimely."
She said teachers were told of the death yesterday after second period. They read a prepared statement to their students.
Late yesterday afternoon, a steady flow of Zarnoch's friends went to her family's apartment, a short walk from the school, where a younger sister, Alicia, is in Grade 11 and another sister graduated last year.
Two young lovers who had sought privacy were found dead in a Cadillac parked in a west Toronto garage yesterday, apparently overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
William Rodriguez, 22, and Anna Zarnoch, 17, a Grade 12 student at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School, were found by the man's mother at 6 a.m. in a garage behind the Lansdowne Ave. house they rent north of Davenport Rd.
Staff and students at the high school, already rocked by arrests earlier this week at the school over sexual assault and harassment allegations, were plunged into shock again with Zarnoch's death.
Rodriguez's cousin, Alberto Paredes, said Toronto Police investigators indicated the young couple "were being romantic" in the back seat of the idling car while the fatal fumes filled the closed garage.
"He was a great guy," Paredes said. "I was actually with him (Wednesday) for a short while and the whole family is shocked.
"You know, it's a freak accident," he said, adding he didn't know Zarnoch.
NO FOUL PLAY
Police said foul play is not a factor in the deaths. Autopsies are to be performed today.
The dead man's brother-in-law, Al Barboza, said the older model Caddy belonged to Rodriguez.
"He's a young guy, a good guy," said his boss Luis Rocha, who was called by Rodriguez's mother, Blanca, after she found the bodies.
Rodriguez had worked as a construction framer on new homes for Rocha's company for the past two years.
Rodriguez arrived from Ecuador about four years ago and lived with his mother, sister and brother-in-law.
"He's a good friend," Rocha said. "He's a very happy guy. We laughed all day at work."
At James Cardinal McGuigan, classmates hugged and wept after being told Zarnoch had died in a tragic mishap.
"She was a really nice girl," said Elizabeth Obunboye, who had known Zarnoch since grade school. "If I asked her for anything, she'd be like, 'Yeah, sure.'"
Obunboye said she saw Zarnoch Wednesday during lunch. "She looked fine. She was talking to a friend," she said. "The next thing I hear, she's dead. I was surprised."
Mary Jo Deighan, spokesman for the Toronto District Catholic School Board, wanted to make it clear the tragic death is "in no way related or connected" with the Monday arrests of 14 students at the school near Finch Ave. and Keele St.
She said every grief counsellor the board has will be available to students and staff.
"I think everyone in this community has been under a lot of pressure," said Deighan, as she shed a tear. "It's unbelievable. It's untimely, very untimely."
She said teachers were told of the death yesterday after second period. They read a prepared statement to their students.
Late yesterday afternoon, a steady flow of Zarnoch's friends went to her family's apartment, a short walk from the school, where a younger sister, Alicia, is in Grade 11 and another sister graduated last year.
