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Tonya Papanikolas ReportingBillie Poulos: "Now we can get on with our lives and mourn him. We'll miss him terribly."
The family of 80-year-old Steven Poulos says they had a mixture of emotions when they heard two suspects in his murder had been stopped and killed in Kansas yesterday.
The two people who were killed have now been officially identified as suspects in Poulos' murder. They are 26-year-old Alicia Wingate and 18-year-old Aaron Millenson. The victim's family says they were happy and relieved to know the two had been taken off the streets, but sad it ended the way it did.
Steven Poulos loved his country.
Stephanie Arrassi Poulos, Daughter: "My dad would sit out on that patio right there and talk about how beautiful the flag was."
So it was fitting that his family remember him with a flag ceremony today. They raised the stars and stripes in front of the house where he was killed.
Billie Poulos, Wife: "It is ironic, however, that an 18-year-old, the same age as Steve when he went to war for our country, would finally fire the shot that would kill a man who has given so much."
The Poulos family says, from talking to neighbors who saw the suspects at their house, they are confident Alicia Wingate and Aaron Millenson were the ones who killed their dad.
Stephanie Arrasi Poulos, Daughter: "I know in my heart it's them. I know it. And I think my dad is letting us know it's them."
The family says though they're grieving, they're not vindictive.
Nick Poulos, Son: "If you have anger in your heart towards somebody, it ruins you for the rest of your life and you can't heal."
The Poulos family admits they wish they had more answers about their dad's death.
Billie Poulos: "We will never have complete closure because we're not really sure what happened in that house."
But the family says they're at peace knowing Steven is in heaven. Since his death, his family has found prayers and Bible verses he left all over the house. One prayer card was almost like a reassuring voice from their father. It said, "I am home, in Heaven, Dear ones, oh, so happy and so bright."
The family thanked police for working so quickly on the murder.
Steven and his wife would have been married 47 years in February. She says she plans to move back into the house to feel her husband's warmth and remember all their memories together.
