William Dym eulogized his father Wednesday as “the greatest man” in his life — despite evidence to the contrary in the two caskets alongside his dad’s remains.
Steven Dym, who killed himself, his wife and teenaged daughter in a murder-suicide five days earlier, was fondly recalled by his only son at a funeral Mass held for all three family members.
Real estate magnate Dym shotgunned both victims inside the family’s $1.7 million Westchester County home before turning the weapon on himself.
“He was my hero, no matter what the circumstances,” son William told the 200-plus mourners packed inside St. Patrick’s Church in Bedford.
“His love was everlasting,” said his family’s last living member. “He was truly the happiest human being that I have ever encountered, and his happiness will continue to be a part of my soul forever.”
In eulogies to his mom Loretta and kid sister Caroline, William never mentioned their violent deaths at the hands of the family patriarch.
The mourners cheered the 20-year-old University of Southern California student when he closed his eulogy with one final mention of his homicidal father.
“Mom, Dad, Caroline — I miss you so much and I will always miss you,” he said. “I know you’re up there guiding me through life and keeping me safe, and I love you.”
The young orphan was brought to tears minutes earlier when speaking about his slain mom.
“My mother was the most caring and hardworking person I ever knew,” he said. “No one worked harder than she did. She helped my father provide for our family.”
William was accompanied into the church by his mom’s parents, Marilyn and Bill Rienecker. The first four pews were filled by friends and classmates of Caroline, most wearing a red ribbon in their braided hair to honor the slain teen.
Last Friday, police found Steven, 56, Loretta, 50, and Caroline, 18, dead of gunshot wounds on the second floor of their sprawling Pound Ridge, N.Y., home. Their caskets were all together in the front of the church.
William was away at the USC campus when his dad unleashed the unexpected carnage at their home.
The Rev. Joseph Domfeh Boateng was the only funeral speaker to address the family’s shocking and violent demise.
“In moments like this, we cannot but ask the question: Why?” said the priest. “Why this? William asked me the same question, why this? I wish I had the answers for you, but I don’t.”