MOURNING A LIFE LOST; THOUSANDS JOIN AT FUNERAL FOR FALLEN GLENDALE OFFICER.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer Despite all the tears, they remembered to laugh. Friends of Glendale police Investigator Charles Lazzaretto on Monday offered inside jokes and anecdotes in their eulogies, revealing a man who loved life as much as he enjoyed making others laugh. Arriving in a winding motorcade, thousands paid last respects Noun 1. last respects - the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" deference, respect - a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very to the slain officer at a burial service The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service. That portion of a liturgy which is read at an interment; as, the English burial service s>. See also: Burial Burial at Forest Lawn Forest Lawn is the name of a number of different places:
Longtime friend Shane Sindle reminded the crowd that even in death Lazzaretto could place smiles on their faces. ``To honor Chuck I don't want to be sad,'' Sindle said. ``Chuck was never sad. I never saw him sad. He was always happy.'' The 30-year-old police homicide and robbery investigator was killed in a Chatsworth warehouse ambush May 27. The gunman, Israel Chapa Gonzalez, then shot and killed himself, officials said. Earlier that day, Gonzalez's girlfriend told police he tried to kill her. Lazzaretto and his partner, Arthur Frank, went to the warehouse to follow up on that call. ``Chuck's death has made me realize how precious life is and how at any moment we could lose that forever,'' Frank told mourners, taking a deep breath to hold back the tears. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Officers Jude Bella and Kevin Foster For other uses of "Kevin Foster", see Kevin Foster (disambiguation). Kevin Christopher Foster (born January 13, 1969 in Evanston, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1993-2001. were also injured while trying to rescue the fallen detective. Bella, still recovering from gunshot wounds, attended a private Mass in the morning, Sgt. Rich Young said. Lazzaretto, a 10-year Glendale police veteran, was the department's first officer killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Each eulogist eu·lo·gize tr.v. eu·lo·gized, eu·lo·giz·ing, eu·lo·giz·es To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy. eu told of a man who was devoted to work and family, a husband who kept an old Valentine's Day card from his wife on his desk, a father who hammed it up at Sea World to delight his sons, Andrew, 3, and Matthew, 2. When he wasn't fiddling on computers or drinking iceless colas, Lazzaretto loved playing soccer with his brothers Tony, Mark and Dominic. Though he didn't pass the hearing tests required to become an aviator when he was in the Marines, Lazzaretto grew to become a remote-controlled airplane enthusiast, friends said. Their last day with him began under gray skies, when a private Mass was attended by about 900 people at the Incarnation Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. in Glendale. Cardinal Roger Mahony presided. As the procession passed, many stopped tending gardens or walking to their cars, taking a moment to watch - and remember. Some placed their hands over their hearts in a solemn salute. During the burial service, Lazzaretto's mother, Nan Kathleen, grasped the arm of his wife, Annamaria. Wearing dark, mirrored sunglasses, his widow kissed their children, holding the flag that had been draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. over her husband's coffin. Lazzaretto began his career in the police reserves and later worked for years in the arson, auto theft and burglary divisions. He was promoted to the Homicide-Robbery Investigation Team in April. Many had figured him to be chief someday. Glendale Police Chief James E. Anthony himself told mourners, ``There was not doubt that he would have gone all the way.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Annamaria Lazzaretto wipes tears from her eyes during the funeral for her husband, Officer Charles Lazzaretto. (2) The widow gets a hug from her husband's partner, Arthur Frank. (3) Motor officers lead the procession for slain Officer Charles Lazzaretto. John McCoy/Daily News |
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