Feb. 9, 2013
An overflow crowd stands outside the Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago's South Side. In addition to the first lady, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett attended the funeral, as did several other state and local dignitaries.
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Feb. 9, 2013
Nate Pendleton arrives for the funeral of his 15-year-old daughter, Hadiya Pendleton, at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. Because of her performance in the inauguration events, the shooting death of Pendleton attracted the nation's attention as debate in Washington over proposals to reduce gun-related violence grows.
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Feb. 9, 2013
Cleopatra Pendleton, center, arrives with her son Nathaniel, left, for her daughter's funeral. Hadiya Pendleton was remembered at the funeral as an honors student at Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep who enjoyed cheerleading, debate and volleyball. She loved eating Chinese food, cheeseburgers and Fig Newtons; her favorite class in school was Latin; and she aspired to major in pharmacology or journalism in college.
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Feb. 9, 2013
The remains of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton arrive at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. Pendleton died Jan. 29, when a gunman opened fire on her and about a dozen other teenagers while they were hanging out in the afternoon at a park in Chicago, police said. Investigators say she was an innocent victim and had no ties to area gangs, although several of the other young people gathered at the park were connected to gangs.
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Feb. 9, 2013
A floral arrangement is delivered at the Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church. The arrangement, which included a heart-shaped pillow, rested beside Pendleton's casket, which was lined in purple, her favorite color. The pillow featured a smiling image of the girl and said "You'll always be in our hearts Hadiya" and was signed "mom and dad."
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Feb. 9, 2013
First lady Michelle Obama, second from left, arrives for the funeral. Obama did not speak at the funeral, but, before Saturday's service, she met privately with about 30 of Pendleton's friends and classmates, as well as with members of her family, according to a White House official.
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Feb. 9, 2013
Mourners wait in line to get into the Greater Harvest Baptist Church for the funeral. Some mourners here said they wished President Obama could do more to end the gun and gang violence in Chicago, where he worked as a community organizer for many years before representing a South Side district in the Illinois Senate.
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Feb. 9, 2013
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, and an unidentified man arrive for the funeral service. Jackson, a civil rights leader who lives in Chicago, stood at the front of the church near Pendleton's casket for a while before taking his seat in the congregation.
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Feb. 9, 2013
Education Secretary Arne Duncan arrives for the funeral. Duncan was chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools before joining the Obama administration.
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Feb. 9, 2013
King College Prep majorettes gather outside the funeral of their schoolmate Hadiya Pendleton. Pendleton, a sophomore at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School, had performed with her school band at President Obama's inauguration.
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Feb. 9, 2013
A mourner cries outside the wake and funeral for Hadiya Pendleton. During the service, Eric Thomas, pastor at Greater Harvest Baptist Church, addressed the issue of gun violence and the efforts in Washington to tackle it by asking that God "let the family know — her parents know — that her life has not been in vain. Because of this day, there will be many others saved."
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