He lived. He served. He died.
This article is dedicated to the late What.
Fly high, sweet angel... 
Today we mourn the loss of What.
funeral /fyoo͞′nər-əl/ noun
A ceremony or group of ceremonies held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person. The eulogy delivered or the sermon preached at such a ceremony. The burial procession accompanying a body to the grave.
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