Two hundred and fifty miles to the west of Flatbush, where he grew up and played the ball to imagine life as a lawyer, which celebrates the life of football coach in the famous stir Thursday memorial service, prayer, laughter and tears and hugs, with a salute to touch than six decades, the players and the vitriol of the University and finished his career with 46 coach symbolic season.
"Bless us in this day and to honor and celebrate one of the best gifts to the world - Joe Paterno," said Matthew Rev. Laffey in front of a crowd of 12,000 in Jordan Center Bryce, and open for two hours and 15 service minutes and arrived moments after the Paterno-soo, the widow of Joe, with a standing ovation.
He died four days after Paterno for lung cancer 85, and the service - called "a monument to Joe" - was the result of effective and full of energy during the week of mourning and anger over the campus and the people who make thousands of people to their respect for the man they call Joep is a respected and revered here instead recording victories and 409 national tournaments, but to make a "success with honors," and the value of taking fingerprints has been education.
Sold out of service after a seven-minute tickets available.
Paterno Flood nonstop mixed with disgust by the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania, launched Paterno, telephone, and 74 days before his death, and after the scandal of sexual abuse for a long time assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Call Todd Blackledge, quarterback of the first national championship in the state of Pennsylvania in 1982 and represents the contract of 1980 on Thursday, Paterno "I met the most prominent person ever." Charlie Pittman, dating to 1960, which was one of the first African-American recruits Paterno Paterno spoke not only "usually build excellence, (but) the school building program and the pride of the state and young people in the mountains, more than half a century."
Said Kenny Jackson, and a receiver stars, which represent decades of (90): "Joe was not a compliment, praise turned always, never thought it was fair, but today, you will Sir, who have no other choice today shows how much I love you. .. "
And impregnated with a video service with Paterno as a parent and coach young people, surrounded by his players, as in the uniform at any time before a simple blue and insisted coach, the White Helmets, but do not increase until the peak emotional Phil Knight, has long Paterno friend and Nike co-founder and a platform file.
Paterno called a hero, a knight, and said: "It turned out that he had given all the information to his superiors, and the information accompanying the series with the chief of police on campus and the school," said Knight. "I was in the hands of all the university and the president with the national reputation and outstanding, regardless of the details of the investigation, what is clear to me, and if there was a villain in this tragedy are in research and in Joe Paterno."
He burst on the scene in the noise and applause, the crowd from the top, and I felt as if the roof can fly from one place.
Shortly after, and talked Jay Paterno, the son of Joe and employee for 17 years, "great day" for the life of his father, and said that his father was not bitter in the end, not criticizing anyone, which "Take him for his safety."
Jay Paterno and then talked about his last moments with his father Sunday morning, Joe getting weaker every minute.
Jr., said his father: "Dad, I won, I've done all you can do. We love you all. Punish you go home now."
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