Ossie Davis' Funeral Draws Packed House ; Activist Actor Recalled As a 'Moral Compass'
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › February 14, 2005
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NEW YORK - Ossie Davis meant as much to the people who waited for hours in the cold to attend his funeral on Saturday as he did to his close friends and colleagues in the civil rights movement and the stage and screen worlds.
More importantly, Davis truly cared about the common folk that attended his memorial service at the interdenominational Riverside Church as if they were family or close friends.See the full content of this document
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Ossie Davis' Funeral Draws Packed House ; Activist Actor Recalled As a 'Moral Compass'
That's why a standing-room-only crowd of more than 2,000 packed the church for a stirring farewell to the actor and civil rights leader who, by all accounts, was a rare combination of fierce strength, gentle warmth and boundless courage.
Davis, who will be cremate...See the full content of this document
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