Memorial Service Held for Former DC Mayor Marion Barry
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Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A memorial service for former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry was held in the nation’s capital on Saturday.
Current D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray gave a eulogy for the man called Washington’s “mayor for life,” praising Barry for his “lifelong commitment to building up our city.”
The four-term mayor died late last month at the age of 78. He was notably arrested in 1990 after being caught on video tape smoking crack cocaine.
Gray also said that “Barry’s legacy is intimately woven into the fabric of the District of Columbia.”
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