Mourners Pack Glastonbury Church For Sergeant's Funeral
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GLASTONBURY — —
Hundreds of mourners packed the light-filled sanctuary of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church on Monday for the funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. Steven J. DeLuzio, who was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 22.As the casket was carried into the church, mourners sang the hymn, "On Eagle's Wings" — "And He will raise you up on eagle's wings … and hold you in the palm of His hand."
The Rev. George Couturier of St. Dunstan Church in Glastonbury, DeLuzio's home parish, said that the tenacious hockey player and selfless patriot would have two words for the gathering of family, friends and military comrades: "Live passionately."............
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