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Funeral service for Montebello baby killed in downtown Los Angeles
Date: 7/22/2011 Album ID: 1290419
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Mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (Staff photo by Keith Durflinger)
Mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Natasha and Jimmy Vasquez shed tears as they speak during the funeral service for their almost 2-month old son, Marcello Vasquez, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Natasha Vasquez leans over to say goodbye during the funeral service for her almost 2-month old son, Marcello Vasquez, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Jimmy Vasquez, left, and his brother, Michael Vasquez, lead carrying the casket of his almost 2-month old son, Marcello Vasquez, after the funeral service at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Natasha and Jimmy Vasquez enter the funeral service for their almost 2-month old son, Marcello Vasquez, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Jimmy Vasquez, center, carries the casket of his almost 2-month old son, Marcello Vasquez, after the funeral service at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Mourners wear ribbons as they attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Pictures are on display as mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Pastor Frank Custer leads the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Jimmy Vasquez, center, is embraced before the funeral service at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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Mourners attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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LAPD officers from the Newton Division attend the funeral service for Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old Montebello infant, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier on Friday July 22, 2011. Marcello Vasquez, a 2-month-old infant, died in Los Angeles July 14 when a motorist hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park near Spring and Fourth streets. (SGVN/Staff photo by Keith Durflinger/SWCITY)
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