PHILADELPHIA -
Friday was an emotional day for law enforcement across the area lined up outside not one but two police funerals.
They were forced to say goodbye to fellow officers killed within just hours of each other.
In Millville, N.J., a funeral was held for Officer Christopher W. Reeves – who had been on the job eight years and lovingly referred to as "Superman" – before he was killed when a suspect crashed into his cruiser early Sunday.
And in Philadelphia, mourners came to remember Officer Brian Lorenzo, a 23-year veteran and father of three, who was killed the same morning by a suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on Interstate 95.
The support for Lorenzo included officers lined up for blocks.
First, there was a morning procession from the funeral home to Center City, where another viewing was held from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
The funeral service followed at noon.
Then, SkyFOX flew over the procession from the basilica to the cemetery, where Lorenzo was buried.
Lorenzo's family and friends were there, as were police officers from throughout the region.
One of the most emotional parts of Friday's service was the heartbreaking eulogy delivered by Lorenzo's younger brother, who is also a Philadelphia police officer.
"I miss Brian so much already," Officer Manny Lorenzo said. "I struggle with his death every day and wonder why such an honorable man can be taken from us so suddenly. But I hear him in the background saying, 'Everything will be OK.'"
The younger Lorenzo's words were not only remembering his brother in blue but his big brother, a member of the police force's esteemed highway patrol unit.
Lorenzo said would always remember their domino games, their late-night chats by the fire pit and more.
Sam Bonanno, who attended the funeral, said, "When I heard his brother talking there at the pulpit, I almost broke down myself. I really did. It was sad."
But amid the sadness, Mayor Michael Nutter asked his family and friends to celebrate Lorenzo's life and service to the city.
"Let us celebrate Brian's good work. Let us celebrate that he did his job well," Nutter said.
Outside, those that could not get in watched the service on a large monitor, and many that never met the late officer Lorenzo felt compelled to honor his sacrifice.
"Even I didn't know this man, but I feel sorry for him and his family because I know that he was doing a great job for our city," said one of those attendees, Linda Rodriquez.
After the funeral, Lorenzo's body was taken to Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem, where he was laid to rest.
Officers from scores of departments attended the services from both inside and outside of the Delaware Valley.
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