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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
As Drew Katz speaks, during a memorial service for his father, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wipes his eye
Son Drew A. Katz speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Son Drew A. Katz speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Daughter Melissa Silver speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Ethan Silver hugs Boston Red Sox's Shane Victorino during a public memorial service for his grandfather Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz.
The attendees stand and applaud at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Grandson Ethan Silver speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Entertainer and former classmate Bill Cosby speaks during a public memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz Wednesday, June 4, 2014.
Comedian Bill Cosby speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Comedian Bill Cosby speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Comedian Bill Cosby speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Ed Snider, Chairman of Comcast-Spectacor, speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
William K. Marimow, editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Senator Cory Booker speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Senator Cory Booker speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Former President Bill Clinton places a hand on former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell after Rendell spoke during a memorial service for Lewis Katz.
A shot of the attendees at the memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell speaks during a public memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz Wednesday, June 4, 2014.
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Patrick J. O'Connor, Chairman of the Temple University Board of Trustees, speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
Rabbi Aaron Krupnick speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz at Temple University on June 4, 2014.
Temple University President Neil D. Theobald speaks at a memorial service for Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
Dignitaries stand at the start of a public memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Temple University.
Speakers stand on stage at the beginning of a memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz at the Temple Performing Arts Center on June 4, 2014.
Speakers former PA Governor Ed Rendell and former President Bill Clinton walk on stage at the memorial service for Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014 at Temple University.
Speakers Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider and comedian Bill Cosby stand on stage at the beginning of a memorial service for Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
Speakers Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, PA Governor Tom Corbett, and Senator Cory Booker stand on stage at a memorial service for Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
People gather inside the Temple Performing Arts Center prior to a memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
People line up outside the Temple Performing Arts Center prior to a memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
People line up outside the Temple Performing Arts Center prior to a memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
People line up outside the Temple Performing Arts Center prior to a memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
People line up outside the Temple Performing Arts Center prior to a memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz on June 4, 2014.
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As Drew Katz speaks, during a memorial service for his father, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wipes his eye
Matt Rourke

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A memorial service of Lewis Katz, one of seven people killed in a plane crash, is held at Temple University.

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