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John Thornton, Jr., left, and Washington Park Police Chief Calvin Hammond, right, comfort Sharon Thornton, canter, as they walk into the funeral service held for Washington Park mayor John Thornton, Sr. Friday afternoon at Mount Calvary Church of God in Christ in Washington Park. Thornton was shot and killed April 1, 2010.
John Thornton, Jr., left, and Washington Park Police Chief Calvin Hammond, right, comfort Sharon Thornton, canter, as they walk into the funeral service held for Washington Park mayor John Thornton, Sr. Friday afternoon at Mount Calvary Church of God in Christ in Washington Park. Thornton was shot and killed April 1, 2010.