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Chicago remembers teen victim of city gun violence

February 10, 2013

Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation's debate over gun violence. Yet one speaker after another remembered 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton not so much as a symbol but as a best friend, an excellent student with dreams of going to college and a sometimes goofy girl...

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/130209856/
 
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