died last week was laid to rest after a private
funeral ceremony in New York on Friday. The
ceremony held at Grace Baptist Church was filled to capacity by friends, family and close associates of the late star.
In his tribute, read by Rev. Al Sharpton, President Barrack Obama said: "We extend our heartfelt condolences at this difficult time. He will be remembered for his infectious optimism and many contributions to American music.
Please know that you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers".
Also paying tribute to his buddy, P. Diddy talked
about how Heavy D helped give him his start in
the music industry, and how their decades-long
friendship continued up until Heavy D's death.
"He became my friend. He became my brother,
and I'm not talking about friend-brother like we
cavalierly use the word, I'm talking about a real
friend, a real brother," Diddy said. "Somebody I
shared my dreams and my secrets with,
somebody that's been there for me at my lowest
point, my darkest hour when nobody wanted to
be beside me."
But he also told jokes as he recounted his
"bromance" with the rapper, including a recent
visit to Miami that was supposed to last for three
days, but "turned into three weeks." He added
that Heavy D got to know his chef "very well."
Sharpton also drew laughter when he noted that
James Brown "made us black and proud; (Heavy
D) made us fat and proud."
A fund has been set up to financially aid Heavy
D's daughter; details were available on the
website http://www.rememberheavyd.com .
May his soul rest in peace.
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