Photos: Funeral for Roberta Drury
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Family and friends gathered Saturday morning at Assumption Church in Syracuse for a Mass of Christian Burial for 32-year-old Roberta Drury, who was one of the 10 people killed in a mass shooting May 14 when a white supremacist from the Southern Tier attacked the Tops supermarket at Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo where she, and many others, were just doing their grocery shopping on a beautiful spring day.
Family in grief
Family members are present after the funeral as prayers are prayed and holy water is sprinkled over the casket. On the far left is Roberta Drury's mother Leslie VanGiesen, center left is her sister Amanda Drury, center right is her father Philip Drury and on the far right is her nephew Daniel Moyer Jr.Â
Entering the church
The casket of Roberta Drury, 32 is brought through the side entrance at Assumption Church in Syracuse, Saturday, May 21, 2022. Helping with the casket are her sister Amanda Drury, sister-in-law Ashley Clements, nephew Daniel Moyer Jr. and brother Daniel Moyer.Â
Remembering his cousin
Enrique Owens, the cousin of Roberta Drury, wears a T-shirt with her photo to her funeral.
A premature funeral
People enter the church for the funeral.
A beautiful sentiment
Enrique Owens, the cousin of Roberta Drury, walks into her funeral.Â
Final goodbyes
After the funeral, family members come out with the casket of Roberta Drury. Second from left is her sister Amada Drury, nephew Daniel Moyer Jr. and brother Daniel Moyer.Â
A mother in mourning
Father Celentano hugs Roberta's mother Leslie VanGiesen and behind her is her husband, Richard.Â
Overwhelmed
Drury's sister-in-law Ashley Clements holds Roberta's nephew Daniel Moyer Jr.Â
A father's grief
A woman comforts Roberta's father Philip Drury.
Comforting one another
Family members look to one another for comfort.
Remembering her joyful sister
Drury's sister Amanda speaks about her sister's smile and her big personality.
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Family and friends gathered Saturday morning at Assumption Church in Syracuse for a Mass of Christian Burial for 32-year-old Roberta, who was one of the 10 people killed in a mass shooting May 14 when a white supremacist from the Southern Tier attacked the Tops supermarket at Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo where she, and many others, were just doing their grocery shopping on a beautiful spring day.
Ten people were gunned down at a Buffalo supermarket May 14 in a horrifying mass shooting that officials were quick to label as "pure evil" an…
