Thousands Attend Service to Celebrate Life of Bernie Mac

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During the festivities, the family presented Mac with a posthumous resolution describing his undying loyalty and compassion for his family and those around him. The proclamation stated he was a "disciple" to the sick and shut-in, and he was praised for "following his calling and sharing his wit and gifts" with the world.

"He stood on his own terms. He always said, 'I don't care if you like me. I like me.' I have never been more influenced by another comedian. I never got a chance to tell him I loved him," a barely audible and crying [Hughley] said.

"It's tough when you tell jokes for a living, but sometimes it just ain't funny," [Steve Harvey] said after pausing a few times to regain composure. "He was a family man. He talked about them all the time."

About 6,500 people shared tears and laughter inside the House of Hope as family members and friends of Mac paid tribute to the 50year-old South Side native during a four-hour memorial service that included singing, pictures and an audio montage of Mac's jokes and the late Isaac Hayes' hits.

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Thousands Attend Service to Celebrate Life of Bernie Mac

"He's still the hottest ticket in town," fellow 'King,' Cedric the Entertainer, told a legion of fans, friends and relatives of Bernard Jeffery McCullough-Bernie Mac-Saturday during a public memorial service at a South Side church for the sharp-witted comedian.

Bernie Mac succumbed to com...

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