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July 4 parade funerals to conclude with tribute to slain dad

By Associated Press
Published: July 18, 2022, 8:20am
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A Memorial for Kevin McCarthy, one of seven people killed in the Highland Park, Ill., Fourth of July parade mass shooting, stands within a War Memorial, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Highland Park. Funeral services for the seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade are set to conclude with family and friends gathering in suburban Chicago to remember McCarthy. McCarthy and his wife Irina, who was also killed, leave behind a 2-year-old son, Aiden, whose story prompted thousands of people to donate money for the orphaned boy.
A Memorial for Kevin McCarthy, one of seven people killed in the Highland Park, Ill., Fourth of July parade mass shooting, stands within a War Memorial, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Highland Park. Funeral services for the seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade are set to conclude with family and friends gathering in suburban Chicago to remember McCarthy. McCarthy and his wife Irina, who was also killed, leave behind a 2-year-old son, Aiden, whose story prompted thousands of people to donate money for the orphaned boy. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Photo Gallery

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Funeral services for the seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade will conclude Monday as family and friends gather in suburban Chicago to remember Kevin McCarthy.

McCarthy’s funeral service is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Skokie, Illinois. In an obituary, he is described as a father, husband, brother, uncle and son who “brought the fun to every situation.”

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