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A week later, still thinking of Kerr and Van Lier

By Scoop Jackson
Page 2

Thursday, March 5, 2009

The weeklong eulogy ended Thursday afternoon when the family and friends of basketball royalty exited the Hennessy Bruno Funeral Home in suburban Chicago. But this was only half of this story's final chapter. Before the funeral for Johnny "Red" Kerr, there were two other services for Norm Van Lier. The end wasn't supposed to come like this. Not on the same day. Not these two. Last Saturday, inside the United Center before the first Chicago Bulls game since the deaths of the two Chicago icons t ...

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