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cmannphoto/iStock(COOPER CITY, Fla.) Hundreds of mourners gathered for an emotional Celebration of Life ceremony for Miya Marcano, the Florida college student who was found dead eight days after her family reported her missing. Her funeral will take place Thursday afternoon. Family and friends embraced each other in front of Marcano's casket, which was painted her favorite color royal blue, during Wednesday's ceremony at Cooper City Church of God. Loved ones shared their favorite memories of Marcano and talked about how she enjoyed dancing and celebrating her Caribbean culture. "It was totally amazing just to be there and to experience the lives that Miya touched in such a short period of time," family attorney Daryl K. Washington told ABC News. "Hearing the stories from her friends, strangers and family members talking about how she was such a princess and how she brightened up the room every time she entered. It makes it so hard to accept the fact that this
Loved ones of 19-year-old Miya Marcano said their final goodbyes on Thursday. Marcano was laid to rest in a custom blue casket, wrapped with an image of her angelic face and topped with a crown befitting of a queen.