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Under a steady rain, the flag-draped casket of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans was carried into a Massachusetts church on Thursday as dozens of state police troopers stood in the street and saluted.
Mourners followed the casket into St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams for a private funeral Mass, which was to be followed by burial at Bellevue Cemetery where Evans will be laid to rest beside his father, Howard. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Several residents stood under umbrellas nearby, Residents who wanted to pay their respects could also do so by gathering on Park Street in Adams for the funeral procession, according to a statement from the town.
Grieving a lost loved one is hard enough on its own, but doing so in the public eye brings other challenges.
Viewers throughout Berkshire County and beyond watched a nationally televised ceremony Tuesday for William âBillyâ Evans, a U.S. Capitol Police officer and North Adams native who died April 2, after an attacker drove a car into Evans and another officer.
President Joe Biden eulogized Evans, with many other high-profile officials in attendance alongside Evansâ family. Online, several people remarked on the ceremony.
Depending on the circumstances, that level of publicity and media attention either could help or hurt the grieving process, two psychotherapists who provide grief counseling told The Eagle.
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