Beloved jazz musician laid to rest in NYC with New Orleans-style procession
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Channel: Staten Island Advance · 2017 · Entertainment
Friends of Michael John Packer, 66, gave the blues singer, songwriter gathered to say their last goodbyes at Fredrick Douglass Memorial Park in Oakwood. The noted musician lived in Stapleton until he passed. Here are scenes from the bitter-sweet send off. (Staten Island Advance/ Victoria Priola)
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