Lanier remembered as dedicated Houston leader
HOUSTON (AP) - Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier (luh-NEER') has been remembered as a dedicated city leader and a lover of his family, music and sports.
Services were held Tuesday in Houston for Lanier, who died Saturday of natural causes. He was 89.
Hundreds of people turned out to remember the civic leader known affectionately as "Mayor Bob." Lanier led Houston during the 1990s.
Pastor Joel Osteen of megachurch Lakewood Church urged mourners to make the world a better place, like Lanier did.
Robert Clayton Lanier III pauses as he eulogizes his grandfather during funeral services for former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, in Houston. Lanier, who served as Houston's mayor in the 1990s, died at his home of natural causes on Saturday. He was 89. (AP Photo/ Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Pastor Joel Osteen says a prayer during funeral services for former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier at George H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, in Houston. Lanier, who served as Houston's mayor in the 1990s, died at his home of natural causes on Saturday. He was 89. (AP Photo/ Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Elyse Lanier embraces an American flag during funeral services for former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, in Houston. Lanier, who served as Houston's mayor in the 1990s, died at his home of natural causes on Saturday. He was 89. (AP Photo/ Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer) MANDATORY CREDIT
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