Officers prepare for the funeral for fallen Chicago police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool) Marmolejo and officer Conrad Gary were killed Monday night, Dec. 17 by a passing commuter train. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
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CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds crowded into Roman Catholic Church on Chicago's South Side to remember the second of two officers struck and killed by a train .
Officer Eduardo Marmolejo was celebrated as a humble hero during his funeral Saturday. Gov. Bruce Rauner, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson attended the funeral.
To Marmolejo's eldest daughter, the 36-year-old was a dedicated father of three, who taught her that it's often small actions in life that have the biggest impact.
Rebeca Marmolejo said it breaks her "heart into a million pieces" to never see her father again.
Marmolejo's service comes one day after the funeral of 31-year-old Officer Conrad Gary .
The two were stuck by a passing train Monday while trying to find someone who had been shooting a gun.
The Marmolejo family watches as the pall bearers load Officer Eduardo Marmolejo's casket into a waiting hearse, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Chicago. To Marmolejo's eldest daughter, the 36-year-old was a dedicated father of three, who taught her that it's often small actions in life that have the biggest impact. Hundreds crowded into a Roman Catholic Church on Chicago's South Side to remember the second of two officers struck and killed by a train. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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Chicago Police Officers salute as the casket with the remains of Officer Eduardo Marmolejo exits St. Rita's church, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Chicago. Hundreds crowded into the Roman Catholic Church on Chicago's South Side to remember the second of two officers struck and killed by a train. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson passes the folded Chicago flag from the casket of Officer Eduardo Marmolejo to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Chicago. Hundreds crowded into a Roman Catholic Church on Chicago's South Side to remember the second of two officers struck and killed by a train. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, gives the folded Chicago flag that was draped over the casket of Officer Eduardo Marmolejo to his wife, Maria, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Chicago. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson stands next to him on right. Hundreds crowded into a Roman Catholic Church on Chicago's South Side to remember the second of two officers struck and killed by a train. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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The casket for fallen Chicago police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo arrives at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Marmolejo and officer Conrad Gary were killed Monday night, Dec. 17 by a passing commuter train. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
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Officer Eduardo Marmolejo's family offers the gifts to Cardinal Blase Cupich as he leads the funeral mass for fallen Chicago police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Marmolejo and officer Conrad Gary were killed Monday night, Dec. 17 by a passing commuter train. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
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