Jenni Rivera's Life Celebrated at Memorial Service

Not surprising, there was not a dry eye in the place as Rivera's five children each spoke fondly about their mother, most notably, her youngest, 11-year-old son Johnny.

"I only had 11 short years with my mom. But it's a real honor to say that Jenni Rivera is my mom. That she still lives in me," he said, fighting back tears. "This is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through in my life, but I am happy to say my mother has moved on and she's finally happy."

Rivera's 21-year-old son Michael noted in his eulogy that "we're not here to mourn the death. We're here to celebrate the life and graduation of a singer, an entertainer, a diva, a fighter, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and more than anything, a mother. The best mother." He then asked for 27 seconds of silence to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.

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