Funeral services were held Saturday for the autistic Queens teenager who went missing in October.
Family members gathered at the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village to remember Avonte Oquendo.
A line of mourners wrapped around the corner as people waited for a chance to pay their final respects to Avonte and his grieving family.
“He touched the lives, like I said, of so many people, and it hurts, but it’s a blessing when you look at it from God’s way, ’cause he’s going to unify a lot of people,” said Leslie Burch, a family friend. “He’s going to create awareness for a lot of people, as far as autistic and as far as the schools, how we watch children and make sure that they’re taken care of when they’re inside the school.”
Avonte was last seen leaving his school on Center Boulevard in Long Island City in the middle of the school day on October 4.
His disappearance triggered a massive search that stretched beyond the city.
His remains were found washed up in College Point last week.
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