James Gandolfini Funeral: Wife Deborah Lin Gandolfini Gives Moving Tribute to 'The Sopranos' Actor [PHOTOS]
During James Gandolfini's Thursday morning funeral service at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the late triple-Emmy winner was remembered by his wife Deborah Lin Gandolfini.
She was the first family member to speak at the service, according to New York Daily News.
"My husband was an honest kind and loving man. He cared more about others than himself. He took the time to ask others in the course of the day how they were doing...Jim, one of the things I loved the most was watching you be the father that you were to Michael and Lily...Thank you for the memories of the beautiful life we shared together...I love you Jim and I always will. Rest in Peace," she said.
In attendance were family and friends, along with Thomas Richardson and Susan Aston and David Chase, the creator and executive producer of the television show that made Gandolfini a household name, The Sopranos. Gandolfini's Sopranos costars Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Dominic Chianese and Joe Pantoliano attended, as well as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
The 90-minute service was lead by the Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski.
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Gandolfini died of a heart attack while vacationing with his 13-year-old son, Michael, in Rome on June 19.
Broadway theaters dimmed their lights June 26 in honor of the actor. James was nominated for a Tony in 2009 for his role in God of Carnage.
A private viewing was held for James in Park Ridge, N.J. June 26. James' wife Deborah and 9-month-old daughter Liliana were among the first to arrive to the wake, according to the New York Daily News.
"We are all devastated by this loss. James was a devoted husband, a loving father of two children, a brother and cousin you could always count on. We thank you for the privacy you have afforded us during this difficult time," said a previous Gandolfini family statement, read by spokesperson Michael Kobold.
In rememberance of the actor, Holsten's, the New Jersey diner where the HBO show's famous final scene was shot, reserved the Sopranos table where the scene was filmed for the weekend and put a vase filled with white flowers on the table.
"This is our way of saying thank you for having the opportunity to meet you and work with you...it's just upsetting that gone," Holsten's co-owner Ron Stark told E! News. "I had the privilege to work with him, shooting the final scene of the final episode. He was great to work with, a great guy, a great actor obviously and I'm going to miss him."
The actor is survived by his wife, Deborah Lin, and two children.
