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Hudson's Mother, Brother, Nephew Remembered

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The Associated Press

Published: November 3, 2008

CHICAGO - Friends and relatives of Jennifer Hudson listened to spiritual songs and reminisced about Hudson's mother, brother and nephew at a memorial service Sunday at the childhood church of the singer and Oscar-winning actress.

Many of those songs featured Hudson, who did not attend the memorial service for Darnell Donerson, 57; Jason Hudson, 29; and Julian King, 7. The three were fatally shot late last month. Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, also did not attend.

Private funeral services are scheduled for today.

At Sunday's memorial, mourners dressed in black or white hugged and greeted one another while music played on the chapel speakers at Pleasant Gift Memorial Baptist Church on the city's South Side.

Large pictures of Jason Hudson and Julian King stood at the front of the room, and relatives took turns recounting stories about the three victims.

Several of Julian's young cousins sang "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" as the audience clapped along. Julian's second-grade teacher, Carmen Williams of Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, said that whenever the 7-year-old raised his hand to answer a question in class, he was right.

The bodies of Donerson and Hudson were discovered Oct. 24 at the family's home. Three days later the body of Julian was discovered in a sport utility vehicle on the city's West Side.

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