AURORA, Colorado- The first memorial service was held Wednesday for a victim of the Colorado movie massacre.
Family members and friends of Gordon Cowden attended a church service in Denver Wednesday. The 51-year-old father of four was one of 12 people killed during the midnight showing of the new Batman movie. Cowden was at the theater with two of his teenage daughters who were not hurt.
Cowden's family was seen crying at the makeshift memorial near the theater. One of his daughters wrote on a cross: "Dad, it was a surreal, disorienting night. What was certain was your calling to us. I love you."
Cowden will be laid to rest later this week.
