Martin Richard Memorial Service Honors Boston Bombing Victim With Mass On What Would Have Been 9th Birthday

The family of Martin Richard, who was killed in the Boston bombing on April 15, held a memorial service today. They requested that the Mass be private and only let one reporter, Bill Forry of the Dorchester Reporter, inside the memorial service. Forry agreed to share his report with the media, which is below. An overflow crowd packed St. Ann Church in Neponset this morning for a celebration of the life of Martin Richard, a Dorchester boy who would have turned 9 this weekend if he had not been ki...