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LEOMINSTER — Following a procession from city hall, the flag draped casket of Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds was carried into St. Cecilia’s Church, where a funeral Mass was held in his honor.

LEOMINSTER — From the steps of Leominster City Hall, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-2nd District) gave the family of Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds a packet of statements that were entered into the congressional record in his honor as well as a flag flown over the country’s capitol the day of his passing.

LEOMINSTER — Newscopters hovered above Gove Farm Saturday as a procession for Captain Ross Reynolds passed those who lined the streets in his honor. “I feel terrible about his passing. Nobody should die at 27,” said Peter Mason, a childhood friend of Capt. Reynolds. “It’s horrible, but I was taking the highway here and saw all the fire trucks and the overpasses and all the people lining the roads and it’s awesome.”