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Paul Simon sings at Newtown teacher's funeral
Dec. 20, 2012, 8:29 AM EST
WENN
Paul Simon paid his respects to a teacher killed during
Friday's Connecticut school shooting by performing at her funeral on
Wednesday.
Bing: Aftermath of the Newtown shooting
Victoria Soto was one of the six staff members killed at Newtown's Sandy
Hook Elementary, where 20 children were also slain by suspected gunman Adam
Lanza. Several of the children have already been laid to rest, and on Wednesday,
Soto's friends and family gathered in the town of Stratford to remember the
27-year-old teacher.
Simon was among the mourners at the Lordship Community Church, and he stepped
up to perform "The Sound of Silence," which was Soto's favorite song. The singer
knows the Soto family through his sister-in-law, according to the New York Daily
News. Soto was hailed a hero after the shootings when it emerged she died as she
attempted to shield her class from the gunman.
