Hundreds of mourners have crowded into a Melbourne church for the funeral of baseballer Chris Lane. Source: AAP
MURDER victim Chris Lane's father says his son's death is senseless but his words about letting things go are helping.
The Melbourne baseballer has been given a final farewell with a guard of honour by his former baseball mates after his funeral on Wednesday.
Dozens of Essendon Baseball Club members in dark suits lined the road outside an Essendon church, applauding as a hearse carrying Mr Lane's coffin made its way to a private burial service.
Peter Lane told the service a young person's death is always tragic, but the way his son died so senselessly made it much harder to comprehend.
But he said a lesson he had learnt from his son about letting things go was helping him get through this sad time.
"What has happened to Chris is just not fair, but hanging onto it just won't help," Mr Lane said.
Mr Lane said his son had shown maturity beyond his years, was devoted to his family and when he saw opportunity "he took it with both hands and he ran with it".
Chris Lane had grown from a boy into a man, he said, and was planning a future with his girlfriend.
His aspirations on the sporting field had also moved to other areas of his life.
"I'm very proud of how you've turned out, you know you'll always be with us," Mr Lane said.
Hundreds of mourners packed St Therese's Church in Melbourne's north for the 22-year-old baseball player's funeral.
A big photo of Chris Lane smiling stood in front of his brown and gold coffin, which was adorned with a large bouquet of white flowers.
"A picture's worth a thousand words," Father Joe Giacobbe told the mass.
"It's a terrific photo."
Father Giacobbe said he had never seen the church so full.
"I've been a priest for 40 years and I don't think I've seen this church as full as it is today," he said.
Father Giacobbe invited Mr Lane's loved ones, including his mother Donna Lane and girlfriend Sarah Harper, to place significant objects around his coffin, including his baptismal shawl, primary and secondary school tops and an Australian-themed top.
Floral tributes also lined the church steps.
Mr Lane, from Melbourne's Oak Park, was jogging alone in Duncan, Oklahoma, when he was shot in the back in a random attack on August 16.
He was attending a college in Oklahoma where he had a baseball scholarship when he was killed.
The funeral will be followed by a private burial.
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