Chester Bennington was laid to rest on Saturday in Rancho Paolo Verdes, California.
According to TMZ, over 200 friends, family members and loved ones turned out to pay tribute one final time to the late Linkin Park singer, who killed himself at the age of 41 this month.
The artist’s body was found hanging in his home by a housekeeper on July 20, prior to another employee dialing 911 to alert the authorities.
There was nothing paramedics could do when they arrived on the scene, however.
All guests at the funeral this weekend were given a yellow wristband and a pass with Bennington’s photograph on it, the sort of admission item VIP fans would receive at a concert.
Austin Carlile – the ex-lead singer of the group Of Mice and Men – shared a picture of the token on Instagram.
As you can see below, the back of the guest pass featured an image of Bennington singing into a crowd that’s illuminated by the light from the cell phones of concert attendees:
“The service today was beautiful. Thank you Linkin Park, thank you Chester. For everything,” Carlile wrote as a caption to the image.
On July 24, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Bennington died of suicide by hanging.
Since then, words of mourning and remembrance have been shared online by countless individuals in the music business.
Late last week, the singer’s grief-stricken widow released her first public statement since Bennington’s passing.
“One week ago, I lost my soulmate and my children lost their hero – their Daddy,” Talinda Bennington wrote, adding:
“How do I move on? How do I pick up my shattered soul? The only answer I know is to raise our babies with every ounce of love I have left.”
She concluded as follows:
“He was a bright, loving soul with an angel’s voice.
“And now he is pain-free singing his songs in all of our hearts. May God bless us all and help us turn to one another when we are in pain. Chester would’ve wanted us to do so.
“Rest In Peace, my love.”
Bennington joined the Linkin Park in 1999 and the band went on to win two Grammy Awards, while selling over 70 million albums.
In a series of Tweets on Saturday, bass player Dave Phoenix Farrell said goodbye to his close friend.
“It goes without saying, this last week has been extremely difficult,” he wrote.
“The outpouring of love and kindness I’ve received from friends and Fans from all over the world has been incredible.
“I wish I could personally thank every one of you for your love and support…
“A huge part of Chester’s legacy will be the memories we hold of him in our hearts. He was an enthusiastic, playful father…
“An honest, and passionate musician, and a loyal friend. I’ve been touched to see memorials that have been held worldwide.”
We continue to send our own condolences to Bennington’s family during this impossibly difficult time.
May the singer rest in peace.