GARY, Ind. (July 11, 2009)--The city where Michael Jackson spent the first 11 years of his life has said its own farewell to the late pop icon.
Several thousand people turned out in Gary, Ind., Friday evening to watch performers sing and dance to his hits.
Some who knew Jackson when his family lived in Gary spoke about what a thoughtful young man he was and they recounted how the Jackson 5 once performed at Garnett Elementary School, charging students 10 cents apiece.
Organizers said more than 30 members of Jackson's family, including his father, Joe Jackson, attended the event at the Steel Yard, Gary's minor league baseball park.
The Jacksons moved from Gary after the Jackson 5 recorded their first album in 1969. Streams of fans have visited the Jacksons' former two-bedroom home in Gary since the pop star's death last month.
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