Earlier in the day, the Jackson family had a private ceremony ahead of the memorial at Forest Lawn cemetery.

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But if you call any of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuaries a cemetery, you would be remiss.

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More than two months after his death, the pop singer will be interred in a private ceremony Thursday evening at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, the Jackson family said.

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Patrick's Day and Memorial Day parades on Forest Avenue are produced each year by a group of longtime residents, according to Angela D'Aiuto, executive director of the West Brighton Community Local Development Corp.

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The private ceremony will take place at Holly Terrace in The Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, and "will be limited to family and close friends, " the statement said.

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Hillen says the community never expected to see the memorial grow so quickly, from a few saplings to what now seems like a forest of nearly 300 trees.

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