WE WILL MISS YOU, YOUNG MAN…
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Victor Willis‘ funeral brought his Village People bandmates back together to say goodbye … but instead of wearing black, the crew showed up dressed and ready to put on a show.
A group of about 50 mourners gathered at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary in San Diego, California to honor Victor … including five people who appear to be current members of the group.
We obtained photos from the service … showing the constructionworker, James Kwong, the cowboy, Nicholas Manelick, the Native American, Javier Perez, the G.I., James Lee, and the leather man, J.J. Lippold, in costume. The crew sat in the front row as Victor was laid to rest.
As you know … Victor passed away last month after a “short but aggressive illness.”
Victor — who dressed as the group’s police officer — was one of its founding members back in 1977 … appearing in a few different iterations of the band over the years…