Terror victim Darren Drake mourned as 'good son' at N.J. funeral
Darren Drake
Terror victim Darren Drakeâs father  struggled to say  his  final goodbye to  his  only child after a deeply emotional funeral service Monday.
Under cloudy skies   James Drake  said a brief prayer and placed roses on  his  32-year-old sonâs wooden casket at Fairview Cemetery.
 He  patted the casket three times before stepping away to watch the body be lowered into the ground.
Earlier  several hundred mourners filled the New Milford church in New Jersey to say farewell to the âgentle giantâ who was killed on Oct. 31 while riding a CitiBike during a break from  his  job at Moodyâs Investors Services in the World Trade Center.
 New Jersey grad student Darren Drake  killed in terror attack
 âDarren  was closely-knit in both  his  family and  his  community â Father David Milliken told the mourners. âAs a co-worker   he  was someone who was able to just get along with people.â
 Jimmy Drake (r.)  arrives for the funeral of  his  son  Darren Drake  in New Milford  N.J. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)
Last Tuesday   Drake  was on a CitiBike listening to an audio book when he was hit by 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov  who drove a rented Home Depot truck through the lower Manhattan bike lane.
 Darren Drake   terror victim  remembered as ' beautiful man'
Drake  who worked as a project manager at Moodyâs   took bike rides frequently in between meetings   his  family said.
Darren Drake (SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS)
Days after his death   Drake  received a book in the mail titled âImagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences  Godâs Promises  and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You â Milliken said.
Pallbearers place  the casket of Darren Drake  into a hearse during  his  funeral. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)
 Drake   an only son  lived with his parents in their New Milford home. There  he frequently talked with them about the latest book he was reading  his family said. He also was a loyal Jets fan and wore a Gang Green cap in  his casket  during the wake.
Mourners console each other during the funeral of Darren Drake. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)
[TGT] struggled to say   [TGT]   final goodbye to   [TGT]   only child after a deeply emotional funeral service Monday.
Under cloudy skies   James Drake  said a brief prayer and placed roses on  his  32-year-old sonâs wooden casket at Fairview Cemetery.
 He  patted the casket three times before stepping away to watch the body be lowered into the ground.
Earlier  several hundred mourners filled the New Milford church in New Jersey to say farewell to the âgentle giantâ who was killed on Oct. 31 while riding a CitiBike during a break from  his  job at Moodyâs Investors Services in the World Trade Center.
  [TGT] killed in terror attack
 âDarren  was closely-knit in both   [TGT]   family and  his  community â Father David Milliken told the mourners. âAs a co-worker   he  was someone who was able to just get along with people.â
 Jimmy Drake (r.)  arrives for the funeral of  his  son  Darren Drake  in New Milford  N.J. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)
Last Tuesday    [TGT] was on a CitiBike listening to an audio book when  [TGT]  was hit by 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov  who drove a rented Home Depot truck through the lower Manhattan bike lane.
  [TGT]    terror victim  remembered as ' beautiful man'
Drake  who worked as a project manager at Moodyâs   took bike rides frequently in between meetings    [TGT]   family said.
 [TGT]  (SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS)
Days after  [TGT]  death    [TGT] received a book in the mail titled âImagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences  Godâs Promises  and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You â Milliken said.
Pallbearers place  the casket of  [TGT] into a hearse during   [TGT]   funeral. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)
 Drake   an only son  lived with his parents in their New Milford home. There  he frequently talked with them about the latest book he was reading  his family said. He also was a loyal Jets fan and wore a Gang Green cap in  his casket  during the wake.
Mourners console each other during the funeral of  [TGT] . (James Keivom/New York Daily News)