Jonah Lomu, rugby union player, died at the age of 40, after his struggle of a kidney disease for over 10 years. He left behind his two adorable sons, Brayley, 6-year-old and Dhyreille, 5-year-old, who definitely admired him.
Family and friends gathered to bid Jonah Lomu their last farewell through a private funeral service where they sung a hymn "I Am A Child of God" in front of almost 1,000 mourners and surrounded by white roses.
After a traditional Maori haka to open the service, Lomu's coffin was carried into Eden Park,New Zealand's largest stadium - by pallbearers that included several former All Blacks players.
His two boys, Brayley and Dhyreille were accompanied by mom Nadene Lomu, were dressed in black shirts with the silver fern on the front and their father's favorite number 11 on the back.
Brayley and Dhyreille were very energetic during the services and both released doves in remembrance of their beloved father along with their mom at Eden Park.
The Mormon ceremony was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' in Mangere, the grainy south Auckland where Lomu grew up.
Lomu and his wife Nadene became Mormons in 2012. Church president Anthony Wilson said "In the time he'd known the legendary winger, Jonah's devotion to his family despite his own health problems was a mark of the man."
On April 2007, Jonah Lomu appeared on New Zealand's version of "This Is Your Life," in which he was reunited with long time pal, a radio host Grant Kereama, who had donated a kidney to Lomu when he underwent a kidney transplant in July 2004.
Jonah Lomu died on November 18, 2015, he died unexpectedly in Aukland. The previous night he had returned from the United Kingdom with his wife and two sons after the family having a short holiday in Dubai.
