Funeral services for LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee

LAPD officer Leila Ryan, who was an LAPD Academy classmate of Officer Nicholas Lee, pays her respects before his casket in Glendale.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck delivers the American flag to Lee’s family.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee’s father, Heung Lee, consoles his wife, Choung Lee, after placing roses on their son’s casket during a graveside service in Glendale.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Karen Hernandez and Charlie Nogueira, both of Glassell Park, hold a sign and flag in honor of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Family and friends place red roses on LAPD officer Nicholas Lee’s casket during the graveside service in Glendale.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

David Lee, center, brings mourners to their feet in applause after eulogizing his brother, fallen LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee’s widow, Cathy, and daughters Jalen, 10, left, and Kendall, 6, place red roses on his casket during a graveside service in Glendale.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sgt. Vance Bjorklund holds the U.S. flag from the casket of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee during his funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Scott Walton plays the bagpipe ahead of the procession for LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Thousands of LAPD officers attend the funeral for colleague Nicholas Lee at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD officers gather at the funeral for colleague Nicholas Lee at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Pallbearers escort the casket of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A portrait of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of Los Angeles police officers gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday for an emotional farewell to Nicholas Lee, the veteran officer killed last week in a Beverly Hills crash.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Family members of fallen LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee pray during a memorial service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of Los Angeles police officers gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for an emotional farewell to Nicholas Lee, the veteran officer killed last week in a Beverly Hills crash.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Archbishop Jose Gomez blesses the casket of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD pallbearers escort the casket of fellow officer Nicholas Lee into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez leads pallbearers as they escort the casket of Officer Nicholas Lee into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD officers arrive at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for fellow officer Nicholas Lee’s funeral service.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Pallbearers carry the casket of Los Angeles Police Officer Nicholas Lee during a rosary at St. Basil Catholic Church in Koreatown on Wednesday. Lee, a married father of two daughters, was on duty Friday when he died in a car crash in Beverly Hills. Lee served 16 years with the LAPD.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Family members follow pallbearers carrying the casket of LAPD officer Nicholas Lee during a rosary at the St. Basil Catholic Church.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)