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Mon 12 Dec 2002Memorial service for Richard Harris in home city of Limerick"Very moving, friendly and full of love" was how Ms Elizabeth Harris, first wife of actor Richard Harris, described the memorial Mass held in Limerick on Saturday for her late husband who died in London last month.The moving ceremony, a celebration of the actor's life in prayer, singing and verbal tribute, was held in the 135-year old Jesuit church on the Crescent, where he worshipped in his youth beside the school where he was educated and where learned his rugby, was filled to capacity.