New York, October 29 – Schoolchildren in Halloween costumes on the streets near Lincoln Center made a strange backdrop for black-clad mourners streaming into The Julliard School to celebrate the life of actor Christopher Reeve. The actor’s widow Dana Reeve and his close friends Robin Williams, Meryl Streep and Glenn Close were among the speakers at the two-hour service. Williams and Christopher Reeve were roommates while students at Julliard. Those paying respects included Teresa Heinz Kerry, Michael J. Fox, Susan Sarandon, Hillary Clinton, Kim Cattrall, Liam Neeson, Mike Nichols, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Katie Couric and Larry King. An activist for paralysis research and advocate of stem cell research, Reeve passed away October 10. He had three children.