this week family and friends came together and remembered mcnamara at a m orial service at the university of maryland. news 4's chris gordonas there. >> reporter: john mcnamara is remembered for being devoted to his family, his writing, and his friends. >> everybody loved john mcnamara. as sooet as you him,y immediatel you knew this is my kind of person. >> reporter: mcnamara was killed along with four of his colleagues at the "capital gazette" shootings on june 28. paul gillespie was in the newsroom during the shooting rampage. >> we lost john as well as my other m familbers at the capital. tragic. you know, it's a huge hole in our hearts. you know, it's going to be hard to fill. i don't know if we'll ever fill it. >> reporter: at this service at the university of maryland memorial chapel, one of cnamara's friends said journalism is under siege. >> by raising your hand, how many members of the media woing i know backthere, but otherwise, journalists, how many journalists do we have here in the building? god bless y all. >> mcnamara isor known f his passionate coverage of maryland basketb