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Loved ones remembered Dan Marburger during his funeral Saturday as a family man and selfless servant. The longtime Perry High School principal was critically injured Jan. 4 when a student opened fire in a cafeteria shared by middle and high school students before classes began. An 11-year-old sixth grader was killed in the shooting, and six other people were injured. The 17-year-old student who opened fire also died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Marburger, 56, died from his injuries 10 days later. Thousands have shown up to pay their respects since Marburger died Monday, first at a procession when his body was taken back to Perry then at Friday's visitation in Perry, where he worked for the school district since 1995 and was high school principal since 1997.About 600 people attended Saturday's funeral at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, where they said their final goodbyes. Marburger leaves behind his five children, four grandchildren and his wife, Elizabeth.Dan and Elizabeth Marburger fell in love in eighth grade and were together for 43 years. She said his love for her was and will continue to be unequivocal."My wish for all of you is to have someone — parents, a partner, a friend, a sibling who will love you unconditionally like Dan did for me," Elizabeth Marburger said.In return, his survivors pledged to send their never-ending love back to him."Until we meet again, I love you. We love you. And we already have so much to tell you," said daughter Claire Marburger, who said she learned the value of showing up from her dad— just like he did for all of her basketball games."Our presence matters," she said. "If someone is important to you or something is important to you, you show up. You prove it by being there. You do everything you can to be there for that person."She'll forever long for another big hug from her dad. "My wish would be for one of dad's hugs. Just a couple of seconds to hold him, and he'd hold me," she said. "To kiss me on the top of my head and tell me he was proud of me."Elizabeth Marburger challenged those gathered Saturday "to see the good in the world. This that we’ve lived the last couple weeks has been the rotten. But the good is out there and every day we have to look for the good.”That has been evident in the way the Perry community came together after the shooting to support everyone who was hurting and raise money to help all the victims, the AP reported. Residents even arranged to make meals for the gunman’s family as they mourn the loss of a son in a violent act that his parents said they never saw coming.Authorities have said the suspect, identified as Dylan Butler, had a pump-action shotgun and a small-caliber handgun with him when he came out of the bathroom where he posted an ominous picture to TikTok that morning and began shooting. He also had some kind of improvised explosive device with him that had to be disarmed.The town of about 8,000 people had to say goodbye to Ahmir Jolliff several days before Marburger died in the hospital. But they have been able to celebrate the fact that everyone else who was wounded in the shooting is now recovering at home.Yet life is far from normal in Perry with the kids still out of school. The district has announced plans to gradually bring students back starting with the elementary school on Wednesday and middle school on Thursday. High school students won’t return to class until the middle of the following week.The school district plans to restrict access to its buildings more and have uniformed police officers there when they reopen but won’t take more significant measures that some have called for like installing metal detectors or requiring students to carry clear plastic bags. So many parents — particularly in the families of the students who were wounded — remain uneasy about sending their kids back.The investigation into what drove Butler to bring guns to his school and open fire remains ongoing with investigators reviewing all his social media posts and reviewing evidence from the shooting and hours of witness testimony.More coverage of the Perry, Iowa school shootingAhmir Jolliff: Sixth-grader killed in Perry school shooting remembered as a joyful boy'Ahmir was a star:' Father of 11-year-old Perry shooting victim wants son's life to bring joyVisitation, funeral information for slain Perry sixth-grader Ahmir Jolliff'Trying to make sense out of the senseless': Family of Perry school shooter Dylan Butler releases public statementPhotos of Ahmir Jolliff, 11-year-old boy killed in Perry, Iowa school shooting'That's what scouts do:' Perry Boy Scout troop organizes teddy bear drive for elementary studentsQuestions linger about Perry school shooter's motive, where he got firearmsNebraska senator after Iowa school shooting: Give schools option of arming employeesAuthorities identify 17-year-old shooter who killed 1, wounded 7 in Perry school shootingFamilies recount terrifying moments from inside Perry High School during deadly shootingPolice on massive response to Perry High School: 'No community is immune'Iowa leaders, elected officials react to Perry High School shootingDispatch recordings provide timeline of Perry High School shooting in Iowa'May this vigil be a beacon of light': Hundreds gather at Perry park to pray and mourn as a communityFamilies of Sandy Hook victims release statement on Perry High School shooting'Ahmir was a star:' Biological father of 11-year-old Perry shooting victim wants son's life to bring joyPerry Boy Scouts have collected thousands of teddy bears for local studentsPerry 'somber' days after deadly school shooting'Trying to make sense out of the senseless': Parents of Perry school shooter Dylan Butler release public statement