Sarah Harper stood beside her boyfriend's parents on the field at Essendon Baseball Club as hundreds of people gathered to honour the 22-year-old who was gunned down in Duncan, Oklahoma, more than a week ago. Speaking after the ceremony, Peter Lane said the family had been humbled by the support both here and overseas. Chris Lane's funeral will be held on Wednesday at St Therese's Church in Essendon. His godparents have remembered him as a beloved baby who grew into a "wonderful man." Karen and Eric Lamb were among a host of loved ones who left tributes in the Herald Sun classifieds today. From a babe in our arms, to a wonderful man, R.I.P. Chris. With love - your godparents Karen and Eric, and friends Matthew and Stephanie Lamb," the godparents wrote. The Essendon Baseball Club, where Lane player before moving to the US on a sports scholarship in 2009, also pay tribute to him as a "valued member" of the club. "The Board, management and staff of the Essendon Baseball Club and Windy Hill Venue would like to offer its deepest sympathy to the family of Christopher Lane on their tragic loss," the club said. Our thoughts are with his family at this very sad time. Fellow Essendon baseballer Nick Grigg remembered Lane as a "great teammate, but an even better friend." "The memories we shared will never be forgotten," he wrote. Lane's friends Sam, Tom and Joel wrote that they will "never forget the laughs we shared" and be "forever grateful for the impact you had on our lives." Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin says President Barack Obama should speak publicly about the murder. The President is under pressure from right wing media commentators in the US to acknowledge the shooting, just as he injected himself into the racially sensitive shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. One of America's top radio hosts, Rush Limbaugh, has described Mr Lane's murder as "Trayvon Martin in reverse." "I think it would be a nice gesture for him to do that, and especially since the country of Australia has expressed their sentiments as to the murder itself," Governor Fallin, interviewed on the nationally televised Fox News Sunday, said. The governor and the district attorney, Jason Hicks, who is prosecuting the three boys charged with the murder of Mr Lane have pointed to the lack of parental supervision as a factor in the case. "Well I don't think this issue is about gun control," Governor Fallin said. Mr Hicks told the talk show the boys "ran loose" leading up to the shooting. "Some of the information that we have indicates that they ran loose at an apartment complex here in Duncan, and really had no parental supervision, and spent a lot of time playing video games and whatnot, while they were inside their homes," Mr Hicks said. An online memorial fund (www.gofundme.com/3zktjc) set up to pay for Mr Lane's funeral expenses and a foundation to help organisations he was passionate about has raised $186,957 from donors around the world. The original goal was to raise just $15,000.