Program for Nancy Reagan’s funeral in Southern California
The program for Friday’s funeral of former first lady Nancy Reagan, from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation:
Nancy Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, who died on June 5, 2004. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, with a musical prelude to begin at 10:15 a.m. by the Santa Susana High School Advanced Women’s Choir and Abbe Road A Cappella and an instrumental prelude by the 1st Marine Division Band, Marine Corps Camp Pendleton.
The Rev. Stuart A. Kenworthy, Vicar, Washington National Cathedral, will preside over the funeral.
The program includes:
– Battle Hymn of the Republic, sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir
– Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31 by Anne Peterson, Nancy Reagan’s niece
– Letter from Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan, read by Brian Mulroney
– Ave Maria, sung by Opera singer Ana Marie Martinez
– Reading of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, read by Barton Hegeler, Nancy Reagan’s nephew
– Gospel Reading of John 14:1-6 by Diane Sawyer
– Pie Jesu-Requiem, sung by Martinez
– Reflections by James A. Baker
– Reflections by Tom Brokaw
– Reflections by Patti Davis
– Reflections by Ronald Prescott Reagan
– Amazing Grace, sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir
– Recessional with bagpipe played by Piper Major Bill Boetticher
– God Bless America
