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At times additional pallbearers, known as honorary pallbearers, walk either behind or directly in front of the casket in a showcase of supplemental distinction towards the deceased. This type of pallbearer is most often a gentleman in the profession of the deceased who has achieved significant merit within their position. [3]
As customary, pallbearers during each movement of the casket containing Bush's remains were drawn from personnel of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard. [42] In addition, honorary pallbearers were selected for most movements of the casket.
There were twenty honorary pallbearers for the services and ceremonies in Washington, D.C., and thirteen honorary pallbearers in Grand Rapids. Martin J. Allen, Jr., retired banker; James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury; President Ford's Under Secretary of Commerce and Presidential Campaign National Chairman;
Justices of the United States Supreme Court acted as honorary pallbearers. [17] On April 14, 1945, a horse-drawn caisson transported the casket of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Pennsylvania Avenue en route to Washington Union Station. Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia, early into his fourth term.
A casket team serving as honor guards in a ceremonial role over the remains and as pallbearers. For funerals for an enlisted non-commissioned officer of E-9 rank and officers, the casket is transported via a horse-drawn limbers and caissons. For all other funerals, the casket is transported using a hearse.
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of the Anglo-Irish band The Pogues, was honored at a funeral on Friday in County Tipperary, Ireland, attended by stars including Johnny Depp and Nick Cave, after he ...
Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, and the Aga Khan, were honorary pallbearers together with Leonard Cohen and Trudeau's cabinet colleague Marc Lalonde. Several thousand people congregated outside the Basilica to watch the funeral on giant screens. As the casket entered the basilica, the choir sang J.S. Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."
The funeral events were attended by many prominent people. A total of 57 honorary pallbearers were appointed for his funeral. While Ruth's body was lying in state at Yankee Stadium it was estimated that 100,000 fans came to pay their respects at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.