Obama To Attend Tubbs Jones Memorial Service
Service To Be Held Saturday At Cleveland Public Auditorium
POSTED: 3:32 pm EDT August 25,
2008
UPDATED: 3:45 pm EDT August 25,
2008
CLEVELAND -- Sen. Barack Obama and his running mate Sen. Joe Biden will be in Cleveland this weekend to pay tribute to U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cleveland Public Auditorium.The 58-year-old congresswoman died Saturday after suffering a brain hemorrhage from a brain aneurysm. Viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.John McCain may also be in town for Tubbs Jones' memorial service.
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- August 24, 2008: Congresswoman's Family Releases Statement
- August 23, 2008: Business Owners Say Tubbs Jones Helped Them Realize Dreams
- August 22, 2008: Tubbs Jones Funeral Arrangements Set
- August 21, 2008: Local Politicians Say Replacing Tubbs Jones Won't Be Easy
- August 21, 2008: Governor Orders Flags At Half-Staff For Tubbs Jones
- August 21, 2008: Tubbs Jones Remembered As Trailblazer
- August 21, 2008: Tubbs Jones Dies After Suffering Brain Aneurysm
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