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John Dingell’s Funeral Held Tuesday In Dearborn
Former Vice President Joe Biden is among the speakers remembering the life of the longest-serving congressman John Dingell.
DEARBORN — The funeral service will be held Tuesday for former Rep. John Dingell, who died last week at the age of 92.
A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of the Divine Child -- 1055 North Silvery Lane, Dearborn, Michigan 48128. It will be open to the public.
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His funeral service in Dearborn will include former Vice President Joe Biden, Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Fred Upton as speakers. The pallbearers will include Dingell's former staff.
A second funeral service will be held Thursday morning in Washington, D.C. There, speakers include former president Bill Clinton.
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This week Dingell, known as “The Dean,” in Washington, has been honored throughout metro Detroit. A downtown building has paid a special tribute to him lighting up its facade with his initials. Read that story here.
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