A Sea Of Red

From the News and Advance

The funeral for the Rev. Jerry Falwell will take place Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Thomas Road Baptist Church, family members said. Both the Vines Center and Williams Football Stadium will serve to accomodate overflow for the services.

I wish I could be there for that celebration of his life.

I would love to be down there espically this weekend for a very emotional commencement and service Sunday. The influx of people coming down I am sure will grow by the day. I can easily see 15,000 at the memorial service Tuesday

I would be surprised if there weren't at least 25k at the service. I wish I could be among them as well.

dittos to all the above.

will be thinking of all of you that are there.

I will be in Florida until Wednesday....wishing i could be there

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(posted in wrong thread, sorry guys)

There's a ton of news stations on campus. The Fox station from back home is even here.

I'm going to be driving in from Farmville for the service...this upcoming commencement is definitely not the one I had envisioned.

From the LU mailing this morning...

University Relations



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2007

Contact: Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, 434-582-7600



The Falwell Family, Church, and University Officials have announced that Dr. Falwell would want Liberty University’s Baccalaureate and Commencement programs to be held as scheduled.



The Baccalaureate Service will be held at 7PM on Friday, May 18th in the Sanctuary of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, and Commencement will be held in the Arthur L. Williams Stadium at 9:30AM on Saturday, May 19th.



Dr. Falwell will lie in repose first in the Grand Lobby of the Arthur S. Demoss Learning Center and later in the Sanctuary of the new Thomas Road Baptist Church. The public is invited to pay their respects according to the following schedule:



First Viewing: Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center -Grand Lobby

Date/Times

1971 University Blvd. Thursday, May 17 / 9AM – 9PM

Lynchburg, VA 24502 Friday, May 18 / 9AM – 4PM





Second Viewing: Thomas Road Baptist Church

Date/Times

1 Mountain View Road Sunday, May 20 / 1PM – 8PM

Lynchburg, VA 24502 Monday, May 21 / 10AM – 6PM



Funeral: Thomas Road Baptist Church

Date/Time

1 Mountain View Road Tuesday, May 22 / 1PM

Lynchburg, VA 24502



Internment: The internment will be private.



In lieu of flowers, and to further Dr. Falwell’s vision of spreading the gospel around the world, the family requests that memorials be made to the “Founders Scholarship Fund” of Liberty University: 1971 University Blvd. Lynchburg, VA 24502 or you may call: 800-628-7972. You may also visit www.liberty.edu.

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I am in Mexico all this week and have to fly back again next Monday afternoon, wish I could be there. Are there plans to do a webcast of the service?

I will be there Tuesday, I don't care if they don't let me off work or not. I hope to make it to one of the viewings as well.

im there too JC. i will head to the viewing after church.

Well they did let me off, without much of a fuss. If they wouldn't have, I would have just told them, I'm sorry but I won't be here Tuesday. I'm glad I don't have to do that though.

since i will be in florida on tuesday does anybody if there are plans for showing the services on national tv?? I would love to be able to watch it and be able to remember a great man with the rest of the liberty family

Yeh let me know as well if you find out Postman.

i wouldnt doubt if it wasnt on at least fox news. I mean, you know that theres going to be huge names here. Graham, Lahaye, Bush, Gingrich will probably stay, etc.

Cspan likes to show events like this as well...the Liberty Channel and our new local station that we own channel 24, might show it as well.

We technically don't own WDRL quite yet (still pending FCC approval on the sale). But since we lease it I would expect us to be airing it live on there as well.

Can anyone in the Burg tell us how things are going and about the crowds that are gathering at the DeMoss building? Pictures would be nice too. I just want to feel like I am a part of the celebration of Jerry's life even though I am out of the country and cannot be where I want to right now.

I haven't been back to campus since 8:30 this morning, but even then, P2 (by the Rot) was crowded. All of the staff in lower P1 and by DeMoss are having to park there. They have police officers at two intersections (probably more now).

I was just down there (I didn't go in DeMoss) but the traffic cops are still busy. The DeMoss lot is still roped off, obviously, but it looks like some of the foot traffic has died down. Of course, that probably has a lot to do with the lunch hour. It seems to be an odd mix right now of kids and their parents leaving campus and well-wishers and media-types coming onto campus.

Me & Julie will be comming up for the funeral.

I'm hearing team captains for pall bearers.