There will be a public viewing of Stanley Tookie Williams on Monday, December 19, 2005, from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m., at the House of Winston Mortuary located at 9501 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. The memorial service for Stanley Tookie Williams will take place Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 12 noon. The service will take place at Bethel A.M.E. located at 7900 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles. The service will be open to the public, but seating is limited. Overflow viewing will take place outside of the church on jumbotron screens.
Stanley Tookie Williams’ Public Viewing
Viewing to Take Place on Monday, Memorial Service Slated for Tuesday
LOS ANGELES - There will be a public viewing of Stanley Tookie Williams on Monday, December 19, 2005, from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m., at the House of Winston Mortuary located at 9501 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles.
The memorial service for Stanley Tookie Williams will take place Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 12 noon. The service will take place at Bethel A.M.E. located at 7900 South Western Avenue in Los Angeles. The service will be open to the public, but seating is limited. Overflow viewing will take place outside of the church on jumbotron screens.
The service will be broadcasted live via web cam at www.savetookie.org.
Among the participants will be Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., Bruce Gordon of the NAACP, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, recording artist Snoop Dogg, human rights advocate Bianca Jagger, and Williams' long time advocate and friend Barbara Becnel.
Public Viewing (Monday)
At the request of the family, news media must arrange any pooling of footage or film among themselves.
Funeral (Tuesday)
All media must R.S.V.P. for internal access no later than Monday, December 19, 2005 at 5 p.m.
To accommodate as many media firms as possible, each news media organization applying will be limited to one representative.
Attendance
Non-Media, Elected officials, dignitaries, and celebrities must R.S.V.P. via email to tookie_rsvp@hotmail.com. Please be sure to include your full contact information for both day and evening.
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Original: MON 12/19 & TUES 12/20: Stanley Tookie Williams' Public Viewing & Memorial