After the funeral service, a tribute concert was held at the Martin Luther King Center, also in Gainesville, and featured performances by his son and daughter, Anthony McDaniel and Evelyn Kelly, long-time background vocalist Gloria Jolivet, co-producer Scott " Skyntyte " Free, Diddley's touring band, The Debby Hastings Band, and guest artist Eric Burdon.

Shortly after he returned home, Frederick Douglass died of a massive heart attack or stroke in Washington, D. C. His funeral was held at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church where thousands passed by his coffin paying tribute.

At her request, after her funeral the wreath that had lain atop her coffin was placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, in a gesture that echoed her wedding-day tribute 79 years before.

At the funeral, Lê gave the last tribute speech to Hồ.

In 1995, there was a 10-minute tribute to Guyler, made by Danny Baker and the BBC, which the family used as a part of the eulogy delivered by his son Chris at his funeral service at St. Mark's.

The service included the funeral rite of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church officiated by Archbishop Yurij, Bishop of Toronto, and the clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a eulogy from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's chief correspondent, Peter Mansbridge, and Adrienne Clarkson, by that time the sitting governor general, paid tribute to one of her predecessors via video, as she and her husband were en route to spend Christmas with Canadian troops stationed in the Persian Gulf.

His funeral was shown live in Mexico, and in Puerto Rico, a tribute show to him was aired by WAPA-TV five days after his death, featuring his past interviews with that network's sportscasters, his story, and clips of his fights.

At Bolan's funeral, attended by James Stroud, David Bowie, Paul Davis and Rod Stewart, a swan-shaped floral tribute was displayed outside the service in recognition of his breakthrough hit single Ride A White Swan.

" Following the funeral, a tribute was held at the Baltimore Governor's Mansion.

A thousand Ferris students and townspeople gathered at the train station standing in the drizzling rain in silent tribute as the funeral train pulled in.

" Yet at his funeral their granddaughter read a tribute to him on her behalf:

Upon his death, he was accorded a lavish state funeral in St. John's, the first Newfoundlander to receive such a tribute.

On the evening of the funeral day ( February 7, 2006 ), BET broadcast tribute special Coretta Scott King: Married to the Mission and repeated it the following Sunday, February 12.

At Spencer's funeral the Indian nationalist leader Shyamji Krishnavarma announced a donation of £ 1, 000 to establish a lectureship at Oxford University in tribute to Spencer and his work.

Another, perhaps more historically verifiable, account of " Taps " first being used in the context of a military funeral involves John C. Tidball, a Union artillery captain who during a break in fighting ordered the tune sounded for a deceased soldier in lieu of the more traditional — and much less discreet — three volley tribute.

When Coco died in February 1987, prior to the conclusion of season three, his character was written out as having died as well ( with a funeral episode and tribute ).

In tribute to his Scotch and Wry character, Supercop ( a police traffic officer ), police motorcyclists escorted the funeral cortège as it made its way to Clydebank Crematorium.

They have returned to their Geordie roots in a one-off tribute to The Likely Lads and also by returning to Byker Grove for Geoff's funeral.

A name tribute (" MUM ") at a funeral in England, made with Chrysanthemums

During Fox's broadcast of the 2002 World Series, Joe Buck paid implicit tribute to his father, who had died only a few months earlier ( he had read the eulogy at his father's funeral ), by calling the final out of Game 6 ( which tied the series at 3 – 3, and thus ensured there would be a Game 7 broadcast the next night ) with the phrase, " We'll see you tomorrow night.

Thousands of Celtic fans, and fans of many other clubs, including those of arch-rivals Rangers paid tribute to his memory outside Celtic Park on St Patrick's Day, the day of his funeral service.

His funeral procession caused traffic in various major streets in Hong Kong to come to a standstill, and almost every famous Hong Kong Cantopop singer attended and paid tribute at the funeral.

Dean sang at Strange's funeral service as a final tribute to the actor.

On the day of her funeral, 9 April, the Governor General of Canada issued a proclamation asking Canadians to honour her memory that day.

When Cullmann died in 1895, at the age of 72, his funeral was marked by the attendance of Governor William C. Oates.

" The funeral was attended by Governor Tom Corbett and several other public officials.

Many state elected officials attended the funeral, including Governor Fred W. Green.

Among the notable dignitaries who attended his funeral were Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Austrian President and UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, and the Austrian-born Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

When his mother died in 1935, her funeral was attended by Governor James Curley, Lieutenant Governor Joseph Hurley, and many members of the clergy, with the exception of Cardinal O ' Connell.

General Montgomery's body was recovered by the British on New Years Day 1776 and was given a simple military funeral on January 4, paid for by Lieutenant Governor Cramahé.

He was given what amounted to a State funeral, Governor Grey attended as did nearly half of Wellington, both Māori and Pakeha, The Māori Chief, Te Puni was one of his pall bearers.

Two years later, Wilson became, to date, the most recent Governor to speak at a California gubernatorial funeral, that of former Governor Pat Brown.

In September 1757 he traveled to New Jersey to attend the funeral of Governor Jonathan Belcher, and stopped in New York to meet with Loudoun.

Those who spoke at the funeral included Governor Daniels ( R ), U. S. Senator Richard Lugar, R-Ind., U. S. Senator Evan Bayh, D-Ind., former U. S. Senator Birch Bayh, D-Ind., U. S. Representative Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., U. S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, Indiana House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, Indianapolis Mayor Peterson, radio host and Hoosier native Tavis Smiley, and the Rev.

Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, as well as veterans, Canadian Forces personnel, and members of the RCMP, were in the funeral procession.

Future President and Governor of Ohio Rutherford B. Hayes was a pallbearer at his funeral.

Politicians ( both current and former ) and people holding positions such as Governor and Chief Justice automatically qualify for a state funeral, however the Premier of the State of NSW can offer such a service for those determined to be distinguished citizens of NSW.

He was the only Governor of Hong Kong to have died in office and many thousands lined the streets for his " state " funeral, which was conducted with the highest military honours in 1986.

Earlier that year, the French government had not sent a high-level representative to the funeral service for Governor General Georges Vanier.

More than 3, 000 people attended his viewing and funeral services held over four days, with President George W. Bush and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sending published condolences.

At the funeral, Governor Freudenthal eulogized Hansen: " I think that without a doubt we can see Cliff Hansen was beloved and always will be.

Just before the plane arrived at Andrews, the Capitol was evacuated for a brief period, for a plane carrying Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher was off course and created a scare by entering restricted airspace ; the incident was attributed to radio problems on board the plane and did not affect funeral events.

His funeral was attended by the Governor and officers from every ship in the harbour.

Governor Gear issued a proclamation reciting his services to the State, and ordering half-hour guns to be fired and the national flag on the State capitol to be put at half-mast during the day of the funeral.

He gave a moving eulogy at the funeral of his cousin, also a Governor of the State of Connecticut, Roger Sherman Baldwin.