ATLANTA — The world will have a final time to say goodbye to Braves hall of famer and Atlanta icon Hank Aaron.
His family announced on Friday he died in his sleep at the age of 86.
There was a visitation for Aaron at Truist Park Tuesday at 1 p.m. with funeral set for Wednesday at Friendship Baptist Church at 1 p.m.
Both services are closed to the public, but will be available to watch on on Channel 2 Action News and WSBTV.com
Here is the list of speakers and video tributes for Tuesday’s service at Truist Park.
- Video tributes: Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Dale Murphy, Dusty Baker, Freddie Freeman, Bob Kendrick from Negro League Baseball Museum
- Speakers at Truist: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, former Braves owner Ted Turner, Braves manager Brian Snitker, former Braves outfielder Marquis Grissom, Chipper Jones
- Performances by Braves and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra opera singer Timothy Miller
Here is the list of speakers expected at Wednesday’s funeral service.
- Grandchildren Emily Haydel, Victor Aaron Haydel and Raynal Aaron
- Tom Morehead, Sterling Motorcars
- Bud Selig, former MLB commissioner
- Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Bob Costas, sports broadcaster (video)
- Tom Johnson, former CNN president (video)
- Allan Tanenbaum, close friend and Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation
- Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador and Atlanta mayor
- Terry McGuirk, Atlanta Braves Chairman
- Former president Bill Clinton
- Rev. Dr. William V. Guy, eulogy
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