Services will be at noon Tuesday, also at Southland Christian Church, in Building E. Graveside services will follow at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens.For those of you unfamiliar with Lexington, Southland Christian Church is way out beyond Man O' War, which is the outermost of two belts around the city. The procession will proceed around a full quarter of the city. Richmond Road is the same thing as Main Street (Lexington roads change names at major intersections, and all of the main roads going out of town are named for the towns they go towards). I heard from someone that when a police officer dies, his body is escorted by his assigned station, so I'm assuming the one on Main Street is what he worked out of.
After the service, the procession will leave the church, proceed north on Harrodsburg Road, turn onto Man o' War Boulevard, then go to Richmond Road and proceed into downtown Lexington.
The procession will travel down Richmond Road/Main Street before turning onto Broadway to travel back to the cemetery in Jessamine County.
Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts says the department has been contacted by dozens of agencies — including from Ohio and Tennessee — that want to pay their respects. Roberts said that Louisville police would be sending its mounted unit and that there will be 14 different honor guards. She said neighboring agencies, including Georgetown, Harrodsburg and Clark County, would be assisting with traffic control.
If people want to watch the procession, Roberts said the department is asking that they park at the old Lexington Mall and stand along Richmond Road/Main Street to reduce congestion.
The procession will be going by the hospital I work at sometime tomorrow afternoon. I want to pay my respects by going out to the sidewalk. I'll ask the security guard if he can tell us when the procession is approaching.
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