Tim Russert Funeral

Meet the Press's Tim Russert died unexpectedly on June 13, 2008, after suffering a heart attack. A private funeral was held on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C..¹

Fast Facts

1. Private funeral: June 18, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. EST
2. Funeral held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.¹
3. Honorary pallbearers included NBC anchors Matt Lauer and Brian Williams¹
4. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain attended funeral¹
5. Other mourners included Tom Brokaw, Maria Shriver and Katie Couric, Bruce Springsteen¹
6. Private memorial service: Kennedy Center on June 18, 2008²
7. Memorial time: 4 p.m. EST²
8. MSNBC televised the memorial service live
9. Wake: June 17, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST
10. Location of public wake: Cafritz Refectory at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.
11. Russert died: June 13, 2008
12. Age at death: 58
13. Fell ill at NBC News' Washington bureau
14. Emergency medical services found him at 1:41 p.m. EST

Public Wake

A public wake was held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Washington, D.C.'s St. Albans School in the Cafritz Refectory. A private funeral will take place on Wednesday, June 18, during which Washington, D.C., news outlets will shut down operations.³

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