COLUMBUS – Mourners braved cold and icy roads to pack an Ohio State University auditorium Saturday for a memorial service for space pioneer John Glenn.
Led by a U.S. Marine Corps honor platoon, the funeral procession for the former astronaut and U.S. Senator, who died Dec. 8 at age 95, marched from the Ohio Statehouse to Mershon Auditorium. Barricades were placed along High Street to accommodate the procession of Glenn’s hearse to the memorial service called “a celebration of life.”
Democratic Vice President Joe Biden is among those expected to take part in the Saturday afternoon service.
A host of other dignitaries, including present and former governors, members of Ohio’s congressional delegation and university leaders, were in attendance.