memorial service

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A memorial service will be held at Chapman University.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The auction comes as Southampton marks the 114th anniversary of the RMS Titanic tragedy at a memorial service on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The memorial service will honour more than 540 residents and all 35 engineers and electricians who perished when the ship sank on 15 April 1912.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

At a memorial service for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, his son Jesse Jr. praised his “consistent prophetic voice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

But on November 5, exactly eleven years to the day after William’s funeral, a small crowd of family and friends gathered for a memorial service.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield