The program - Ronald Reagan Foundation

For Immediate Release: March 9, 2016

* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * * PROGRAM FOR MRS. REAGAN’S FUNERAL SIMI VALLEY, CA – Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who died on June 5, 2004. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, March 11, 2016, with a musical prelude to begin at 10:15 a.m. by the Santa Susana High School Advanced Women’s Choir and Abbe Road A Cappella and an instrumental prelude by the 1st Marine Division Band, Marine Corps Camp Pendleton. The Reverend Stuart A. Kenworthy, Vicar, Washington National Cathedral, will preside over the funeral. The program includes:  Battle Hymn of the Republic, sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir  Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31 by Ms. Anne Peterson  Letter from Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan, read by the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney  Ave Maria, sung by Opera singer Ms. Ana Marie Martinez  Reading of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, read by Mr. Barton Hegeler  Gospel Reading of John 14:1-6 by Ms. Diane Sawyer  Pie Jesu-Requiem, sung by Opera singer Ms. Ana Marie Martinez  Reflections by the Honorable James A. Baker  Reflections by Mr. Tom Brokaw  Reflections by Ms. Patti Davis  Reflections by Ronald Prescott Reagan  Amazing Grace, sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir  Recessional with bagpipe played by Piper Major Bill Boetticher  God Bless America The program’s honorary pallbearers include:  Dr. Richard Davis  Mr. Robert Higdon  Mr. Jerrold Perenchio  The Honorable Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.  The Honorable Robert H. Tuttle  Mr. Douglas Wick  Mr. George Will

Production notes:  Ms. Anne Peterson is the niece of Mrs. Reagan  Mr. Barton Hegeler is the nephew of Mrs. Reagan  Dr. Richard Davis is the brother of Mrs. Reagan For continuous updated information on the week’s events, please visit the Reagan Library’s web site at www.reaganlibrary.com. ### Media Contact: Melissa Giller [email protected] Cell: 805-390-6405