Cubs Announce Details For Ernie Banks' Memorial Service, Procession
(CBS) Eleven dignitaries will speak at Ernie Banks' memorial service Saturday that begins at 10 a.m. at Fourth Presbyterian Church.
The order of speakers with remembrances, reading and tributes will be:
Tom Ricketts, Cubs owner
Joe Torre, chief baseball officer of MLB
Billy Williams, Hall of Famer and former teammate
Fergie Jenkins, Hall of Famer and former teammate
Lou Brock, Hall of Famer and Cubs roommate
Bruce Rauner, governor of Illinois
Rahm Emanuel, Chicago mayor
Rev. Jesse Jackson
John Rogers, friend of Banks'
Jerry and Joey Banks, Banks' twins sons
Following the memorial service at Fourth Presbyterian Church, the procession will embark on a route that will pass Ernie Banks' statue in Daley Plaza and Wrigley Field. Due to the restoration of Wrigley Field, fans gathering at the ballpark are asked to view the procession from the following locations: the southwest corner of Sheffield Avenue and Addison Street in front of the Captain Morgan Club; along the south side of Addison Street between Sheffield Avenue and Clark Street; or along the west side of Clark Street between Addison Street and Waveland Avenue.
At the end of the service, the procession will leave Fourth Presbyterian Church and drive south on Michigan Avenue, west on Randolph Street, south on Clark Street and east on Washington Street, where it will pass the Ernie Banks statue in Daley Plaza. The procession will then head to Lake Shore Drive to the Belmont Avenue exit. The procession will head west on Belmont Avenue, northwest on Clark Street, north on Sheffield Avenue and west on Addison Street to Clark Street, where it will pass the Wrigley Field Marquee.
