Graham to be remembered with Washington, South Carolina services starting July 28

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Memorial services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be held at the end of this month, his office announced Friday.

The late senator’s communications director, Taylor Reidy, shared that services will start in Washington, D.C., on July 28, followed by memorials in the city of Columbia and Pickens County in South Carolina.

Reidy said in a social media post there would be “additional details to follow.”

Graham died Saturday evening at 71 after experiencing a “brief and sudden illness.” A preliminary medical examiner report later found that the senator died of an aortic dissection that stemmed from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R) indicated at a press conference earlier this week that the D.C. funeral would be held at the Washington National Cathedral.

“The funeral arrangements have been complicated by the fact that so many global leaders would like to attend,” Scott said. “And so the process of figuring out when the National Cathedral would be made available at the exact same time that the global leadership would want to come, and all the other national leaders who will be there, that has made it a little more difficult to get it done this week.”

The cathedral has long served as the site for many funeral services for high-profile political figures, including the late former President Jimmy Carter and former Vice President Dick Cheney. The Hill has reached out to the National Cathedral to confirm its involvement in Graham’s funeral services.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) quickly appointed the late senator’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out the remainder of his term. She was sworn in Tuesday.

A special election will be held in August to determine who will run on the Republican ticket for the full term, starting in January, and several Republicans have already thrown their names into the race. The GOP candidate will face Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in November.

Scott reflected on Graham’s legacy during his press conference, calling him “irreplaceable.”

“I’m going to miss Lindsey a lot,” he said. “Our country is going to miss his leadership and the world is going to look for someone to fill shoes that are unfillable. Lindsey Graham, irreplaceable.”

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