The Funeral Of Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin Hall
PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Fallen Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin Hall is being laid to rest Tuesday.
Officer Hall’s family spent the morning alone inside Soldiers and Sailors Hall to have quiet time alongside his casket.
Hundreds of Police vehicles drove in a line along Fifth Avenue in Oakland while dozens of spectators watched from across the street.
The service that starts at 11 a.m. will begin with a processional by the Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums.
The National Anthem will then be sung by Sergeant Elizabeth Merkel.
Mayor Bill Peduto, Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich, Police Chief Scott Schubert and Zone 1 Commander Christopher Ragland are along some of the speakers during the service.
There will also be a reading from his brother Curtis Hall and his father Curtis Washington will sing “I Loved You Before”.
A funeral will follow at Homewood Cemetery.
