KANSAS CITY - Today begins a week of mourning for the late Missouri U.S. Senator and Governor Kit Bond, who died last week at the age of 86.
The Highway Patrol will lead a procession from St. Louis to the state capitol, which leaves Tuesday at 9 a.m. A state memorial service is slated for noon.
The service will include music from the 135th Army Band, remarks from Governor Mike Kehoe, and tributes from current and former elected officials and staff. The service is open to the public.
Senator Bond will lie in state in the rotunda for 24 hours after that.
He will return to the St. Louis area on Thursday for a celebration of life service at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. "All who knew and loved Kit are welcome to attend."
Both services will be live streamed.